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1. pdu0532a y Sensor Temp 45 6 C Temp Humidity Hum 37 8 Software Info SKU Serial MAIN SELECT MAIN 4 SELECT IPv4 Address AOS LCD Contrast LCD Backlight PP X X X 5 9 On gt APP gt Press Select gt Press Select y X X X y to adjust y to switch y MAIN y SELECT MAIN y SELECT MAIN y SELECT MAIN y SELECT Ta AP8xxx Serial Number XXXXXXXXXX MAIN 4 SELECT 11 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Network Status LED Condition Description Off One of the following situations exists The Rack PDU is not receiving input power e The Rack PDU is not operating properly It may need to be repaired or replaced Contact APC Customer Support Solid Green The Rack PDU has valid TCP IP settings Solid Orange A hardware failure has been detected in the Rack PDU Contact APC Customer Support Flashing Green The Rack PDU does not have valid TCP IP settings Flashing Orange The Rack PDU is making BOOTP requests Alternately flashing green and orange If the LED is flashing slowly the Rack PDU is making DHCP requests If the LED is flashing rapidly the Rack PDU is starting up 1 If you do not use a BOOTP or DHCP server see Establishing Network Settings on page 4 to configure the TCP IP settings of the Rack PDU 2 To use a DHCP server see TCP IP and Communic
2. 75 Administration 5601 7 Local USCIS gt 2 ida a eee tee be tet 77 Setting user acceSs putes haw a 77 Remote USers ion eae ewes ee eee eee eee eee ns 78 Authentication Si eee ete ee ee ait egies 78 RADIUS cad cieer ctw eee eer ees cee te enw ee eee eee i 79 Configuring the RADIUS 6 506 80 Summary of the configuration procedure 5 80 Configuring a RADIUS server on UNIX with shadow passwords 80 Supported RADIUS servers 00 c cece eee eee eee 80 Inactivity TIMGOUE as 8 cena s 81 v Switched Rack PDU User Guide Administration Network Features 0 c scscsssesseeseeees TCP IP and Communication Settings 82 TCP IP 05 5011 0 000 esc at eee a a Ga Soe Gia ced ee eee 82 DHCP response options 200 e cece eee eee eee 83 Ping Response iii eee ieee eee hea eee ee ee 85 Port 50000 ei ew eee ea ewe ee ee eee 85 DNS oso da 86 2 A EA AAA Oey at Wee 87 05016 7 2007 A 0070 a ARA 89 SNMP eo tiara leis a we Ei 90 1 ocs6 eee a Hadi ea ee dae eae ihs 90 SNMPVS saio sce cece reece eee eee A eee ees 91 FIP Servet pepe pak oe eee oie Di a ae AS epee RR 93 Administration 0 101111081 Event ACHONS cor 94 Types of notification 2 00 cee eee 94 Configuring event actions 0c eee eee eee
3. Example To turn on outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt 010 7 E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide 42 olOnDelay 43 Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Set or view the time delay for the On Delayed command see olDlyOn on page 39 and for or a Reboot Delayed command see olDlyReboot on page 40 Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges lt time gt A time for the delay within the range of 1 to 7200 seconds 2 hours Example 1 To set a 6 second delay for turning on outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt olOnDelay 3 5 7 6 E000 Success Example 2 To view the delay for the On Delayed command for outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt olOnDelay 3 5 7 E000 Success 3 BobbysServer 6 sec 5 BillysServer 6 sec 6 JoesServer 6 sec 7 JacksServer 6 sec Switched Rack PDU User Guide olRbootTime Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Set or view the amount of time an outlet will remain off for a Reboot Delayed command see olDlyReboot on page
4. olName Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Set or view the name configured for an outlet Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Switched Rack PDU User Guide 40 Argument Definition lt newname gt The name for a specific outlet Use only letters and numbers Example To configure the name for outlet 3 to BobbysServer type apc gt olName 3 BobbysServer E000 Success 3 BobbysServer BillysServer JoesServer aD yu JacksServer olOff 41 Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Turn off an outlet or group of outlets without any delay Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example To turn off outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt 01055 7 E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide olOffDelay Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for out
5. Click Previous or Next to view the data recorded immediately before or after the data that is listed on the open page Click lt lt to return to the first page of the log or click gt gt to view the last page of the log To see the listed data on one page click Launch Log in New Window from the data log page to display a full screen view of the log Note In your browser s options JavaScript must be enabled for you to use the Launch Log in New Window button Alternatively you can use FTP or SCP to view the data log See How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files on page 75 To filter the log by date or time Logs gt Data gt log To display the entire data log or to change the number of days or weeks for which the log displays the most recent events select Last Select a time range from the drop down menu then click Apply The filter configuration is saved until the device restarts To display data logged during a specific time range select From Specify the beginning and ending times using the 24 hour clock format and dates for which to display data then click Apply The filter configuration is saved until the device restarts To delete the data log To delete all data recorded in the log click Clear Data Log on the Web page that displays the log Deleted data cannot be retrieved To set the data collection interval Logs gt Data gt interval Define in the Log Interval setting how frequ
6. TCP IP configuration 4 7 Telnet 15 Temp Humidity port front panel 10 Temperature sensor configuring thresholds 69 Temperature units Fahrenheit or Celsius 104 Test DNS query 86 e mail recipient settings 97 RADIUS server path 79 trap receiver 99 Time setting 102 129 Time Zone for synchronizing with NTP server 102 Timeout setting for RADIUS 79 To Address e mail recipients 96 Trap generation for trap receivers 98 Traps trap receivers 98 Troubleshooting management card access problems 121 verification checklist 121 U Unit Preference 104 Up Time control console main screen 16 in Web interface 106 Update Interval Date amp Time setting 102 Update Using NTP Now Date amp Time setting 102 Upgrade firmware 115 Upload event 113 URL address formats 52 USB port front panel 10 User access identification in control console interface 16 User access types of accounts 2 User configuration files contents 110 customizing 111 exporting system time separately 111 messages for undiscovered devices 113 overriding device specific values 110 retrieving and exporting 110 upload event and error messages 113 using file transfer protocols to transfer 112 using the APC utility to retrieve and transfer the files 111 112 Switched Rack PDU User s Guide 118 using the file as a boot file with DHCP 84 User Name default by account type 51 User names defining for each a
7. Switched Rack PDU User Guide Network Management Card Command Descriptions Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View a list of all the CLI commands available to your account type To view help text for a specific command type the command followed by a question mark Example To view a list of options that are accepted by the alarmcount command type alarmcount about Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View hardware and firmware information This information is useful in troubleshooting and enables you to determine if updated firmware is available at the APC Web site alarmcount Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description Option Arguments Description p all View the number of active alarms reported by the Rack PDU Information about the alarms is provided in the event log warning View the number of active warning alarms critical View the number of active critical alarms Example To view all active warning alarms type alarmcount p warning appcli Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description Access the AP79XX series Rack PDU Command Line Interface See AP79XX product documentation for command details 21 Switched Rack PDU User Guide boot Access Administrator only Description Define how the Rack PDU will obtain its network settings including the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Then config
8. Using the Utility for manual upgrades primarily on Linux Use an SCP command line to transfer the AOS firmware module to the Rack PDU The following example uses nnn to represent the version number of the AOS module scp apc_hw05_aos_nnn bin apce158 205 6 185 apc_hw05_aos_nnn bin Use a similar SCP command line with the name of the application module to transfer the application firmware module to the Rack PDU Always upgrade the AOS before the application module Use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack PDU To use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack PDU that is not on the network you must extract the firmware files from the Firmware Upgrade Utility see To extract the firmware files To transfer the files this procedure assumes bootmon does not need upgrading it is always necessary to upgrade the other two though 1 Ze 117 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service that uses the port Connect the provided serial configuration cable part number 940 0144 to the selected port and to the RJ 12 style serial port at the Rack PDU Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 57600 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control Switched Rack PDU User Guide 8 Press the Reset button on the Rack PDU then immediately press the Enter key twice or until the Boot Monitor prompt displays BM gt Type XMODEM then press ENTER From the terminal pr
