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By default, the failover is not enabled. To enable, select the Network page on the System: IP menu.

Select the Failover Interface to be used if the main fails. This can be:

oManagement LAN - an alternate broadband Ethernet connection (which would be the Network2 port on the LES1508A, LES1408A, LES1416A, LES1432A, LES1448A, LES1308A, LES1316A, LES1332A, LES1348A, LES1208A-R2, LES1216A-R2, LES1232A and LES1248A- R2 console server) or

oInternal Modem - the internal V.92 modem in the LES1208A-R2, LES1216A-R2, LES1232A and LES1248A-R2 console server, or

oInternal Cellular Modem - the CDMA modem in the LES1408A, LES1416A, LES1432 and LES1448, or theGSM modem in the LES1308A, LES1316A, LES1332 and LES1348 console server

oSerial DB9 - an external serial modem connected to the Console port for dialing out to an ISP or the remote management office.

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Contents

Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers User’s Manual Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Blackbox.com Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual System Services Power connectionAdministrator Password Management network configurationSDT Connector Client Configuration FIREWALL, Failover and OoB DIAL-IN OoB Dial-In AccessConfiguring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts Serial Port Redirection Managed Devices IPsec VPNSetting up SDT for Remote Desktop access SDT Connector to Management ConsoleSDT Connector Public Key Authentication SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients e.g. PuTTYAuthentication Configuration Remote Power Control RPCUninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules209 13.4 Power Management 212203 213Secure Shell SSH Public Key Authentication Raw Access to Serial PortsModifying Snmp Configuration Power Strip ControlAppendix Manual Organization Chapter IntroductionThis Manual ServerTypes of users Management ConsoleConsole server Manual Conventions Publishing historyDate Revision Update details Copyright Chapter Installation IntroductionModels Kit components LES1508A Console Server Blackbox.com Power connection 1 LES1508A powerKit components LES1108A Console Server 2 LES1116A, LES1132A and LES1148A power 4 LES1108A power Network connectionSerial Port connection PIN Signal Definition Direction USB Port ConnectionBefore powering on the console server Antenna and SIMChapter Initial System Configuration Management console connectionIP address Browser connection Blackbox.com Administrator Password Set up new administrator Network IP addressName the console server Configuration Method 1 IPv6 configuration Dynamic DNS Ddns configurationSystem Services Service AccessBlackbox.com Message Changes to configuration succeeded Service Settings  Select the Service Settings tab on the System ServicesCommunications Software SDT Connector PuTTYManagement network configuration SSHTermEnable the Management LAN Configure the Dhcp server  Check Enable Dhcp ServerSelect Failover or broadband OOB Blackbox.com Aggregating the network ports Static routes To add to the static route to the route table of the system Serial Port, Host, Device & User Configuration Configure Serial PortsCommon Settings Console Server Mode Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com SDT Mode Device RPC, UPS, EMD Mode Terminal Server ModeSerial Bridging Mode Add/ Edit Users Cisco USB console connectionDialin AdminPptpd FtpBlackbox.com Blackbox.com Authentication Network HostsTrusted Networks  Select Serial & Network Trusted NetworksSerial Port Cascading Automatically generate and upload SSH keys Check Generate SSH keys automatically and click Apply  Select RSA Keys and/or DSA KeysManually generate and upload SSH keys # ssh remhost Configure the slaves and their serial ports Serial Port Redirection Managing the SlavesManaged Devices  Select Serial & Network Managed DevicesAdd Connection IPsec VPN Enable the VPN gateway  Select IPsec VPN on the Serial & Networks menuEnable the OpenVPN  Select OpenVPN on the Serial & Networks menuConfigure as Server or Client Windows OpenVPN Client and Server set up Windows client/server configuration file options are AES Blackbox.com Pptp VPN None  Click Apply Settings Add a Pptp user Set up a remote Pptp clientBlackbox.com Chapter Firewall, Failover and OoB Dial Access OoB Dial-In AccessConfigure Dial-In PPP  Check Enable Dial-InMSCHAPv2 Using SDT Connector client Set up Windows XP/ 2003/Vista/7 clientOoB broadband access Set up earlier Windows clientsSet up Linux clients for dial-in Broadband Ethernet Failover Dial-Out Failover Always-on dial-outBlackbox.com Failover dial-out Connect to the GSM HSUPA/UMTS carrier networkBlackbox.com Connect to the Cdma EV-DO carrier network Otasp ActivationManual Activation Verify cellular connection Cellular modem watchdogOOB access set up Cellular failover setupCellular CSD dial-in setup  Check Enable Dial-In and configure the Dial-In SettingsCellular routing Firewall & Forwarding Configuring network forwarding and IP masquerading