Avocent ACS 5000 manual Managing Users of Connected Devices, Console Server and Power Management

10Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide

São Paulo console server into the local1 facility and to aggregate messages from Fremont console server into the local2 facility.

On syslogger the system administrator has configured the system logging utility to write messages from the local1 facility to the /var/log/saopaulo-config file and the messages from the local2 facility to the /var/log/fremont-config file. If you were in Fremont and identifying the syslog server using the web manager, according to this example, you would select the facility number local2 from the Facility Number pull-down menu on the Syslog form.

Managing Users of Connected Devices

This section provides a list of tasks that a console server administrator can perform to enable access to connected devices.

Configuring access to connected devices

During hardware installation of the console server, the installer connects the servers, devices and any IPDUs to the serial ports. During software configuration, the console server administrator performs the common tasks listed in the following table.

Table 1.5: Common Administrator Tasks for Configuring Software

Task Where Documented

To configure a serial port

To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for a Console Connection connection protocol for a console connection: on page 107

To configure user access to serial

To Configure User Access to Serial Ports

ports: on page 112

Console Server and Power Management

Authorized users can turn on, turn off and reboot (turn off and turn on) devices that are plugged into one of the following types of power devices, which can be optionally connected to any of the serial ports:

•Avocent PM Power Distribution Units (PM PDUs) - With Avocent PM PDUs, up to 128 PDU outlets can be daisy-chained from a single serial port.

•Cyclades PM Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDUs) - With Cyclades PM IPDUs, up to 128 IPDU outlets can be daisy-chained from a single serial port.

•Avocent SPC power control devices.