Avocent ACS 5000 manual Ipdu Power Management, To connect to a device through a serial port

54Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide

1.Go to Applications - Connect in Expert mode.

2.Click the Connect to ACS 5000 radio button.

3.Click the Connect button. A Java applet viewer appears.

NOTE: The login prompt is displayed whenever your security profile is set to Moderate or Open; otherwise, an authentication form appears. You cannot authenticate unless you change the security profile to Custom and enable allow root access.

To connect to a device through a serial port:

1.Select Applications - Connect in Expert mode.

2.Click the Serial radio button.

3.Select a port number or alias from the Serial pull-down menu.

4.Click Connect. A Java applet viewer appears. If authentication is specified for the selected port, you are prompted to log in. If not, you are logged in automatically.

IPDU Power Management

The console server recognizes and supports all Cyclades PM series IPDUs as well as Avocent PM PDUs, Avocent SPC power devices and ServerTech Switched/Smart CDU IPDUs through the common interface. The console server’s PMD structure accommodates the differences in each of these IPDUs to allow more flexibility with power management options.

NOTE: ServerTech IPDU installation, management and operation is licensed based through Avocent’s DSView 3 management software only.

Selecting IPDU Power Mgmt. displays five tabs in the form area, as follows:

•Outlets Manager

•Outlet Groups Ctrl

•View IPDUs Info

•Configuration

•Software Upgrade

NOTE: Using the IPDU power management forms, you can manage the power to connected devices only if the serial port where the devices are connected is configured for power management.

Applications - IPDU Power Mgmt - Outlets Manager

On the Outlets Manager form under Applications-IPDU Power Mgmt., you can perform the following tasks for all outlets on all connected IPDUs.

• Check the status of outlets