9. 2 T 8 The firmware module files must be extracted see To extract the firmware files At a computer on the network open a command prompt window Go to the directory that contains the firmware files and list the files C gt cd ape C ape gt dir For file information see Firmware module files Rack PDU on page 115 Open an FTP client session C apce gt ftp Type open with the IP address of the Rack PDU and press ENTER If the port setting for the FTP Server has changed from its default of 21 you must use the non default value in the FTP command For Windows FTP clients separate a non default port number from the IP address by a space For example showing a space before 21000 ftp gt open 150 250 6 10 21000 Some FTP clients require a colon instead before the port number Log on as Administrator apc is the default user name and password Upgrade the AOS Always upgrade the AOS before the application module ftp gt bin ftp gt put apc_hw05_aos_nnn bin where nnn is the firmware version number When FTP confirms the transfer type quit to close the session After 20 seconds repeat step 3 through step 7 using the application module file name at step 6 SCP To use Secure CoPy SCP to upgrade firmware for the Rack PDU follow these steps this procedure assumes bootmon does not need upgrading it is always necessary to upgrade the other two though 1 2 Locate the firmware modules see
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11. Types of User Accounts The Rack PDU has four levels of access Administrator Device User Read Only User and Outlet User which are protected by user name and password requirements e An Administrator can use all of the menus in the Web interface and all of the commands in the command line interface The default user name and password are both apc e A Device User can access only the following In the Web interface the menus on the Device Manager tab the Environment tab and the event and data logs accessible under the Events and Data headings on the left navigation menu of the Logs tab The event and data logs display no button to clear the log In the command line interface the equivalent features and options The default user name is device and the default password is apc e A Read Only User has the following restricted access Access through the Web interface only Access to the same tabs and menus as a Device User but without the capability to change configurations control devices delete data or use file transfer options Links to configuration options are visible but disabled The event and data logs display no button to clear the log The default user name is readonly and the default password is ape To set User Name and Password values for the three account types above see Setting user access on page 77 e An Outlet User has the following restricted access Access through the Web int
12. Up Time 0 Days 21 Hours 21 Minutes Two fields identify when you logged in by date and time Date 10 30 2009 Time 5 58 30 The User field identifies whether you logged in through the Administrator or Device Manager account The Read Only User account cannot access the command line interface User Administrator Switched Rack PDU User Guide 16 17 e A Stat field reports the Rack PDU status Stat P N At P The APC operating system AOS is functioning properly IPv4 IPv6 IPv4and Description only only IPv6 N N N4 N6 The network is functioning properly N N4 6 A BOOTP request cycle is in progress N 6 4 6 The Rack PDU failed to connect to the network N N6 N4 N6 Another device is using the Rack PDU IP address The N4 and N6 values can be different from one another you could for example have N4 N6 A The application is functioning properly A The application has a bad checksum A The application is initializing A The application is not compatible with the AOS If P is not displayed contact APC support staff Switched Rack PDU User Guide Using the Command Line Interface At the command line interface use commands to configure the Rack PDU To use a command type the command and press ENTER Commands and arguments are valid in lowercase uppercase or mixed case Option
13. displaying identification 16 firmware values displayed 16 login date and time 16 status 17 Up Time 16 User access identification 16 Management Card troubleshooting access problems 121 Menus Logs 70 Network 82 Notification 94 Security 77 Message Generation Syslog setting 101 N Network menu 82 Network status LED front panel 10 12 Network Time Protocol NTP 102 NMS IP Host Name for trap receivers 98 Notification menu 94 Notification delaying or repeating 94 O OK Warning Overload LED front panel 10 13 Outlet groups creating local groups 61 deleting 61 editing 61 enabling 60 follower 58 global 58 initiator 58 local 58 purpose and benefits 59 rules for configuring 59 system requirements 59 typical configurations 62 Outlet LED 10 Outlet Restrictions Overload 58 Outlet settings configuring 65 Outlets global 58 Overload Outlet Restrictions 58 Override keyword user configuration file 110 P Paging by using e mail 96 Passwords default for all account types 51 defining for each account type 7 for data log repository 74 recovery 8 Peak load 56 resetting kWh resetting 57 Ping utility for troubleshooting access 121 Port speed configuring for Ethernet 85 Ports FTP server 26 93 HTTP and HTTPS 87 RADIUS server 29 79 Telnet and SSH 89 Power Off Delay 65 Power On Delay 65 Primary NTP Server 102 Switched Rack PDU User s Guide Proxy servers configuring n
14. 40 Example 1 To view the time set for outlets 3 and 5 through 7 to remain off during a reboot type apc gt ol E 1 O WwW Joesserver JacksServer LRbootTime 3 5 7 000 Success 3 BobbysServer 4 sec BillysServer 5 sec 7 sec 2 sec Example 2 To set the time for outlets 3 and 5 through 7 to remain off during a reboot type apc gt ol E Sa 5z 6 JoesServer 7 JacksServer olRboot LRbootTime 3 5 7 10 000 Success BobbysServer 10 sec BillysServer 10 sec 10 sec 10 sec Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Cycle power to an outlet or group of outlets without any delays If more than one outlet is specified then those outlets will be cycled together Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example To reboot outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt olReboot 3 5 7 E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide 44 olStatus Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description View the status of specified outlets Argument Definitio
15. 61 Edit or delete an outlet group 1 61 From the Device Manager tab select Information from the Outlet Groups left navigation menu Under Configured Outlet Groups click on the number or name of the outlet group to edit or delete When editing an outlet group you can do any of the following Rename the outlet group Add or remove outlets by clicking the checkboxes to mark or unmark them Note You cannot remove an outlet from an outlet group that contains only two outlets unless the remaining outlet is a global outlet To delete the outlet group click Delete Outlet Group Switched Rack PDU User Guide Typical outlet group configurations The following configuration shows two Rack PDUs each with eight outlet groups Each outlet group consists of a single global outlet Each outlet group on the first Rack PDU is linked to the outlet group in the same location on the second Rack PDU One power cord of a dual corded server is connected to each outlet on the first Rack PDU and its other cord is connected to the corresponding outlet on the second Rack PDU ensuring that output power from both power sources to the server will turn on or off in a synchronized manner in response to an outlet control action O Server 1 gt Server 2 6 S Server 3 6 Server 4 gt Server 5 2 Server 6 2 6 G Server 7 2 Server 8 gt pdu0282a Switched Rack PDU User
16. Automatic log off for inactivity 81 BOOTP Rack PDU and BOOTP server communication 5 Status LED indicating BOOTP requests 12 Browsers error messages 52 types and versions supported 51 C Certificates how to create view or remove 88 Coldstart Delay 57 Command line interface 14 command descriptions 21 21 about 21 alarmcount 21 bkLowLoad 34 bkNearOver 34 bkOverLoad 34 bkReading 35 bkRestrictions 35 boot 22 23 cd 22 date 24 delete 25 devLowLoad 35 devNearOver 36 devOverLoad 36 devReading 36 devStartDly 37 dir 25 dns 25 eventlog 26 exit 26 format 26 FTP 26 help 27 humLow 37 humMin 37 humReading 38 netstat 27 ntp 27 olAssignUsr 38 olCancelCmd 38 olDlyOff 39 olDlyOn 39 olDlyReboot 40 olGroups 40 olName 40 olOff 41 olOffDelay 42 olOn 2 olOnDelay 43 olRbootTime 44 Switched Rack PDU User s Guide olReboot 44 olStatus 45 olUnasgnUsr 45 phNearOver 45 46 phOverLoad 46 phReading 47 phRestrictn 47 ping 27 portSpeed 28 prodInfo 47 prompt 28 quit 28 radius 29 reboot 30 resetToDef 30 sensorName 48 snmp snmp3 30 system 30 tcpip 31 tcpip6 31 tempHigh 48 tempMax 48 tempReading 49 user 32 userAdd 49 userDelete 49 userList 50 web 32 whoami 50 xferINI 33 xferStatus 33 command syntax 19 20 configuring access 89 configuring TCP IP settings 7 logging on 15 main screen 16 remote access 15 Community Name for trap receivers 98 Configuring RADIUS authentication 79 Contact i
17. Delay t Reboot Immediate Remove power from each selected outlet Then apply power to each of these outlets according to its value for Reboot Duration Reboot Delayed Remove power from each selected outlet according to its value for Power Off Delay Wait until all outlets are off the highest value for Reboot Duration and then apply power to each outlet according to its value for Power On Delay j Cancel Pending Commands Cancel all commands pending for the selected outlets and keep them in their present state Note For global outlet groups you can cancel a command only from the inter face of the initiator outlet group The action will cancel the command for the ini tiator outlet group and all follower outlet groups outlet are used t If a local outlet group is selected only the configured delays and reboot duration of the lowest numbered outlet of the group are used If a global outlet group is selected only the configured delays and reboot duration of the global Switched Rack PDU User Guide 64 Configure outlet settings and the outlet name 65 The following settings are available Setting Description Name Set the name for one or more outlets The name is displayed next to the outlet number on status screens External Link Define an HTTP or HTTPS link to a Web site or IP address http www apc com links the outlet to the home page of the APC Web site http
