APC Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) User's Guide

®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pduContentsiIntroduction--1Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Featur

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu6Upgrading Firmware0You can use a local computer that connects to the PDU through the serial port on the front panel

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu79. In the terminal program, send the file using the XMODEM protocol. Upon completion of the transfer, the console wi

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu8Front PanelSingle-phaseThree-phaseLink - Rx/Tx10/100StatusSerial PortResetPress and holdto invert display- Warning-

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu9Item FunctionLoad Indicator LED Identifies overload and warning conditions for the displayed phase. See Load indica

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu10Link-RX/TX (10/100) LEDThis LED indicates the network status.Status LEDThis LED indicates the network status of the

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu11Load indicator LEDThe load indicator LED identifies overload and warning conditions for the displayed phase. Condit

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu12Watchdog FeaturesOverviewTo detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs, the PDU uses internal,

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu13Control ConsoleHow to Log OnOverviewYou can use either a local (serial) connection, or a remote (Telnet) connection

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu14Local access to the control consoleYou can use a local computer that connects to the Switched Rack PDU through the

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu15Main ScreenExample main screenThe main screen that is displayed when you log on to the control console of a Switche

®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pduiiNetwork option 19System option 20Web Interface--21How to Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu16Name : MS3 Test UnitContact : Bill CooperLocation : Testing Lab•An Up Time field reports how long the Switched Rack

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu17Main screen status fields. •A Stat field reports the Switched Rack PDU status.Stat:P+N+A+• A Switched Rack PDU mode

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu18Control Console MenusMenu structureThe menus in the control console list options by number and name. To use an opti

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu19Main menuThe main control console menu has options that provide access to the management features of the control co

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu20System optionTo do any of the following tasks, see System Menu:• Control Administrator, Device Manager, and Outlet

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu21Web InterfaceHow to Log OnOverviewYou can use the DNS name or System IP address of the Switched Rack PDU for the UR

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu22Supported Web browsersYou can use the Microsoft® Internet Explorer (IE) browser (5.0 or higher) or the Netscape® br

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu23URL address formatsType the DNS name or IP address of the Switched Rack PDU in the Web browser’s URL address field

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu24Summary PageWhen you log on to the web interface at the Switched Rack PDU, the status view is displayed at the righ

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu25Quick status tabThe quick status tab is displayed at the upper right on every page in the Web interface. The tab sh

®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pduiiiOverview 43Severity levels 44Event log action 44SNMP traps action 44Email action 45Event Recipients. . . . . . . . .

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu26Navigation MenuOverviewOn the Web interface, the navigation menu (left frame) has the following elements:• IP addre

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu27Selecting a menu to perform a task• To do the following, see Switched Rack PDU Settings:– Configure the overload th

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu28– Define the system Name, Contact, and Location values– Set the date and time used by the PDU– Restart the Switched

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu29Links menuProvides three user-definable URL link options. By default, these links access the following APC Web page

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu30Device Manager MenusOutlet SettingsControl outletsWeb interface. To control the outlets on your Switched Rack PDU i

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu31Configure outlet settings and outlet nameWeb Interface. To configure the outlet settings and outlet name:1. Select

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu32Control Console. To configure the outlet settings and outlet name:1. Select Outlet Control/Config from the Device M

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu33Switched Rack PDU SettingsConfigure Load ThresholdsWeb interface. Select Switched Rack PDU from the navigation menu

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu34Overload outlet restrictionPrevent users from applying power to outlets during an overload condition. You can set t

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu35Configure Device SettingsWeb interface. Select Device Settings on the Switched Rack PDU menu, click the Configure b

®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pduivPing utility (control console) 65FTP Server, and Telnet & Web options 66SNMP 67Email 68Boot Mode--69Introduction

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu36Event-Related MenusIntroductionOverviewThe Events menu provides access to the options that you use to do the follow

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu37Menu optionsIn the Web interface, all of the events options are accessed through the Events menu. In the control co

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu38Event LogOverviewThe Switched Rack PDU supports event-logging for all embedded management card application firmware

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu39Logged eventsBy default, any event which causes an SNMP trap will be logged, except for SNMP authentication failure

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu40Control consolePress CTRL-L to display up to 300 events from the event log, in reverse chronological order. Use the

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu41How to use FTP to retrieve log filesYou can use FTP to retrieve a tab-delineated event log (event.txt) file that yo

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu42an Administrator or a Device Manager User.– For Administrator, apc is the default for User Name and Password.– For

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu43Event Actions (Web Interface Only)OverviewThe Actions option is available only on the Web interface’s Events menu.

