User's Manual
If you change the appliance IP address in the Appliance Network Settings
window, you must then also change the address in the Unit Network
Properties window. See Unit Properties on page 136. (When changing an IP
address, always change it in the Appliance Network Settings window before
changing it in the Unit Network Properties window.)
• Type a subnet, in standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
• Type a gateway, in standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
• Specify a LAN speed. This network setting will not appear for CPS appliances.
• Enable or disable DHCP or BootP (KVM switches).
• Enable or disable ICMP ping reply.
3. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
To change the IP addresses of Rack Power Manager servers used for managed
appliance authentication:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 111), click on the appliance name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Authentication Servers.
The Appliance Authentication Servers Settings window will open. To change information,
type an IP address, in standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), for up to four Rack Power
Manager servers the managed appliance will use for authentication.
3. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
To display version information for one or more managed appliances from a Units
View window:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 111), click the checkbox next to the unit(s). To display information about all units in
the page, click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list.
2. Click Operations, then select Show Versions from the drop-down menu.
3. A Multiple Unit Operation window will open, containing a link to view results; see
Multiple unit operations from a Units View window on page 115.
The results window includes the unit name, type and when the version information
retrieval began.
The Appliance Version field will contain the main firmware version; if a unit did not
or cannot report a firmware version, dashes are displayed.
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