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ts_menu options

-u <user> [-l] [-ro] <console port>

Table 3.3: ts_menu Parameters

Parameter

-u <user>

-l

-ro

<console

port>

-p

-i

-u <name>

-e <[^]char>

Description

Invokes ts_menu as the user named by <user>. This requires a password to be entered. The user only has access to authorized serial ports.

Generates a list of ports the user can access. Port aliases are shown if defined.

Invokes ts_menu in read-only mode. You may connect in read-only mode to any port you have access to.

If issued, produces a direct connection to that port. If you have no access rights to the port or if the port does not exist, the application returns a console not found message and terminates. The console port may be the port alias or the port number.

Display TCP port.

Display Local IP assigned to the serial port.

Username to be used in SSH/Telnet or Raw command.

Escape character used to close the target session. The default escape character is

Ctrl-X.

To close the target session:

1.Enter the escape character shown when you connect to the port.

2.The menu with ports is displayed.

3.Select the exit option to return to the shell prompt.

Manage Power for a Device Connected to an Outlet on a PDU

See cycle, on, off, lock and unlock on page 15 for how an administrator or any authorized user can manage power on PDU outlets when the PDU is connected to a port that is enabled and configured with the Power Profile.

Port Configuration Examples

The following examples show how an administrator can configure a port when a device console is connected, assign the CAS profile, configure a port that is connected to a PDU and assign the Power Profile.

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ACS 6000 specifications

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