18. Description View the result of the last file transfer See Verifying Upgrades and Updates on page 120 for descriptions of the transfer result codes 33 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Device Command Descriptions bk Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the bank low load threshold current in amps You can specify all banks a single bank a range or a comma separated list of single banks and or ranges Example 1 To set the low load threshold for all banks to 1A type apc gt bk 811 1 E000 Success Example 2 To view the low load threshold setting for banks 1 through 3 type apc gt bk 1 3 E000 Success 1 1 2 1A 3 1A bkNearOver Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the bank near overload threshold current in amps You can specify all banks a single bank a range or a comma separated list of single banks and or ranges Example 1 To set the near overload threshold for all banks to 10A type apc gt bkNearOver all 10 E000 Success Example 2 To view the near overload threshold setting for banks through 3 type apc gt bkNearOver 1 3 E000 Success 1 10 A 2 10 A 3 10 A bkOverLoad Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the bank overload threshold current in amps You can specify all banks a single bank a range or a comma separated list of single banks and or ranges Example 1 To set the bank overload threshold for all banks t
19. In addition the command line interface enables you to create scripts for automated operation An Administrator has full access to the command line interface a Device user and Outlet User have limited access and a Read Only user is completely restricted For additional details see Types of User Accounts on page 2 You can configure all parameters of a Rack PDU including those for which there are not specific CLI commands by using the CLI to transfer an INI file to the Rack PDU The CLI uses XMODEM to perform the transfer However you cannot read the current INI file through XMODEM Switched Rack PDU User Guide 14 Logging on to the Command Line Interface To access the command line interface you can use either a local serial connection or a remote Telnet or SSH connection with a computer on the same network as the Rack PDU Remote access to the command line interface You can access the command line interface through Telnet or SSH Telnet is enabled by default Enabling SSH disables Telnet To enable or disable these access methods use the Web interface On the Administration tab select Network on the top menu bar and then the access option under Console on the left navigation menu Telnet for basic access Telnet provides the basic security of authentication by user name and password but not the high security benefits of encryption To use Telnet to access the command line interface 1 From a computer that has a
20. Launch the Wizard The installation creates a shortcut link in the Start menu to launch the Wizard Configure the basic TCP IP settings remotely Prepare to configure the settings Before you run the Wizard 1 Ze Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP IP settings If you are configuring multiple unconfigured Rack PDUs or network enabled devices obtain the MAC address of each one to identify 1t when the Wizard discovers it The Wizard displays the MAC address on the screen on which you then enter the TCP IP settings The MAC address can be found e On a label on the device On the Quality Assurance slip that came with the Rack PDU or device Run the Wizard to perform the configuration To discover and configure the unconfigured Rack PDUs or network enabled devices over the network 1 From the Start menu launch the Wizard The Wizard detects the first Rack PDU or network enabled device that is not configured Select Remotely over the network and click Next gt Enter the system IP subnet mask and default gateway for the Rack PDU or device identified by the MAC address Click Next gt On the Transmit Current Settings Remotely screen if you check mark Start a Web browser when finished the default Web browser connects to the Rack PDU or device after the Wizard transmits the settings Click Finish to transmit the settings If the IP address you entered is in use on the network the Wizard prompts
21. NTP server Setting Definition Primary NTP Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the primary NTP server Secondary NTP Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the secondary NTP server when a secondary server is available Time Zone Select a time zone The number of hours preceding each time zone in the list is the offset from Coordinated Universal Time UTC formerly Greenwich Mean Time Update Interval Define how often in hours the Rack PDU accesses the NTP Server for an update Minimum 1 Maximum 8760 1 year Update Using NTP Now Initiate an immediate update of the date and time by the NTP Server Switched Rack PDU User Guide 102 Daylight saving Path Administration gt General gt Date amp Time gt daylight saving Enable traditional United States Daylight Saving Time DST or enable and configure a customized daylight saving time to match how Daylight Saving Time is implemented in your local area DST is disabled by default When customizing Daylight Saving Time DST e Ifthe local DST always starts or ends on the fourth occurrence of a specific weekday of a month e g the fourth Sunday choose Fourth Last If a fifth Sunday occurs in that month in a subsequent year the time setting still changes on the fourth Sunday Ifthe local DST always starts or ends on the last occurrence of a specific weekday of a month whether it is the fourth or the fifth occurrence choo
22. Sensor AP9335TH 7 In and Out ports For future use USB port For use with a flash drive for firmware upgrades Outlet status LED Illuminates green when the outlet is energized Each outlet has an outlet LED RJ 12 Serial Port Port for connecting the Rack PDU to a terminal emulator program for local access to the command line interface Use the supplied serial cable APC part number 940 0144A 11 10 100 Base T Connector Connects the Rack PDU to the network BD Network status LED See Network Status LED on page 12 10 100 LED See 10 100 LED on page 12 Reset button Resets the Rack PDU without affecting the outlet status Switched Rack PDU User Guide 10 Display tree Appears only when a sensor is connected Applies to select Rack PDUs only Applies to 3 phase Rack PDUs only Main Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 117V 117V 117V gt 53A 2a 52 LSSI 52A i 0 61 kW 0 60 kW 0 60 kW i MAIN y SELECT MAIN y SELECT MAIN y SELECT i Applies to 3 phase Applies to 3 phase 5 sec Rack PDUs only Rack PDUs only 5 sec Sensor Bank Current Phase Current Temp 45 6 C 1 3 0A 1 5 3A 5 sec 5 sec Hum 37 8 e 2 3 0A gt 2 5 2 gt l 3 3 0 A 3 5 2A MAIN y SELECT MAIN y SELECT MAIN 4 SELECT
23. a four digit date format in your spreadsheet application to display all four digits If you are using the encryption based security protocols for your system use SCP to retrieve the log file If you are using unencrypted authentication methods for the security of your system use FTP to retrieve the log file See the Security Handbook available at www apc com for information on available protocols and methods for setting up the type of security you need To use SCP to retrieve the files To use SCP to retrieve the event txt file use the following command scp username hostname_or_ip_address event txt event txt To use SCP to retrieve the data txt file use the following command scp username hostname_or_ip_address data txt data txt Switched Rack PDU User Guide To use FTP to retrieve the files To use FTP to retrieve the event txt or data txt file 1 Ata command prompt type ftp and the IP address of the Rack PDU and press ENTER If the Port setting for the FTP Server option set through the Network menu of the Administration tab has been changed from its default 21 you must use the non default value in the FTP command For Windows FTP clients use the following command including spaces For some FTP clients you must use a colon instead of a space between the IP address and the port number ftp gt open ip address port_number To set a non default port value to enhance security for the FTP Server see FTP S
24. address b Export the copy of the customized ini file to the root directory of the receiving Rack PDU ftp gt put filename ini Exporting the file to multiple Rack PDUs To export the ini file to multiple Rack PDUs e Use FTP or SCP but write a script that incorporates and repeats the steps used for exporting the file to a single Rack PDU Use a batch processing file and the ini file utility To create the batch file and use the utility see Release Notes ini File Utility version 1 0 available at www apc com Switched Rack PDU User Guide 112 The Upload Event and Error Messages The event and its error messages The following event occurs when the receiving Rack PDU completes using the ini file to update its settings Configuration file upload complete with number valid values If a keyword section name or value is invalid the upload by the receiving Rack PDU succeeds and additional event text states the error Event text Description Configuration file warning Invalid A line with an invalid keyword or value is ignored keyword on line number Configuration file warning Invalid value on line number Configuration file warning Invalid If a section name is invalid all keyword value pairs in that section section on line number are ignored Configuration file warning Keyword A keyword entered at the beginning of the file 1 6 before any found outside of a section on line number sect
