User's Manual

Property Description

Proxy Server

When the Avocent proxy server is used, Rack Power Manager software client KVM and

serial session requests are sent through the Rack Power Manager server rather than dir-

ectly to the KVM switch or serial console appliance, which prevents the exposure of the

internal address of the managed appliance. You may change the proxy server configuration.

EVR1500 environmental monitor, DSI5100 IPMI and generic appliance sessions are not

sent through the Rack Power Manager server, even when the proxy is enabled.

SSH Server Enables/disables the SSH server and specifies the port it uses.

Trap Destin-

ations

The Rack Power Manager server polls KVM switches or serial console appliances to determ-

ine if they are responding. If the managed appliance does not respond, the Rack Power Man-

ager server sends an SNMP Loss Of Communication (LCM) trap or alert to the external

SNMP manager. When the Rack Power Manager server detects that the appliance is once

again communicating, a Regained Communication (RCM) trap is sent from the Rack Power

Manager software server. When a response change occurs during communication between

the Rack Power Manager server and a managed appliance, the Rack Power Manager soft-

ware writes the event to the event log and sends an SNMP trap to the configured trap des-

tinations. Trap destinations may also be specified by clicking on a managed appliance and

changing the SNMP appliance settings.

Rack Power Man-

ager Client Ses-

sions

Settings for inactivity time-out, authentication policy, Single Sign-On (SSO) for the session or

restrictions to use specific IP addresses to start the sessions. Also displayed the number of cli-

ent sessions currently in use.

Rack Power Man-

ager Modem Ses-

sion

Settings for dial-up sessions, including inactivity time-out, time to wait for a connection and

dial-back number.

IP address of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server that is used by the Rack

Power Manager software to send email notifications.

Unit Status

Polling

Enables/disables unit status polling for the Rack Power Manager server, and specifies the

delay between polling cycles and the number of managed appliances that will be con-

currently polled.

Spoke Servers Enables you to manage the Rack Power Manager software spoke servers in your system.

Data Logging Settings for data log file location, archiving and Syslog server.

To display server properties:

Click the System tab. Rack Power Manager Server will automatically be selected in the top

navigation bar and Identity will automatically be selected in the side navigation bar. The Rack

Power Manager Server Identity Properties window will open. The top of the side navigation bar

will indicate the name of the Rack Power Manager software server.

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