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Preliminary Information
Features of
MasterSwitch
VM
American Power Conversion’sMasterSwitch VM is a
vertically-mounted, stand-alone, network-manageable power
distribution unit (PDU)designed t o accommodatea total of16
outlets: eight individually-managedoutlets and eight always-
on outlets.You can control MasterSwitch VM through
availableWeb, Control Console, or SNMP interfaces.
Additionalfeatures ofMasterSwitch VM include:
•Independent control of each outlet for:
–PowerO n Delay
–PowerO ffDelay
–RebootDuration
•Threel evels of useraccess accounts:
–Administrator
–DeviceManager
–Outlet User (16independent accounts)
•An audible overload alarmto measure current for:
–overload
–user-set overload
–user-set low load
•Basic andMD5 authentication p assword security.
•A sleek, vertical design that occupies no U-space in a
rack environment.Includes rack-mount brackets for
mounting in an APC NetShelter®orother standard
(EIA310-D)19-inch rack.
•Synchronizedswitching across units to permit control of
redundant-feed devices.
•Thecapability of being daisy-chained in a series of up to
fourunits, thereby providing outlet management control
for up to 32 outlets (with an additional32 always-on
outlets).
•A versatiledesign that allows units to be easily hard-
wired.
•Event Loggingof the MasterSwitch VMunit’slast300
events.
•Auto-configuration feature, allowing customized
configuration of all units from one ASCIItext file.
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