Establish Network Settings

Note: Disregard the procedures described in this section if you have StruxureWare Data Center Expert as part of your system. See the documentation for your StruxureWare Data Center Expert device for more information.

You must configure the following TCP/IP settings before the Rack PDU can operate on a network:

IP address of the Rack PDU

Subnet mask

Default gateway

Note: If a default gateway is unavailable, use the IP address of a computer that is located on the same subnet as the Rack PDU and that is usually running. The Rack PDU uses the default gateway to test the network when traffic is very light.

Note: Do not use the loopback address (127.0.0.1) as the default gateway address for the Rack PDU. It disables the card and requires you to reset TCP/IP settings to their defaults using a local serial login.

See “Watchdog Features” on page 3 for more information about the watchdog role of the default gateway.

TCP/IP configuration methods

Use one of the following methods to define the TCP/IP settings needed by the Rack PDU:

“Device IP Configuration Wizard” on page 80

“DHCP and BOOTP configuration” on page 5

“Command Line Interface” on page 7

INI file utility

You can use the INI file export utility to export INI file settings from configured Rack PDUs to one or more unconfigured Rack PDUs. For more information, see “Use an .ini File” on page 77.

DHCP and BOOTP configuration

The default TCP/IP configuration setting, DHCP, assumes that a properly configured DHCP server is available to provide TCP/IP settings to Rack PDU. You can also configure the setting for BOOTP.

A user configuration (INI) file can function as a BOOTP or DHCP boot file. For more information, see “Use an .ini File” on page 77.

If neither of these servers is available, see “Device IP Configuration Wizard” on page 80 or “Command Line Interface” on page 7.

BOOTP. For the Rack PDU to use a BOOTP server to configure its TCP/IP settings, it must find a properly configured RFC951-compliant BOOTP server.

In the BOOTPTAB file of the BOOTP server, enter the Rack PDU’s MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway, and, optionally, a bootup file name. Look for the MAC address on the bottom of the Rack PDU or on the Quality Assurance slip included in the package.

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APC AP88XX manual Establish Network Settings, TCP/IP configuration methods, INI file utility, Dhcp and Bootp configuration

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