2 Cyclades 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 RS-232 serial port. After a successful authentication, it performs the
following functions:
• 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 Mi c rosoft 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 managem ent 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.