Specifications
60 Operations
Installation and Operations Manual
Enabling or disabling active signal checking for serial connections:
The Set Port DSRCheck command enables or disables active signal checking for serial connections to
devices attached to any of the available serial ports.
To enable or disable active signal checking for serial connections:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set port dsrcheck console, on or off, and press Enter.
Setting the serial port timeout value:
The Set Port Timeout command is used to set the serial port inactivity timeout period. The timeout
period defines the maximum period of inactivity before automatically closing the Pass-Thru session.
The valid range for the period parameter is 0 to 5 (in minutes). The default period is 5.
NOTE: Setting the timeout to “0” (zero) disables the timer.
To set the serial port timeout value:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set port timeout, followed by a value from 0 to 5 (in minutes) and
press Enter.
Displaying serial port information:
The Show Ports command displays information about all serial ports. This information includes:
Serial port data rate
Descriptive port name, if applicable
DSR signal checking settings
To display serial port information:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type show ports and press Enter.
Example
The following command displays all serial port information:
Switched CDU: show ports<Enter>
Serial Port Configuration
ALL Ports:
Data Rate: 38400 Connection Timeout: 5 minutes
Port ID: Console Port Name: CONSOLE
DSR Check: ON RFTAG: ENABLED CLI: ENABLED SCP: ENABLED
System Administration
Creating a pre-login banner:
The Set Banner command specifies text that appears prior to the login authentication. This feature
allows administrators to configure a message up to 2069 characters for display of legal, disclaimer or
other text as required by application. If left blank, the user will be taken directly to the login prompt.
NOTE: For SSH sessions, the “keyboard-interactive” authentication method must be used for the banner to display.
To create a pre-login banner:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set banner and press Enter. Type the desired pre-login banner text
and when finished type Ctrl-z.