25. and seconds Use the 24 hour clock format f mm dd yy Select the numerical format in which to display all dates in this user dd mm yyyy interface Each letter m for month d for day and y for year represents mmm dd yy one digit Single digit days and months are displayed with a leading zero dd mmm yy yyyy mm dd Z lt time zone Set the difference with GMT in order to specify your time zone This enables offset gt you to synchronize with other people in different time zones Example 1 To display the date using the format yyyy mm dd type date f yyyy mm dd Example 2 To define the date as October 30 2009 using the format configured in the preceding example type date d 2009 10 30 Example 3 To define the time as 5 21 03 p m type date t 17 21 03 Switched Rack PDU User Guide delete dir dns 25 Access Administrator only Description Delete a file in the file system Argument Description lt file name gt Type the name of the file to delete Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View the files and folders stored on the Rack PDU Access Administrator only Definition Configure the manual Domain Name System DNS settings Parameter Argument Description OM enable disable Override the manual DNS p lt primary DNS Set the primary DNS server server gt s lt secondary DNS Set the se
26. assigned Description Cycles power to an outlet or a group of outlets The specified outlets will be turned off based on the configured Power Off Delay see olOffDelay on page 42 After the longest Reboot Duration see olRbootTime on page 44 of the selected outlets the outlets will then begin to turn on based on the configured Power On Delays see olOnDelay on page 43 set for the specified outlets Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example 1 To cycle power to outlets 3 5 through 7 and 10 type apc gt olDlyReboot 3 5 7 10 E000 Success Example 2 To cycle power to an outlet with the configured name of Outletl type apc gt olDlyReboot outletl E000 Success olGroups Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User Description List the outlet synchronization groups defined on the switched rack PDU See Configure and Control Outlet Groups on page 58 for more information Example To list outlets synchronization groups type apc gt olGroups E000 Success Outlet Group A 159 215 6 141 lt Outlets 2 4 5 159 215 6 143 gt Outlets 2 8 Outlet Group B 159 215 6 141 gt Outlets 159 215 6 166 gt Outlets
27. configuration settings Example To reset all of the configuration changes except the TCP IP settings for the Rack PDU type resetToDef keepip snmp snmpv3 Access Administrator only Description Enable or disable SNMP 1 or SNMP 3 Option Arguments Description S enable disable Enable or display the respective version of SNMP 1 3 Example To enable SNMP version 1 type snmp S enable system Access Administrator only Description View and set the system name the contact the location and view up time as well as the date and time the logged on user and the high level system status P N A see About the Main Screen on page 16 for more information about system status Option Argument Description n lt system name gt Define the device name the name of the person responsible for the device and the physical location of the device Note If you define a value with more than one word you must enclose the value in quotation marks These values are also used by InfraStruxure Central and the Rack PDU s SNMP agent C lt system contact gt 1 lt system location gt Example 1 To set the device location as Test Lab type system 1 Test Lab Example 2 To set the system name as Don Adams type system Don Adams Switched Rack PDU User Guide tcpip Access Administrator only Description View and manually
28. configure these network settings for the Rack PDU Option Argument Description i lt IP address gt Type the IP address of the Rack PDU using the format xxx xxx xxx xxx S lt subnet mask gt Type the subnet mask for the Rack PDU g lt gateway gt Type the IP address of the default gateway Do not use the loopback address 127 0 0 1 as the default gateway d lt domain name gt Type the DNS name configured by the DNS server h lt host name gt Type the host name that the Rack PDU will use Example 1 To view the network settings of the Rack PDU type tcpip and press ENTER Example 2 To manually configure an IP address of 150 250 6 10 for the Rack PDU type tcpip i 150 250 6 10 tcpip6 Access Administrator only Description Enable IPv6 and view and manually configure these network settings for the Rack PDU Option Argument Description S enable disable Enable or disable IPv6 man enable disable Enable manual addressing for the IPv6 address of the Rack PDU auto enable disable Enable the Rack PDU to automatically configure the IPv6 address i lt IPv6 address gt Set the IPv6 address of the Rack PDU g lt IPv6 gateway gt Set the IPv6 address of the default gateway d6 router statefull Set the DHCPv6 mode with parameters of router controlled statefull statelss never for address and other information they maintain their status stateless for
29. denied access File not found The TFTP or FTP server could not locate the requested file File type unknown The file was downloaded but the contents were not recognized File corrupt The file was downloaded but at least one Cyclical Redundancy Check CRC failed Verify the version numbers of installed firmware Use the Web interface to verify the versions of the upgraded firmware modules by selecting the Administration tab General on the top menu bar and About on the left navigation menu or use an SNMP GET to the MIB II sysDescr OID In the command line interface use the about command Switched Rack PDU User Guide 120 Troubleshooting Rack PDU Access Problems For problems that persist or are not described here see the back cover of this manual Problem Solution Unable to ping the Rack PDU If the Rack PDU s Status LED is green try to ping another node on the same network segment as the Rack PDU If that fails it is not a problem with the Rack PDU If the Status LED is not green or if the ping test succeeds perform the following checks Verify all network connections Verify the IP addresses of the Rack PDU and the NMS If the NMS is on a different physical network or subnetwork from the Rack PDU verify the IP address of the default gateway or router e Verify the number of subnet bits for the Rack PDU s subnet mask Cannot allocate the communications por
30. information other than address the status is not maintained never Example 1 To view the network settings of the Rack PDU type tcpip6 and press ENTER Example 2 To manually configure an IPv6 address of 2001 0 0 0 0 FFD3 0 57ab for the Rack PDU type tepip i 2001 0 0 0 0 FFD3 0 57ab 31 Switched Rack PDU User Guide user Access Administrator only Description Configure the user name password and inactivity timeout for the Administrator Device User and Read Only User account types For information on the permissions granted to each account type see Types of User Accounts on page 2 Option Argument Description an lt admin name gt Set the case sensitive user name for each account type The maximum dn lt device name gt length is 10 characters rn lt read only name gt ap lt admin password gt Set the case sensitive password for each account type The maximum dp lt device password gt length is 32 characters Blank passwords passwords with no characters rp lt read only password gt are not allowed t lt minutes gt Configure the time 3 minutes by default that the system waits before logging off an inactive user Example 1 To change the Administrator user name to XYZ type user an XYZ Example 2 To change the log off time to 10 minutes type user t web 10 Access Administrator only Description Enable access to the Web interf
31. location of DNS servers but NOT to provide addresses This is known as DHCPv6 stateless Never Select this to disable DHCPv6 Switched Rack PDU User Guide 84 Ping Response Path Administration gt Network gt Ping Response Select the Enable check box for IPv4 Ping Response to allow the Network Management Card to respond to network pings Clear the check box to disable an NMC response This does not apply to IPv6 Port Speed Path Administration gt Network gt Port Speed The Port Speed setting defines the communication speed of the TCP IP port For Auto negotiation the default Ethernet devices negotiate to transmit at the highest possible speed but if the supported speeds of two devices are unmatched the slower speed is used Alternatively you can choose 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps each with the option of half duplex communication in only one direction at a time or full duplex communication in both directions on the same channel simultaneously 85 Switched Rack PDU User Guide DNS Path Administration gt Network gt DNS gt options Use the options under DNS to configure and test the Domain Name System DNS e Select Primary DNS Server or Secondary DNS Server to specify the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the primary and optional secondary DNS server For the Rack PDU to send e mail you must at least define the IP address of the primary DNS server The Rack PDU waits up to 15 seconds for a resp
32. must then use a colon or a space as required by your Telnet client program to specify the non default port For example for port 5000 and an IP address of 152 214 12 114 your Telnet client requires one of the these commands telnet 152 214 12 114 5000 telnet 152 214 12 114 5000 e SSH Port The SSH port used to communicate with the Rack PDU 22 by default You can change the port setting to any unused port from 5000 to 32768 for additional security See the documentation for your SSH client for the command line format required to specify a non default port ssh host Status indicates the status of the host key private key key e SSH Disabled No host key in use When disabled SSH cannot use a host key e Generating The Rack PDU is creating a host key because no valid host key was found Loading A host key is being activated on the Rack PDU Valid One of the following valid host keys is in the ssh directory the required location on the Rack PDU eA 1024 bit or 2048 bit host key created by the Security Wizard eA 2048 bit RSA host key generated by the Rack PDU Add or Replace Browse to and upload a host key file created by the Security Wizard To use the APC Security Wizard see the Security Handbook available at www apc com Note To reduce the time required to enable SSH create and upload a host key in advance If you enable SSH with no host key loaded the Rack PDU takes up
