3. Operations
Adding an outlet to a group
The Add OutletToGroup command adds an outlet to a group. To add more than one outlet, but not all outlets, you must use multiple Add OutletToGroup commands.
To add an outlet to a group:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type add outlettogroup, optionally followed by an outlet name and group name. Press Enter, or
Type add OutletToGroup, followed by all and the group name. Press Enter.
Examples
The following commands uses absolute outlet names to add outlets A1 and A2 to group name ServerGroup_1:
Switched PDU:add OutletToGroup .a1 ServerGroup_1<Enter>
Switched PDU:add OutletToGroup .a2 ServerGroup_1<Enter>
The following commands usese the outlets’ descriptive names to add outlets DataServer_1 and WebServer_1 to group name ServerGroup_1:
Switched PDU:add OutletToGroup DataServer_1 ServerGroup_1<Enter>
Switched PDU:add OutletToGroup WebServer_1 ServerGroup_1<Enter>
The following command add all outlets to group name ServerGroup_1:
Switched PDU: add OutletToGroup<Enter>
Outletname: all<Enter>
Groupname: ServerGroup_1<Enter>
Deleting an outlet from a group
The Delete OutletFromGroup command deletes an outlet from a group. To delete more than one outlet, but not all outlets, you must use multiple Delete OutletToGroup commands.
To delete an outlet from a group:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type delete outletfromgroup, optionally followed by an outlet name and a group name. Press Enter, or
Type delete outletfromgroup, followed by all then the group name. Press Enter.
Outlet Administration
Creating a descriptive outlet name
The Set Outlet Name command assigns a descriptive name to an outlet. You may use this name in commands that require an outlet name as an alternative to using the outlet’s absolute name.
To create an outlet name:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type set outlet name, followed by the absolute outlet name and a descriptive name of up to 24 alphanumeric and other typeable characters (ASCII 33 to 126 decimal - spaces are not allowed). Outlet names are not case sensitive. Press Enter.
Example
The following command adds the descriptive name DataServer_1 to outlet .a1:
Switched PDU: set outlet name .a1 DataServer_1<Enter>
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