User's Manual

2. A security alert box will appear containing certificate information. See Certificates on page
49.
3. The Select RPM Server Role window opens.
• Click Hub to assign the dedicated server as the hub server, then click Next. Go to step
4.
• Click Spoke to assign the dedicated server as a spoke server, then click Next. Go to
step 8.
4. Follow the on screen instructions.
5. Click Finish.
6. The User Login window will open in the Rack Power Manager Explorer.
You may now log in using the username and password specified during configuration.
If you chose to configure the server as a spoke server in the Select RPM Server Role
window or if you entered a duplicate software license key in the Type in Master
License Key window, continue with the following steps.
7. The Type in Hub Server Address and Port window will open. Type the address of the Rack
Power Manager software hub server using standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or type
the DNS name in the Address field. Click Next.
8. The Accept Rack Power Manager Server Certificate window will open. Click Next to
accept the certificate.
9. The Type in Hub Administrator Credentials window will open. Type a valid username and
password for a user with Rack Power Manager software administrator privileges on the
Rack Power Manager software hub server. Click Next.
10. The Registering Spoke Server window will open with the message Request In Progress
Please Wait The configuration of the spoke server will be saved to the database of the hub
server and the spoke server’s certificates will be installed on the hub server.
11. The Completed Successful window will open when the spoke server has been added. Click
Finish.
Running the Rack Power Manager Software
Rack Power Manager software clients access the Rack Power Manager software host using a
supported web browser. Any software required by the client, such as applets and the Java
Runtime Environment (JRE), will be automatically installed by the Rack Power Manager server
host.
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