Cyclades PM IPDU manual An integrated environment offers the following advantages

Chapter 1: Introduction 5

itself. Visit http://www.cyclades.com/support/downloads.php to find setup and configuration instructions for the Cyclades management products.

Power Source

PM IPDU #1

AlterPath OnSite

PM IPDU #2

PM IPDU #3

PM IPDU #4

Additional Cyclades PM IPDUs with up to a total of 128 outlets can be daisy-chained

Server

Switch

Figure 1.3: The Cyclades PM IPDU with a Cyclades Management Device

An integrated environment offers the following advantages:

•IT professionals may power down, power up, and reboot network devices using the same console management session from any location via telnet, Secure Shell (SSHv2), or through a secure web session. This may all be done without the need for physical access to the hardware.

•Ethernet connection is available through the Cyclades management products to which the Cyclades PM IPDU is connected. When used with Cyclades management products, the Cyclades PM IPDU allows you, via a configurable hotkey, to reboot servers without leaving your telnet/ssh session.

•The Cyclades PM IPDU inherits the security of the console server to which it is connected.

Daisy chaining PM IPDUs with the Cyclades ACS console server or Cyclades TS terminal server is similar to the daisy chained configuration as described in Daisy chained configuration on page 3;