33. pdu_ip_address where pdu_ip_address is the IP address of the Rack PDU and links the outlet to the Web interface of the Rack PDU at the IP address enabling authorized users to log on Power On Delay Set the number of seconds that the Rack PDU waits after a command is issued before applying power to an outlet Note To configure an outlet to remain off at all times select the Never radio button next to Power On Delay Power Off Delay Set the number of seconds that the Rack PDU waits after a command is issued before removing power from an outlet Note To configure an outlet to remain on at all times select the Never radio but ton next to Power Off Delay Reboot Duration Set the number of seconds an outlet remains off before restarting To configure outlet settings or outlet names select the Device Manager tab and then Configuration from the left navigation menu Click the Configure Multiple Outlets button in the Outlet Configuration section or click the outlet name e Configure outlet settings for multiple outlets Select the checkboxes next to the numbers of the outlets you want to modify or select the All Outlets checkbox Enter values for Name and Link and click the Apply button immediately below the list Enter values for Power On Delay Power Off Delay or Reboot Duration and click the Apply button immediately below the list e Configure outlet settings for a single outlet Enter
34. the primary server server gt s lt secondary Specify the secondary server NTP server gt Example 1 To enable the override of manual setting type ntp OM enable Example 2 To specify the primary NTP server type ntp p 150 250 6 10 Access Administrator Device User Description Determine whether the device with the IP address or DNS name you specify is connected to the network Four inquiries are sent to the address Argument Description lt IP address or DNS name gt Type an IP address with the format xxx xxx xxx xxx or the DNS name configured by the DNS server Example To determine whether a device with an IP address of 150 250 6 10 is connected to the network type ping 150 250 6 10 Switched Rack PDU User Guide portSpeed Access Administrator Description Option Arguments Description s auto 10H 10F Define the communication speed of the Ethernet port The auto command 100H 100 F enables the Ethernet devices to negotiate to transmit at the highest possible speed See Port Speed on page 85 for more information about the port speed settings Example To configure the TCP IP port to communicate using 100 Mbps with half duplex communication communication in only one direction at a time type portspeed s 100H prompt quit Access Administrator Device User Description Configure the command line interface prompt to include or excl
35. to one minute to create a host key and the SSH server is not accessible during that time Remove Remove the current host key Note To use SSH you must have an SSH client installed Most Linux and other UNIX platforms include an SSH client but Microsoft Windows operating systems do not Clients are available from various vendors 89 Switched Rack PDU User Guide SNMP All user names passwords and community names for SNMP are transferred over the network as plain text If your network requires the high security of encryption disable SNMP access or set the access for each community to Read A community with Read access can receive status information and use SNMP traps When using InfraStruxure Central to manage a Rack PDU on the public network of an InfraStruxure system you must have SNMP enabled in the Rack PDU interface Read access will allow the InfraStruxure device to receive traps from the Rack PDU but Write access is required while you use the interface of the Rack PDU to set the InfraStruxure device as a trap receiver SNMPv1 For detailed information on enhancing and managing the security of your system see the Security Handbook available at www apc com Path Administration gt Network gt SNMPv1 gt options Option Description access Enable SNMPv1 Access Enables SNMP version 1 as a method of communication with this device access You can configure up to four access control entr
36. to remove it from view Text at the upper right corner of the event log page indicates that a filter is active As Administrator click Save As Default to save this filter as the default log view for all users If you do not click Save As Default the filter is active until you clear it or until the Rack PDU restarts To remove an active filter click Filter Log then Clear Filter Show All Note Events are processed through the filter using OR logic Events that you do not select from the Filter By Severity list never display in the filtered event log even if the event occurs in a category you selected from the Filter by Category list Events that you do not select from the Filter by Category list never display in the filtered event log even if devices in the category enter an alarm state you selected from the Filter by Severity list To delete the log Logs gt Events gt log To delete all events recorded in the log click Clear Log on the Web page that displays the log Deleted events cannot be retrieved To disable the logging of events based on their assigned severity level or their event category see Configuring by event on page 95 Switched Rack PDU User Guide To configure reverse lookup Logs gt Events gt reverse lookup Reverse lookup is disabled by default Enable this feature unless you have no DNS server configured or have poor network performance because of heavy network traffic With reverse look
37. value However if a circuit breaker trips there is no definitive indication that the circuit breaker is open other than that the current for that bank will drop Set the Low Load Warning Threshold to 1 amp for these reasons The default setting for the Low Load Warning Threshold is 0 amps This effectively disables the warning With a setting of 0 amps for the Low Load Warning Threshold the Web interface will not indicate that a circuit breaker may have tripped e A 1 amp detection threshold for the Low Load Warning for Bank Load Management will help to indicate that a circuit breaker may have tripped To configure load thresholds 1 Click the Device Manager tab 2 To configure load thresholds for the device phases or banks make a selection from the Load Management menu 3 Set Overload Alarm Near Overload Warning and Low Load Warning thresholds 4 Click Apply Switched Rack PDU User Guide 56 57 Configuring the Name and Location of the Rack PDU Path Device Manager gt Device Load The name and location you enter appear on the Home tab Note You can set the Name and Location through either the Device Manager tab or the Administration tab A change in one affects the other 1 Click the Device Manager tab then device load from the Load Management menu 2 Enter a name and location 3 Click Apply Setting the Coldstart Delay for the Rack PDU Path Device Manager gt Device Load The Coldstart Delay i
38. values for Name and Link and click the Apply button immediately below the list Enter values for Power On Delay Power Off Delay or Reboot Duration and click the Apply button immediately below the list Switched Rack PDU User Guide Scheduling Outlet Actions Actions you can schedule To configure values for Power On Delay Power Off Delay and Reboot Duration for each outlet see Configure outlet settings and the outlet name on page 65 Although you must use the Web interface to schedule outlet actions you can set these values in either the Web or command line interfaces For any outlets you select you can schedule any of the actions listed in the following table to occur daily at intervals of one two four or eight weeks or only once Option Description No Action Do nothing On Immediate Apply power to the selected outlets On Delayed Apply power to each selected outlet according to its value for Power On Delay Off Immediate Remove power from the selected outlets Off Delayed Remove power from each selected outlet according to its value for Power Off Delay t Reboot Immediate Remove power from each selected outlet Then apply power to each of these outlets according to its value for Reboot Duration Reboot Delayed Remove power from each selected outlet according to its value for Power Off Delay Wait until all outlets are off the highest value for Reboot Duratio
39. view the phase near overload threshold in kilowatts You can specify all phases a single phase a range or a comma separated list of phases Example 1 To view the measurement for current for phase 3 type apc gt phReading 3 current E000 Success 3 4 A Example 2 To view the voltage for each phase type apc gt phReading all voltage E000 Success Aes R20 Y 2 120 V 3 120 V Example 3 To view the power for phase 2 type apc gt phReading 2 power E000 Success 2 40 W phRestrictn Access Administrator Description Set or view the overload restriction feature to prevent outlets from turning on when the overload alarm threshold is violated Acceptable arguments are none near and over To specify phases choose from the following options Type a11 a single phase a range or a comma separated list of phases Example 1 To set the overload restriction for phase three to none type apc gt phRestrictn 3 none E000 Success Example 2 To view the overload restrictions for all phases type apc gt phRestrictn all E000 Success 1 over 2 near 3 none prodinfo Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View information about the Rack PDU 47 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Example 800 lt 0 E000 Success AOS vxX X X X Switched Rack PDU Model AP8XXX Present Outlets 8 Switched Outlets 8 Metered Outlets 0 Max Current 20 A Phases 1 sen
