StarTech.com ECS0016 manual Remote Power Control RPC, RPC Connection

Instruction Manual

Remote Power Control (RPC)

The ECS0016 Management Console monitors and controls Remote Power Control devices using the embedded PowerMan open source management tool. RPCs include power distribution units (PDUs) and IPMI power devices.

Serial PDUs invariably can be controlled using their command line console, so you could manage the PDU through the ECS0016 using a remote Telnet client. Also, you could use proprietary software tools supplied by the vendor. This generally runs on a remote Windows PC and you could configure the console server serial port to operate with a serial COM port redirector in the PC. Similarly, network-attached PDUs with browser controls can be controlled by directly sending HTTP/ HTTPS commands. Also servers and network-attached appliances with embedded IPMI service processors or BMCs invariably are supplied with their own management tools (like SoL) that will provide secure management when connected using with SDT Connector.

However for simplicity all these devices can also be controlled using the Management Console’s RPC remote power control tools.

RPC Connection

Serial and network connected RPCs must first be connected to, and configured to communicate with the console server:

1.For serial RPCs connect the PDU to the selected serial port on the ECS0016 and from the Serial and Network: Serial Port menu configure the Common Settings of that port with the RS232 properties etc required by the PDU. Then select RPC as the Device Type.

2.Similarly for each network connected RPC go to Serial & Network: Network Hosts menu and configure the RPC as a connected Host.

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