Digi Digi CM manual W e r C o n t r o l l e r, Introduction

Power Controller

Chapter 12

Introduction

P o w e r C o n t r o l l e r

The Power Controller feature allows the administrators of the Digi CM to use console management to control power functions. Power control consists of three basic functions: on, off, and reboot (power cycle). There are two typical scenarios when using a power controller. The simplest scenario is a non-serial device connected to a power controller (for example, an environmental sensor controller or a tape backup device). The power controller is configured and accessed through the Digi CM.

This illustration shows the a power controller configured through the Digi CM for non-serial devices.

The second scenario is a serial device (such as a router or server) managed through a port on the Digi CM with its power supply mapped through the power control feature. After configuration is complete, you need only reference the console management port on the Digi CM to also manage power. The Power Controller feature handles the relationship of a specific outlet to a serial device as if the power supply was also connected to the same port as the serial device. In other words, you don’t need to see the physical connection or remember which outlet controls a specific serial device after configuration - the Digi CM does that for you.

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