40. whether the M or the O flag is set The NMC interprets the state of the M Managed Address Configuration Flag and O Other Stateful Configuration Flag bits for the following cases e Neither is set Indicates the local network has no DHCPV6 infrastructure The NMC uses router advertisements and manual configuration to get addresses that are not link local and other settings M or M and O are set In this situation full DHCPv6 address configuration occurs DHCPv6 is used to obtain addresses AND other configuration settings This is known as DHCPv6 stateful Once the M flag has been received the DHCPv6 address configuration stays in effect until the interface in question has been closed This is true even if subsequent router advertisement packets are received in which the M flag is not set If an O flag is received first then an M flag is received subsequently the NMC performs full address configuration upon receipt of the M flag e Only O is set In this situation the NMC sends a DHCPv6 Info Request packet DHCPv6 will be used to configure other settings such as location of DNS servers but NOT to provide addresses This is known as DHCPv6 stateless Address and Other Information With this radio box selected DHCPv6 is used to obtain addresses AND other configuration settings This is known as DHCPv6 stateful Non Address Information Only With this radio box selected DHCPv6 will be used to configure other settings such as
41. 8 Configure and Control Outlet 30005 58 Outlet group terminology eee eee ee eee 58 Purpose and benefits of outlet groupS ooooooo o 59 System requirements for outlet groups 774 59 Rules for configuring outlet groups 59 Enable outlet groupS 00 cee eee eee eee eee eee 60 Create a local outlet o 61 Create multiple global outlet groups 61 Edit or delete an outlet group o 61 Typical outlet group configurations 62 Verify your setup and configuration for global outlet groups 63 Switched Rack PDU User Guide iv Outlet Settings for Outlets and Outlet Groups 64 Initiate a control action 2 0 ee 64 Configure outlet settings and the outlet name 65 Scheduling Outlet Acti0NS oooooooooooommomo 66 Actions you can 500006 eee eee eee eee 66 Schedule an outlet event 7 67 Edit disable enable or delete a scheduled outlet event 67 Outlet Manager Menu 000 cece eee eee 68 Configure an outlet user 20 e eee eee eee eee 68 029 Configuring Temperature and Humidity Sensors 69 LOS TO Using the Event and Data 0605 8 20 iia a eaten ie 70 Data 00 niiina e i a tees ine we eee ea 73 How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files
42. APC Service Type Admin e Add user names and attributes to the RADIUS user file and verify the password against etc passwd The following example is for users bconners and thawk bconners Auth Type System APC Service Type Admin thawk Auth Type System APC Service Type Devic Supported RADIUS servers FreeRADIUS and Microsoft IAS 2003 are supported Other commonly available RADIUS applications may work but have not been fully tested Switched Rack PDU User Guide 80 Inactivity Timeout Path Administration gt Security gt Auto Log Off Use this option to configure the time 3 minutes by default that the system waits before logging off an inactive user If you change this value you must log off for the change to take effect off by clicking Log Off at the upper right Because that user is still considered to be logged on no user can log on until the time specified as Minutes of Inactivity expires For example with the default value for Minutes of Inactivity if a user closes the browser window without logging off no user can log on for 3 minutes Q Note This timer continues to run if a user closes the browser window without first logging 81 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Administration Network Features TCP IP and Communication Settings TCP IP settings Path Administration gt Network gt TCP IP The TCP IP option on the left navigation menu selected by default when you choose Netw
43. Access only by an NMS on the 149 225 segment 149 255 255 255 Access only by an NMS on the 149 segment e 0 0 0 0 the default setting which can also be expressed as 255 255 255 255 Access by any NMS on any segment Access Type The actions an NMS can perform through the community e Read GETS only at any time e Write GETS at any time and SETS when no user is logged onto the Web interface or command line interface e Write GETS and SETS at any time Disable No GETS or SETS at any time Switched Rack PDU User Guide 90 SNMPv3 Path Administration gt Network gt SNMPv3 gt options For SNMP GETs SETs and trap receivers SNMPv3 uses a system of user profiles to identify users An SNMPv3 user must have a user profile assigned in the MIB software program to perform GETs and SETs browse the MIB and receive traps Note To use SNMPy3 you must have a MIB program that supports SNMPv3 The Rack PDU supports SHA or MDS authentication and AES or DES encryption Option Description access SNMPv3 Access Enables SNMPv3 as a method of communication with this device user By default lists the settings of four user profiles configured with the user names apc snmp profiles profilel through apc snmp profile4 and no authentication and no privacy no encryption To edit the following settings for a user profile click a user name in the list User Name The identifier of the user profile SNMP version 3 m
44. Four levels of user access accounts Administrator Device User Read Only User and Outlet User Independent outlet control Configurable power delays Up to twenty four independent outlet user accounts Event and data logging The event log is accessible by Telnet Secure CoPy SCP File Transfer Protocol FTP serial connection or Web browser using HTTPS access with SSL or using HTTP access The data log is accessible by Web browser SCP or FTP E mail notifications for Rack PDU and system events SNMP traps Syslog messages and e mail notifications based on the severity level or category of the Rack PDU and system events Security protocols for authentication and encryption Note The Rack PDU does not provide power surge protection To ensure that the device is protected from power failure or power surges connect the Rack PDU to an APC Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Switched Rack PDU User Guide Access Priorities for Logging on Only one user at a time can log on to the Rack PDU The priority for access beginning with the highest priority is as follows e Local access to the command line interface from a computer with a direct serial connection to the Rack PDU e Telnet or Secure SHell SSH access to the command line interface from a remote computer Web access either directly or through InfraStruxure Central Note See SNMP on page 90 for information about how SNMP access to the Rack PDU is controlled
45. Guide Appendix A List of Supported Commands Network Management Card Command Descriptions about alarmcount p all warning critical appcli boot b lt dhcpBootp dhcp bootp manual gt a lt remainDhcpBootp gotoDhcpOrBootp gt o lt stop prevSettings gt f lt retry then fail gt c lt dhcp cookie gt enable disable s lt retry then stop gt v lt vendor class gt i lt client id gt u lt user class gt cd date d lt datestring gt t lt 00 00 00 gt f mm dd yy dd mm yyyy mmm dd yy dd mmm yy yyyy mm dd delete dir eventlog exit format ftp p lt port number gt S lt enable disable gt help ping lt IP address or DNS name gt portspeed s auto 10H 10F 100H 100F prompt s long short quit Switched Rack PDU User Guide 122 radius a lt access gt local radiusLocal radius p lt server IP gt s lt server secret gt t lt server timeout gt reboot resetToDef p all keepip system n lt system name gt c lt system contact gt lt system location gt tcpip i lt IP address gt s lt subnet mask gt 5 lt gateway gt d lt domain name gt h lt host name gt user an lt Administrator name gt dn lt Device User name gt rn lt Read Only User name gt ap lt Administrator password gt dp lt Device User passwo
46. Guide The following configuration shows three sets of synchronized outlets Global outlets are shown in black Outlet groups are enclosed in red rectangles 0 These four global outlet groups synchronize a total of 19 outlets 9 These two global outlet groups synchronize 6 outlets 2 in one group and 4 in the other This local outlet group synchronizes 3 outlets on the same Rack PDU pdu0283a ANA 3 3 E E E E E Verify your setup and configuration for global outlet groups To ensure that your setup meets all system requirements for outlet groups and that you have configured the outlet groups correctly select Information from the Outlet Groups left navigation menu in the Web interface to view the groups and their connections The Configured Outlet Groups section displays the following All configured outlet groups on the current Rack PDU The outlets in each group by outlet number Any outlet groups on other Rack PDUs with which a global outlet group is synchronized Each Rack PDU is identified by its IP address and each global outlet is displayed in bold text e The Global Outlet Overview section displays the following The IP address of the current Rack PDU The IP address of any Rack PDUs that contain global outlets that are available to be synchronized with outlet groups on other Rack PDUs All global outlets configured on the Rack PDUs regard
47. PC Device IP Configuration Wizard to update the basic TCP IP settings of the Rack PDU and configure other settings through its user interface See Device IP Configuration Wizard on page 107 Switched Rack PDU User Guide 114 File Transfers How to Upgrade Firmware Benefits of upgrading firmware When you upgrade the firmware on the Rack PDU e You obtain the latest bug fixes and performance improvements e New features become available for immediate use Keeping the firmware versions consistent across your network ensures that all Rack PDUs support the same features in the same manner Firmware module files Rack PDU A firmware release has three modules and they must be upgraded that is placed on the Rack PDU in this order e aboot monitor bootmon module e an American Power Conversion Operating System AOS module e an application module Each module contains one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks CRCs to protect its data from corruption The boot monitor module the AOS and the application file names share the same basic format apc_hardware version_type_firmware version bin e apc Indicates the context e hardware version hw0n where n identifies the hardware version on which you can use this file e type Identifies which module e version The version number of the file e bin Indicates that this is a binary file 115 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Firmware File Transfer Methods Upgrade the bo
