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Monitoring and Configuration Overview

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RPC2

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3.0 MONITORING AND CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW

3.1 Liebert Rack PDU Monitoring Structure

Liebert Rack PDUs are managed at three levels:

• Rack PDU Level—provides aggregate input power monitoring of rack PDU’s

• Branch Level—provides status information of a branch circuit breaker and aggregate power

monitoring of branch receptacles

• Receptacle Level—provides status information and power monitoring of a single receptacle

(available on certain models of MPH2 and Liebert MPX

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)

3.2 Rack PDU Component ID

An alphanumeric ID consisting of up to three parts helps users identify components when displayed

on the Web interface or the RPC BDM display unit (see 3.2 - Rack PDU Component ID). The

branch and receptacles on an MPH2 are numbered.

The component ID uses the format PDU# - Branch# - Receptacle#. As the following example

shows, the component ID 1-A-3 identifies Receptacle #3 on Branch A of PDU #1.

•A PDU is identified by a number designating its interconnected position in a Rack PDU Array,

from 1 to 4; the default is 1. Up to four PDUs can be interconnected.

For example, “1” indicates PDU #1.

•A branch is identified by the PDU where it is attached (for example, PDU #1), followed by a

letter designation of the branch’s location on the PDU.

For example, “1-A” indicates Branch A on PDU #1.

•A receptacle is identified by the PDU and branch where it is attached (for example, PDU #1,

Branch A), followed by a numeric designation of the receptacle’s location on the branch.

For example, “1-A-3” indicates Receptacle #3 on Branch A of PDU #1.

NOTE

The PDU number will automatically update in the Web interface, but the number shown in the

MPH2’s onboard LCD will always be 1. The onboard LCD shows information only about the

MPH2 where it is installed.

1-A-3

PDU #

Branch #

Receptacle #

Branch Numbers

Receptacle

Numbers