Configuring client devices Manual ConfigurationDhcp Configuration Port forwarding  Click Add New Port ForwardFirewall rules  Click New Firewall Rule Dialout/Cellular, VPN, Network Interface, Dial-in etcInterface Dialout/Cellular Port Range Source IP InterfacePort Range Destination IPChapter Secure SSH Tunneling & SDT Connector Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts SDT Connector Client ConfigurationSDT Connector installation  Run the set-up programBlackbox.com Blackbox.com Make an SDT connection through the gateway to a host Manually adding hosts to the SDT Connector gateway Manually adding new services to the new hosts Blackbox.com Adding a client program to be started for the new service Blackbox.com SDT Connector to Management Console Dial in configurationBlackbox.com  Click Add, then scroll to the bottom and click Apply Blackbox.com Importing and exporting preferences Pon networkconnectionSDT Connector Public Key Authentication OpenSSH Windows http//sshwindows.sourceforge.net/downloadSetting up SDT for Remote Desktop access Configure the Remote Desktop Connection client Blackbox.com  Click Connect Option DescriptionOn a Macintosh client SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC Install, configure and connect the VNC Viewer Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com From  Select Allow calling computer to specify its own address Set up SDT Serial Ports on console server SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients e.g. PuTTY Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Configure Auto-Response Chapter Alerts, Auto-response LoggingBlackbox.com  Check Save Auto-Response UPS Status UPS / Power Supply Click on UPS / Power Supply as the Check Condition  Click on UPS Status as the Check ConditionSerial Login/Logout  Click on Icmp Ping as the Check Condition Check Save Auto-Response Cellular Data  Check Save Auto-Response SMS Command  Click on SMS Command as the Check Condition Click on Custom Check as the Check Condition Action Delay Time Send EmailSend SMS  Click Save New Action Send Email alerts Select Alerts & Logging Smtp &SMS Send SMS alerts SMS via Email Gateway Select Cellular Modem In the SMS Settings field SMS via Cellular ModemSend Snmp trap alerts  Select Alerts & Logging SnmpNetwork Serial Ports refer to Chapter LoggingNagios alerts Log storageSerial port logging Power device logging Network TCP and UDP port loggingAuto-Response event logging Chapter Power & Environmental Management Remote Power Control RPCRPC connection Blackbox.com Blackbox.com RPC access privileges and alerts User power managementTurn on Uninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS Turn OFF Cycle StatusRPC status Managed UPS connections Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Remote UPS management Controlling UPS powered computers Monitor managedups@192.168.0.1 1 username password slave UPS alertsUPS status Overview of Network UPS Tools NUT Blackbox.com Environmental Monitoring Connecting the EMD Blackbox.com Environmental alerts Environmental statusChapter Authentication Authentication ConfigurationTacacs authentication Radius authentication  Enter the Server Password Ldap authenticationBlackbox.com RADIUS/TACACS User Configuration Group support with remote authenticationRemote groups with Radius authentication Remote groups with Ldap authenticationNetwork Administration Group DN  Select Serial and Network Authentication Remote groups with TACACS+ authenticationIdle timeout Kerberos authenticationPAM Pluggable Authentication Modules Authentication testingTACACS+ SSL Certificate Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Chapter Nagios Integration Central management and setting up SDT for Nagios Nagios OverviewSet up central Nagios server Distributed console servers Black Box console serversSet up distributed console servers Description, for example Windows 2003 IIS Server Click Console server Mode, and select Logging Level  In Description enter Administrator connection Select Serial Port from the Serial & Network menu  Check Nagios NscaEnabled Configuring Nagios distributed monitoringEnable Nagios on the console server  Select Users & Groups from the Serial & Network menuEnable Nrpe monitoring  Select System Nagios and check Nrpe EnabledEnable Nsca monitoring Configure Selected Network Hosts for Nagios Monitoring  Select System Nagios and check Nsca EnabledConfigure Selected Serial Ports for Nagios Monitoring Permitted ServiceAdvanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration Configure the upstream Nagios monitoring hostSample Nagios configuration Hostname Black Box Checkportlog CheckpingviaBlack BoxExecutionfailurecriteria SSH Port Define command CheckconnviaBlack BoxBasic Nagios plug-ins Additional plug-ins Number of supported devicesDistributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios Local officeII. Remote site Remote site with restrictive firewallRemote site with no network access System Administration and Reset Chapter System ManagementUpgrade Firmware Configure Date and TimeConfiguration Backup Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Delayed