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu44Severity levelsExcept for some System (embedded management card) events that do not have a severity level,events ar

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu45Email actionBy default, the Email action is enabled for all events that have a severity level assigned. However, be

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu1IntroductionProduct DescriptionFeatures of the PDUThe APC® Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is a stand-al

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu46Event RecipientsOverviewThe Web interface and control console both have options that allow you to define up to four

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu47E-mail FeatureOverviewYou can use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail to up to four recipients

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu48DNS serversThe Switched Rack PDU cannot send any e-mail messages unless the IP address of the primary DNS server is

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu49Email RecipientsIn the Web interface, the Recipients option of the Events menu or the Configure the Email recipient

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu50Setting DescriptioneGeneration Enables (by default) or disables sending e-mail to the recipient.FormatSelects the f

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu51How to Configure Individual EventsEvent List pageThe Actions option in the Events menu opens the “Event Action Conf

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu52System MenuIntroductionOverviewUse the System menu to do the following tasks:• Configure system identification, dat

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu53Menu optionsUnless noted, the following menu options are available in the control console and Web interface:• User

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu54Option SettingsUser ManagerUse this option to define the access values shared by the control console and the Web in

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu55Outlet ManagerUse the Outlet User Manager option to set up user accounts that have access only to certain outlets.

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu2Initial setupYou must define three TCP/IP settings for the Switched Rack PDU before it can operate on the network. •

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu56IdentificationUse this option to define the System Name, Contact, and Location values used by the SNMP agent for th

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu57Set Manually. Use this option in the Web interface, or Manual in the control console, to set Date and Time for the

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu58Synchronize with Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server. Use this option on the web interface, or Network Time Protocol

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu59Links (Web interface)Use this option to modify the links to APC Web pages..Reset to Defaults Resets all configurati

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu60About SystemThis option identifies the following hardware information for the Switched Rack PDU: Model Number, Seri

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu61Network MenuIntroductionOverviewUse the Network menu to do the following tasks:• Define TCP/IP settings, including

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu62Option SettingsTCP/IPUse this option to enable or disable BOOTP, and when BOOTP is disabled, to define the three TC

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu63Current TCP/IP settings fields. The current values for System IP, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, the MAC Address, Ho

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu64DNSConfigure Domain Name Service Settings fields. Use these fields to define the IP addresses of the primary and se

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu65Ping utility (control console)Select this option, available only in the control console, to check the network conne

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu3Access ProceduresOverviewThe PDU has two internal interfaces (control console and Web interface) which provide menus

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu66FTP Server, and Telnet & Web optionsEach of these options has a setting which enables (by default) or disables

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu67SNMPAn Access option (the Settings option in the control console) enables (by default) or disables SNMP. When SNMP

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu68EmailUse this option to define two SMTP settings (SMTP Server and From Address) used by the e-mail feature of the S

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu69Boot ModeIntroductionOverviewIn addition to using a BOOTP server or manual settings, the Switched Rack PDU can use

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu70DHCP & BOOTP boot processWhen Boot mode is set to its default DHCP & BOOTP setting, the following occurs wh

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu71DHCP Configuration SettingsSwitched Rack PDU settingsThe TCP/IP option in the Network menu of the Web interface and

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu72When Boot mode is set to DHCP Only, two options are available:• DHCP Cookie Is in the control console (or Require v

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu73DHCP response optionsEach valid DHCP response contains options that provide the TCP/IP settings that the Switched R

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu74Boot Mode Transition. Tag 2, Len 1, Data 1/2This option 43 setting enables or disables the After IP Assignment opti

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu75TCP/IP options. The Switched Rack PDU uses the following options within a valid DHCP response to define its TCP/IP

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu4Types of user accountsThe PDU has three levels of access (Administrator, Device Manager, and Outlet user), all of wh

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu76SecuritySecurity FeaturesPlanning and implementing security featuresAs a network device that passes information acr

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu77Summary of access methodsInterface Security Access NotesSerial Control ConsoleAccess is by user name and password.A

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu78Interface Security Access NotesAuthenticationAuthentication versus encryptionYou can select to use security feature

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®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu80Product InformationWarranty and ServiceLimited warrantyAPC warrants the Switched Rack PDU to be free from defects i

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu81Warranty limitationsExcept as provided herein, APC makes no warranties, express or implied, including warranties of

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu82daytime phone number; a copy of the sales receipt; and a check as payment, if applicable.5. Mark the RMA number cle

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu83Life-Support PolicyGeneral policyAmerican Power Conversion (APC) does not recommend the use of any of its products

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu84IndexAAbout System 28Accesslimiting NMS SNMP access by IP address 67Access Type setting 67Actions 43Advance

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu85Domain Name setting 71EE-mailconfiguring 47enabled by default for severe events 45enabling and disabling 50

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu5How to Recover From a Lost PasswordYou can use a local computer that connects to the PDU through the serial port on

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu86Web interface 24MMain screendisplaying identification 15firmware values displayed 15login date and time 16s

®®®®USER’S GUIDEswitched rack pdu87Tools 58User Manager 54TTCP/IPClient ID setting 71Current settings fields 63Domain Name setting 71Host Na

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