Contents
 Data Menu Web Interface Only
 File Transfers
 Features of the Switched Rack PDU
Introduction
Product Description
 Initial setup
 Access Procedures
Access priority for logging on
Overview
 Types of user accounts
 Switched Rack PDU
 How to Recover From a Lost Password
 Switched Rack PDU
 Upgrading Firmware through a Serial Connection
 Switched Rack PDU
 Front Panel
Single-phase Three-phase
 See Link-RX/TX 10/100 LED
Function
 Condition Description
Link-RX/TX 10/100 LED
 Load indicator LED
Status LED
Current Overload threshold
 Watchdog Features
Resetting the network timer
Network interface watchdog mechanism
 Control Console
How to Log On
 Remote access to the control console
 Local access to the control console
 Example main screen
Main Screen
 Main screen information fields
Information and status fields
 Main screen status fields
 Menu structure
Control Console Menus
 Device Manager option
Main menu
 System option
Network option
 Web Interface
 Supported Web browsers
 URL address formats
 Status
Summary
 Quick status tab
 Events menu Data menu Network menu System menu
Navigation Menu
 To do the following, see Data Menu Web Interface Only
Selecting a menu to perform a task
 Help menu
Control Administrator and Device Manager access
 Links menu
 How to Configure and Control Outlet Groups
Device and Outlet Management Menus
Outlet group terminology
 Purpose and benefits of outlet groups
 System requirements for outlet groups
 Rules for configuring outlet groups
 How to enable outlet groups
How to create a local outlet group Web interface
Parameter Description
 How to edit or delete an outlet group
How to create multiple global outlet groups Web interface
 Typical outlet group configurations
 Switched Rack PDU
 Verify your setup and configuration for global outlet groups
 How to initiate a control action
Outlet Settings for Outlets and Outlet Groups
 For Reboot Duration.†
Value for Power On Delay.†
Power On Delay. †
Option Description
 Setting Description
How to configure outlet settings and outlet name
 Switched Rack PDU
 Configure Load Thresholds
Switched Rack PDU Settings
 How to configure Device Settings
 Power Supply Status control console only
 On Delay . †
Scheduling Outlet Actions Web Interface Only
Actions you can schedule
 Power Off Delay.†
 How to schedule an outlet event
 How to edit, disable, enable, or delete an outlet event
 Event-Related Menus
Introduction
Menu options
 Switched Rack PDU
 Event Log
 Logged events
Web interface
Control console
 How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve a log file
 Secure CoPy SCP
 Ftpget event.txt or Ftpget data.txt
 See Event log action
Event Actions Web Interface Only
 Event log action
Severity levels
 Syslog action
Snmp traps action
Email action
 Identified by the Receiver NMS IP/Domain Name setting
Trap Receiver settings
Event Recipients
Definition
 Smtp
Mail Feature
 Smtp settings
DNS servers
Email Recipients
 Switched Rack PDU
 Smtp
 Detailed Event Action Configuration
How to Configure Individual Events
Event List
Code Description Severity
 Log Option
Data Menu Web Interface Only
 Configuration Option
 Network Menu
 TCP/IP DNS
 TCP/IP
Option Settings
 Switched Rack PDU
 Switched Rack PDU
 DNS
 FTP Server
Ping utility control console only
 Telnet/SSH
 Switched Rack PDU
 If you are using SSH version 2, expect a noticeable delay
 Telnet
 SSH Server Configuration
 During that time
Configuration
 Setting Definition
Console, choose Advanced SSH Configuration and then Host Key
 See Smtp settings and E-mail Feature
 Syslog
 Severe is mapped to Critical Informational is mapped to Info
 Web/SSL Web/SSL/TLS in the control console
 Switched Rack PDU
 Web/SSL Network Configuration
 Http//159.215.12.1145000
Name and Password settings
 SSL/TSL Server Configuration
 Advanced SSL/TLS Configuration
 Organization O and Organizational Unit OU The name
 ISX Protocol control console only
WAP
 System Menu
 Radius
 Device , by default, for Device Manager User
Readonly , by default, for Read Only User
User Manager
 Outlet User Manager
 100
 Radius
 Access setting to Local Only or Radius then Local
Radius Setting Definition Access
Timeout
Primary Server
 Example Radius users file
 Example Radius users file with VSAs
 Date & Time
Identification
 106
 Action Definition
Tools
 Modem not supported
Links Web interface
About System
APC’s Web Site , Testdrive Demo , and Remote Monitoring
 109
 Boot Mode
 See Switched Rack PDU settings
Dhcp & Bootp boot process
 Switched Rack PDU settings
Dhcp Configuration Settings
 113
 APC Cookie. Tag 1, Len 4, Data 1APC
Dhcp response options
 Boot Mode Transition. Tag 2, Len 1, Data 1/2
 116
 Planning and implementing security features
Security Features
Summary of access methods
Security Access Description
 Snmp
 Web Server
Changing default user names and passwords immediately
 User names, passwords, community names Snmp
Authentication versus Encryption
Port assignments
 121
 Secure SHell SSH and Secure CoPy SCP
Encryption
 123
 Secure Sockets Layer SSL/Transport Layer Security TLS
 See also and Signing Request
 Purpose
Creating and Installing Digital Certificates
 Advantages
Choosing a method for your system
 128
 129
 Disadvantage
 131
 132
 Firewalls
 Using the APC Security Wizard
Authentication
Overview
 Files you create for SSL and SSH security
 136
 Summary
Create a Root Certificate & Server Certificates
 Procedure
 139
 140
 Scp cert.p15 apc@156.205.6.185\sec\cert.p15
 Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request
 143
 144
 145
 Create an SSH Host Key
 Load the host key to the Rack PDU. Perform these steps
 Purpose configure basic TCP/IP settings
APC Device IP Configuration Wizard
Purpose and Requirements
System requirements
 Install the Wizard
Automated installation
Manual installation
 Configure the basic TCP/IP settings remotely
Use the Wizard
Launch the Wizard
 Select Remotely over the network, and click Next
 Select Locally through the serial port, and click Next
Configure or reconfigure the TCP/IP settings locally
 How to Export Configuration Settings
Summary of the procedure
Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File
 Contents of the .ini file
 Detailed procedures
 NTPEnable=enabled
 Ftp put filename.ini
 Event and its error messages
Upload Event and Error Messages
 Errors generated by overridden values
Messages in config.ini
 Using the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard
 File Transfers
 Firmware files Switched Rack PDU
Upgrading Firmware Methods and Tools
Benefits of upgrading firmware
 Obtain the latest firmware version
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 Firmware file transfer methods
 Apchw02aos264.bin Apchw02app266.bin
Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Rack PDU
 Ftp open 150.250.6.10
How to upgrade multiple Rack PDUs
 See Release Notes ini File Utility, version
Use Xmodem to upgrade one Rack PDU
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 Verifying Upgrades and Updates
Last Transfer Result codes
Code Description
 Limited warranty
Warranty and Service
Warranty limitations
Product Information
 Obtaining service
 Life-Support Policy
General policy
Examples of life-support devices
 Index
Bootp
 Dhcp
 Error messages
 Keywords
 SCP
 Smtp
 TCP/IP
 Up Time
 APC Worldwide Customer Support
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