User's Manual

Power Devices and Power Device
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See Power devices on page 3 for information about the power device types and models that are
supported on Avocent appliances.
This section applies to PDUs that are connected serially through an ACS or KVM switch.
Power Devices
To display a list of power devices attached to an appliance or initiate a push/pull name
operation:
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 Ports and then click
Power device. The Power Devices Attached to Appliance window will open.
3. To initiate a pull or push name operation (see Name Synchronization on page 125), click the
checkboxes to the left of one or more device name(s). To select all names on the page, click
the box to the left of Appliance Name at the top of the list.
• For a pull operation, click Pull Name.
• For a push operation, click Push Name.
Customizing the Power Devices Attached to Appliance window
The display fields and content of the Power Devices Attached to Appliance window will differ
according to the power device type and models. For details, see the product documentation. Use
the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display; see Using the Customize link in
windows on page 30.
The following fields are always displayed, regardless of the power device type and model.
• Name in Appliance - Name of the power device in the appliance
• Name in RPM - Name of the power device in the Rack Power Manager software database