48. Use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP to send e mail to up to four recipients when an event occurs To use the e mail feature you must define the following settings The IP addresses 01 the primary and optionally the secondary Domain Name System DNS servers See DNS on page 86 The IP address or DNS name for SMTP Server and From Address See SMTP on page 96 e The e mail addresses for a maximum of four recipients See E mail recipients on page 96 Note You can use the To Address setting of the recipients option to send e mail to a text based mobile device SMTP Path Administration gt Notification gt E mail gt server Setting Description Local The IPv4 IPv6 address or DNS name of the local SMTP server SMTP Note This definition is required only when SMTP Server is set to Local See E mail recipi Server ents on page 96 From The contents of the From field in e mail messages sent by the Rack PDU Address In the format user IP_address if an IP address is specified as Local SMTP Server In the format user domain if DNS is configured and the DNS name is specified as Local SMTP Server in the e mail messages Note The local SMTP server may require that you use a valid user account on the server for this setting See the server s documentation E mail recipients Path Administration gt Notification gt E mail gt recipients Identify up to four
49. able any service that uses that port 2 Connect the serial cable APC part number 940 0144A from the selected serial port on the computer to the Serial port on the Rack PDU 3 Runa terminal program e g HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 9600 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control 4 Press ENTER At the prompts enter your user name and password Switched Rack PDU User Guide About the Main Screen Following is an example of the main screen which is displayed when you log on to the command line interface of a Rack PDU gure Power Conversion Network Management Card AOS c Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved RPDU 2g Name Test Lab Date 10 30 2009 Contact Don Adams Time 5 58 30 Location Building 3 User Administrator Up Time 0 Days 21 Hours 21 Minutes Stat P N4 N6 A APC gt a Two fields identify the APC operating system AOS and application APP firmware versions The application firmware name identifies the type of device that connects to the network In the example above the application firmware for the Rack PDU is displayed Network Management Card AOS VX X X RPDU 2g VX X X Three fields identify the system name contact person and location of the Rack PDU Name Test Lab Contact Don Adams Location Building 3 An Up Time field reports how long the Rack PDU has been running since it was last turned on or reset
50. ace using HTTP or HTTPS For additional security you can change the port setting for HTTP and HTTPS to any unused port from 5000 to 32768 Users must then use a colon in the address field of the browser to specify the port number For example for a port number of 5000 and an IP address of 152 214 12 114 type http 152 214 12 114 5000 Option Argument Definition S disable http https Configure access to the Web interface When HTTPS is enabled data is encrypted during transmission and authenticated by digital certificate ph lt http port gt Define the TCP IP port used by HTTP to communicate with the Rack PDU 80 by default ps lt https port gt Define the TCP IP port used by HTTPS to communicate with the Rack PDU 443 by default Example To prevent all access to the Web interface type web S disable Switched Rack PDU User Guide 32 xferlNl Access Administrator only Description Use XMODEM to upload an INI file while you are accessing the command line interface through a serial connection After the upload completes If there are any system or network changes the command line interface restarts and you must log on again If you selected a baud rate for the file transfer that is not the same as the default baud rate for the Rack PDU you must reset the baud rate to the default to reestablish communication with the Rack PDU xferStatus Access Administrator only
51. alarm condition requires attention and could jeopardize your data or equipment if its cause is not addressed No Alarms No alarms are present and the Rack PDU and NMC are operating normally At the upper right corner of every page the Web interface displays the same icons currently displayed on the Home page to report Rack PDU status The No Alarms icon if no alarms exist One or both of the other icons Critical and Warning if any alarms exist and after each icon the number of active alarms of that severity To return to the Home tab to view its summary of the Rack PDU status including the active alarms click a quick status icon on any page of the interface Switched Rack PDU User Guide Quick Links At the lower left on each page of the interface there are three configurable links By default the links access the URLs for these Web pages Link 1 The home page of the APC Web site Link 2 Demonstrations of APC Web enabled products Link 3 Information on APC Remote Monitoring Services To reconfigure the links see Configure Links on page 105 Other Web interface features The IP address appears in the upper left corner e A context sensitive Help link and Log off link are located in the upper right corner Switched Rack PDU User Guide 54 About the Home Tab Use the Home tab to view active alarms the load status of the Rack PDU and the most recent Rack PDU events The O
52. and default gateway for the Rack PDU 3 Use these three commands to configure network settings Text in italics indicates a variable a tcpip 1 yourlPaddress b tcpip s yourSubnetMask c tcpip g yourDefaultGateway For each variable type a numeric value that has the format XXX XXX For example to set a system IP address of 156 205 14 141 type the following command and press ENTER tcpip 1 1 4 Type exit The Rack PDU restarts to apply the changes 7 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Recovering from a Lost Password You can use a local computer a computer that connects to the Rack PDU or other device through the serial port to access the command line interface 1 2 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service that uses that port Connect the serial cable APC part number 940 0144A to the selected port on the computer and to the Serial port at the Rack PDU Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 9600 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control Press ENTER repeatedly if necessary to display the User Name prompt If you are unable to display the User Name prompt verify the following The serial port is not in use by another application The terminal settings are correct as specified in step 3 The correct cable is being used as specified in step 2 Press the Reset button The Status LED will fla
53. aps GETs SETs and traps to a user profile by matching the user name of the profile to the user name in the data packet being transmitted A user name can have up to 32 ASCII characters Authentication Passphrase A phrase of 15 to 32 ASCII characters apc auth passphrase by default that verifies that the NMS communicating with this device through SNMPv3 is the NMS it claims to be that the message has not been changed during transmission and that the message was communicated in a timely manner indicating that it was not delayed and that it was not copied and sent again later at an inappropriate time Privacy Passphrase A phrase of 15 to 32 ASCII characters apc crypt passphrase by default that ensures the privacy of the data by means of encryption that an NMS is sending to this device or receiving from this device through SNMPv3 Authentication Protocol The APC implementation of SNMPv3 supports SHA and 5 authentication Authentication will not occur unless an authentication protocol is selected Privacy Protocol The implementation of SNMPv3 supports AES and DES as the protocols for encrypting and decrypting data Privacy of transmitted data requires that a privacy protocol is selected and that a privacy passphrase is provided in the request from the NMS When a privacy protocol is enabled but the NMS does not provide a privacy passphrase the SNMP request is not encrypted Note You cannot select the privacy protocol if no authen
54. ate with other Port devices Note Devices attempting to synchronize with Outlet Groups on other devices must all have the same Authentication Phrase Encryption Phrase and Group Port number The values are hidden to the user Switched Rack PDU User Guide 60 Create a local outlet group 1 From the Device Manager tab select Information from the Outlet Groups left navigation menu Make sure outlet groups are enabled See Enable outlet groups on page 60 3 Click Create Local Outlet Group Under Select Local Outlets select each outlet that will be in the group and assign the group a name in the Outlet Group Name field You must select at least two outlets Create multiple global outlet groups To set up multiple global outlet groups that link to outlet groups on other Rack PDUs 1 From the Device Manager tab select Information from the Outlet Groups left navigation menu Make sure outlet groups are enabled and that the Multicast parameters name and IP address are the same for all Rack PDUs to be linked See Enable outlet groups on page 60 3 Click Create Global Outlet Groups For each global outlet group you create select an outlet by clicking on its checkbox Then click Apply For example select five outlets to create five outlet groups each consisting of one global outlet To add outlets to any of the global outlet groups you created see Edit or delete an outlet group on page
