APC AP7900 manual Switched Rack PDU

Switched Rack PDU

USER’S GUIDE

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Boot mode setting. This setting selects which method will be used to define the Rack PDU’s TCP/IP settings whenever the Rack PDU turns on, resets, or restarts:

•Manual: Three settings (System IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway), which are available only when Manual is used to define the needed TCP/IP settings.

•BOOTP only: A BOOTP server provides the TCP/IP settings.

•DHCP only: A DHCP server provides the TCP/IP settings.

•DHCP & BOOTP: The Rack PDU will attempt to get its TCP/IP settings from a BOOTP server first, and then, if it cannot discover a BOOTP server, from a DHCP server.

An After IP Assignment setting, by default, will switch Boot mode from its default DHCP & BOOTP setting to BOOTP only or DHCP only, depending on the type of server that supplied the TCP/IP settings to the Rack PDU.

For information about the After IP Assignment setting, and other settings that affect how the Rack PDU uses BOOTP and DHCP, see Advanced settings.

Advanced settings. The boot mode affects which settings are available:

•Two settings are available for all Boot mode selections to define the Rack PDU’s Host Name and Domain Name values.

–Host Name: When an Administrator configures a host name here and a domain name in the Domain Name field, users can then enter a host name in any field in the Switched Rack PDU interface (except e-mail addresses) that accepts a domain name as input.

–Domain Name: An Administrator needs to configures the domain name here only. In all other fields in the Switched Rack PDU interface (except e-mail addresses) that accept domain names, the

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