User's Manual
Spoke Servers
Information on the hub server is replicated on one or more spoke servers. Information about
each spoke server, such as IP address, port number and certificate, is stored in the hub server’s
database.
You may specify up to 15 computers as spoke servers. Contact Avocent for information about
spoke server licenses. To install licenses, see Licenses on page 58.
A spoke server may be created by:
• Specifying a spoke server when installing the Rack Power Manager software.
• Converting a hub server to a spoke server by registering it as a spoke to another Rack
Power Manager software hub server. The Rack Power Manager software system data on the
hub server being converted will be lost and the converted hub server will replicate the data
of the new specified hub server.
You may also change the properties of a spoke server or remove spoke servers from your
system.
To display a list of spoke servers:
NOTE: The Spoke Servers window is only available on the hub server.
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click RPM Server in the top navigation bar. The side navigation bar will include the name
of the server to which you are logged in.
3. Click Properties in the side navigation bar, and then click Spoke Servers. The Spoke
Servers window will open.
You may change the fields that display by using the Customize link. See Using the
Customize link in windows on page 30.
Each spoke server in the list includes status.
Table 6.2: Rack Power Manager Software Spoke Server Status
Status Cause
Responding
Normal operation. The hub and spoke servers are communicating with each other using
HTTPS.
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