2Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide
Support for daisy chaining
The IPDU has a fixed number of power outlet receptacles, but with daisy chaining capabilities, users may increase capacity by connecting the control interfaces of several Cyclades PM IPDUs in a series.
Creation of user accounts
The Cyclades PM IPDU allows one administrator and up to eight users (not simultaneously) to connect to it through its
•Reads and displays the total current being used by the entire Cyclades PM IPDU
•Manages power outlets (by powering them up and down, locking and unlocking them and/or power cycling them)
•Manages users
•Monitors power variables
•Can be used independently of any other hardware and controlled by any simple terminal access program like Minicom on Linux or HyperTerminal on Microsoft operating systems
Integration with Cyclades management products
When used with the ACS advanced console server, the TS terminal server, the OnSite branch office appliance or the KVM switch, the Cyclades PM IPDU offers a superior feature set that is not fully covered in this manual. Please refer to the appropriate product documentation for more information on how to use the Cyclades PM IPDU with your specific implementation.
Hardware Configuration Options
The Cyclades PM IPDU may be used in one of three hardware configurations:
•Standalone – Managed independently of any other hardware device.
•See Standalone configuration on page 2.
•Daisy chained - Multiple slave PM IPDUs connected to one another and managed by one master PM IPDU. See Daisy chained configuration on page 3.
•Integrated – Managed by a Cyclades TS terminal server, Cyclades ACS advanced console server, Cyclades OnSite branch office appliance, one of the Cyclades KVM switch products or by any other console/terminal management device. See Integrated configuration on page 4.
Standalone configuration
In a standalone configuration, the Cyclades PM IPDU operates independently of any other hardware such as the TS terminal server or ACS console server. The following graphic displays a PM IPDU with the console port connected to a computer running HyperTerminal, Kermit,
or Minicom.