Configuration Commit Fips Mode  Select the System Administration menu optionChapter Status Reports Port Access and Active Users Select the Status Port Access Statistics Select the Status Statistics Support ReportsSyslog  Select Status SyslogConfiguring the Dashboard DashboardBlackbox.com Blackbox.com Creating custom widgets for the Dashboard Echo tableChapter Management Device ManagementWeb Terminal to Command Line Port and Host LogsWeb Terminal SDT Connector access  Check Web Terminal and click Apply Select Manage Terminal Power Management  Select Manage PowerChapter Command Line Configuration Accessing config from the command lineSyntax DescriptionOptions # /bin/config -d element name At /etc/config/config.xmlRun=configurator Listed belowSerial Port configuration Console server mode Device ModeConfig.ports.port5.bridge.ssh.enabled=on Serial bridge mode# config -s config.ports.port5.mode=bridge Syslog settings# config -g config.users.total # config -d config.users.user2.port1Adding and Removing Users # config -g config.groups.total # ./delete-node config.users.user2# config -r users Adding and removing user Groups# config -a # config -r authAdd power device host # config -g config.sdt.hosts.total# config -s config.sdt.hosts.total=4 Add other network host# config -g config.portaccess.total # config -g config.devices.total# config -hosts Cascaded Ports# config -r cascade UPS ConnectionsManaged UPSes # config -s config.ups.monitors.total=1 RPC ConnectionsRemote UPSes Environmental # config -d config.devices.device8 Port LogUser Syslog Mail News Signal Alert ErrorGeneral settings for all alerts AlertsUPS Power Status Alert Environmental and Power Sensor AlertPattern Match Alert # config -s config.system.smtp.server2=mail.Black Box.com Alarm Sensor Alert# config -r alerts Smtp & SMSAdministration IP settingsSnmp Date & Time Settings # config -r time Dial-in settings# config -s config.system.timezone=US/Eastern # config -s config.console.ppp.defaultroute=onServices Nagios Blowfish Twofish RIJNDAEL-256 Serpent GostCustom script to run when booting Chapter Advanced ConfigurationUsing IPMItools Custom Scripting# dos2unix /etc/config/rc.local Running custom scripts when alerts are triggered# cd Example script Multiple email notifications on each alert Example script Power Cycling on Pattern MatchDeleting Configuration Values from the CLI Bin/sh /etc/scripts/alert-email $suffix# ./delete-node config.users.user3 Delete-node scriptNEWTOTAL=$ $TOTAL While $COUNTER != $TOTAL-NUMBER+1 doPower Cycle any device when a ping request fails Ping-detect script Running custom scripts when a configurator is invoked # /etc/scripts/backup-usb list # /etc/scripts/backup-usb load filenameBacking-up the configuration off-box Pmshell Portmanager commandsAdvanced Portmanager PmchatPortmanager daemon SignalsPmusers External Scripts and AlertsRaw Access to Serial Ports Access to serial portsAccessing the console/modem port Etc/config/ipfilterIP- Filtering Modifying Snmp Configuration 15.5.1 /etc/config/snmpd.confSysdescr Black Box Syscontact Adding more than one Snmp server Secure Shell SSH Public Key Authentication Config --set config.system.snmp.password2=yourpasswordSSH Overview $ ssh-keygen -t rsadsa Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys ClusteringGenerating Public Keys Linux 28aa2938ba40f4115e3fd4fae53614d6 user@serverInstalling SSH Public Key Authentication Linux Chown fred /etc/config/users/fred/.ssh/authorizedkeysBlackbox.com Generating public/private keys for SSH Windows Blackbox.com Fingerprinting Ab7e33bd85505a430be0bd433f1ca5f8Offending key in /.ssh/knownhosts1 SSH tunneled serial bridging Client KeysPublic key to refer to either idrsa.pub or iddsa.pub Authorized Keys$ ls /home/user/keys SDT Connector Public Key AuthenticationSecure Sockets Layer SSL Support Uploading KeysOpenssl genrsa -des3 -out sslkey.pem HttpsGenerating an encryption key Generating a self-signed certificate with OpenSSLLaunching the Https Server Power Strip ControlInstalling the key and certificate Kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid`PowerMan tool Target SpecificationSynopsis Powerman --on foo0,4-5 Pmpower toolAdding new RPC devices Blackbox.com P-f password -o oemtype command IPMItoolIpmitool -c-h-v-V-I lan -H hostname -p port Iinterface AauthtypeCciphersuite LprivlvlHelp Ipmitool helpScripts for Managing Slaves Ipmitool chassis power helpCustom Development Kit CDK Ipmitool chassis helpSelect Alerts & Logging Port Log Select Serial & Network Serial Port, Edit the serial portsSelect Status Support Report Appendix a Linux Commands & Source Code Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Commands Sigspec -n signum -si let arg arg Appendix B Hardware Specifications Feature ValueAppendix C Safety & Certifications FCC Warning StatementRead Before Using the Accompanying Software Appendix F End User License AgreementJSch License SDT Connector License Blackbox.com No Warranty Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Black Box Tech Support FREE! 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