Avocent ACS 5000 manual Hostname Discovery, Options for managing power

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For IPMI power management, the default hotkey is Ctrl+Shift+I. For IPDU power management, the default hotkey is Ctrl+p.

Options for managing power

Authorized users can perform power management through the console server by using forms in the web manager, from a power management screen while logged into a device or from the command line while logged into the console server.

An authorized user with administrative privileges can perform IPDU and IPMI power management. A regular user with permissions to the connected devices can perform IPDU power management.

Power management through the web manager

Users with power management permissions can perform power management through the web manager. The web manager menu includes two power management options, both discussed in Chapter 6.

Power management from the console server command line interface (CLI)

Console server administrators can use the ipmitool command to manage power on IPMI devices while logged into the console server with administrative rights. The ipmitool command is documented in the Cyclades ACS 5000 Command Reference Guide.

Hostname Discovery

An administrator can configure hostname discovery on the console server. When hostname discovery is enabled for a serial port, the console server attempts to discover the hostname of the server connected to the port. If the hostname of a server is successfully discovered, the hostname of the device connected to it is shown as the serial port alias.

If the server is later moved to another port, and the new port is also configured for hostname discovery, the hostname for the server is again discovered at the new serial port.

NOTE: If the console server is being managed through DSView 3 software, hostname discovery can be configured through the DSView 3 software.

An administrator can also configure site-specific probe and answer strings. These strings are used to probe the target device that is connected to the selected serial port and extract the hostname from the answer that is received in response to the probe string. The result of each probe string is matched against all answer strings. If no match is found, the next probe string is sent until there are no more probe strings or a match occurs. The default strings have a broad range and work in most cases.