55. ates the Rack PDU by digital certificate When HTTPS is enabled your browser displays a small lock icon See Creating and Installing Digital Certificates in the Security Handbook available at WWW apc com HTTP Port The TCP IP port 80 by default used to communicate by HTTP with the Rack PDU HTTPS Port The TCP IP port 443 by default used to communicate by HTTPS with the Rack PDU For either of these ports you can change the port setting to any unused port from 5000 to 32768 for additional security Users must then use a colon in the address field of the browser to specify the port number For example for a port number of 5000 and an IP address of 152 214 12 114 http 152 214 12 114 5000 https 152 214 12 114 5000 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Option Description ssl certificate Add replace or remove a security certificate Status Not installed A certificate is not installed or was installed by FTP or SCP to an incorrect location Using Add or Replace Certificate File installs the certificate to the correct location ssl on the Rack PDU e Generating The Rack PDU is generating a certificate because no valid certificate was found Loading A certificate is being activated on the Rack PDU e Valid certificate A valid certificate was installed or was generated by the Rack PDU Click on this link to view the contents of the certificate If you install an invalid certi
56. ation Settings on page 82 10 100 LED Condition Description Off One or more of the following situations exists The Rack PDU is not receiving input power The cable that connects the Rack PDU to the network is disconnected or defective The device that connects the Rack PDU to the network is turned off The Rack PDU itself is not operating properly It may need to be repaired or replaced Contact APC Customer Support Solid green The Rack PDU is connected to a network operating at 10 Megabits per second Mbps Solid orange The Rack PDU is connected to a network operating at 100 Mbps Flashing green The Rack PDU is receiving or transmitting data packets at 10 Mbps Flashing orange The Rack PDU is receiving or transmitting data packets at 100 Mbps Switched Rack PDU User Guide 12 Load indicator LED The load indicator LED identifies overload and warning conditions for the Rack PDU Condition Description Solid Green OK No load alarms warning or critical are present Solid Yellow Warning At least one load warning alarm is present but no critical alarms are present Flashing Red Overload At least one load critical alarm is present 13 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Command Line Interface About the Command Line Interface You can use the command line interface to view the status of and configure and manage the Rack PDU
57. atus lt all outlet name outlet gt olUnasgnUsr lt all outlet name outlet gt lt user gt phLowLoad lt all phase gt lt current gt phNearOver lt all phase gt lt current gt Switched Rack PDU User Guide 124 phOverLoad lt all phase gt lt current gt phReading lt all phase gt lt current voltage power gt phRestrictn lt all outlet name outlet gt lt over ol fie near none gt prodInfo sensorName lt sensor name gt tempHigh lt F C gt lt temperature gt tempMax lt F C gt lt temperature gt tempReading lt F C gt userAdd lt new user gt userDelete lt user gt userList userPasswd lt user gt lt new password gt lt new password gt whoami 125 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Index Numerics 10 100 base T connector front panel 10 10 100 LED front panel 10 12 A About options for information about the Management Card 106 Access enabling or disabling methods of access to the command line interface 89 to the Web interface 87 priorities 2 to the command line interface remotely 15 troubleshooting 121 Administration Network menu 82 Notification menu 94 Security menu 77 Apply Local Computer Time 102 Authenticating users through RADIUS 78 Authentication Traps setting 98
58. ccess to network on which the Rack PDU is installed at a command prompt type telnet and the IP address for the Rack PDU for example telnet 139 225 6 133 when the Rack PDU uses the default Telnet port of 23 and press ENTER If the Rack PDU uses a non default port number from 5000 to 32768 you must include a colon or a space depending on your Telnet client between the IP address or DNS name and the port number These are commands for general usage some clients don t allow you to specify the port as an argument and some types of Linux might want extra commands 2 Enter the user name and password by default ape and ape for an Administrator or device and apc for a Device User If you cannot remember your user name or password see Recovering from a Lost Password on page 8 SSH for high security access If you use the high security of SSL for the Web interface use SSH for access to the command line interface SSH encrypts user names passwords and transmitted data The interface user accounts and user access rights are the same whether you access the command line interface through SSH or Telnet but to use SSH you must first configure SSH and have an SSH client program installed on your computer Local access to the command line interface 15 For local access use a computer that connects to the Rack PDU through the serial port to access the command line interface 1 Select a serial port at the computer and dis
59. ccount type 7 maximum number of characters for RADIUS 78 W Web interface 53 54 configuring access 87 logging on 51 troubleshooting access problems 121 URL address formats 52 X XMODEM to transfer firmware files 117 APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the following ways e Visit the APC Web site to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit customer support requests www apc com Corporate Headquarters Connect to localized APC Web sites for specific countries each of which provides customer support information Www apc com support Global support searching APC Knowledge Base and using e support Contact the APC Customer Support Center by telephone or e mail Local country specific centers go to www apc com support contact for contact information For information on how to obtain local customer support contact the APC representative or other distributors from whom you purchased your APC product 2011 APC by Schneider Electric APC the APC logo InfraStruxure and PowerNet are owned by Schneider Electric Industries S A S American Power Conversion Corporation or their affiliated companies All other trademarks are property of their respective owners 990 3430B 001 9 2011
60. ce Manager tab and select Group Configuration from the Outlet Groups left navigation menu Configure the following parameters and click Apply Enable creation of outlet groups Parameters Description Device Level Outlet Group To create an outlet group you must enable this parameter It is disabled by default Enable support for global outlet groups linked groups Parameters Description Multicast Name To link outlet groups on multiple Switched Rack PDUs you must Multicast IP define the same Multicast name and Multicast IP address on each of those Rack PDUs Note A maximum of four devices can be configured with the same Multicast name and Multicast IP address Enabling encryption and authentication of outlet groups Parameters Description Authentication A phrase of 15 to 32 ASCII characters that verifies that the device is Phrase communicating with other devices that the message has not been changed during transmission and that the message was communicated in a timely manner The authentication phrase indicates that it was not delayed and that it was not copied and sent again later at an inappropriate time Encryption A phrase of 15 to 32 ASCII characters that ensures the privacy of the Phrase data by means of encryption Setting outlet group port Parameters Description Outlet Group The port number on which the device will communic
61. ce and command line interface Device User device apc Read Only User readonly apc Web interface only Switched Rack PDU User Guide Remote Users Authentication Path Administration gt Security gt Remote Users gt Authentication Method Use this option to select how to administer remote access to the Rack PDU For information about local authentication not using the centralized authentication of a RADIUS server see the Security Handbook available at www apc com The authentication and authorization functions of RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is supported e When a user accesses the Rack PDU or other network enabled device that has RADIUS enabled an authentication request is sent to the RADIUS server to determine the User permission level RADIUS user names used with the Rack PDU are limited to 32 characters Select one of the following e Local Authentication Only RADIUS is disabled Local authentication is enabled RADIUS then Local Authentication RADIUS and local authentication are enabled Authentication is requested from the RADIUS server first If the RADIUS server fails to respond local authentication is used RADIUS Only RADIUS is enabled Local authentication is disabled Note If RADIUS Only is selected and the RADIUS server is unavailable improperly identified or improperly configured remote access is unavailable to all users You must use a serial connection to
62. ck PDU If a DNS name was specified as the common name on the certificate you must use a DNS name to log on Q Note If you are using HTTPS SSL TLS as your access protocol your login credentials are For information about the Web page displayed when you log on see About the Home Tab on page 55 51 Switched Rack PDU User Guide URL address formats Type the DNS name or IP address of the Rack PDU in the Web browser s URL address field and press ENTER When you specify a non default Web server port in Internet Explorer you must include http or https inthe URL Common browser error messages at log on Error Message Browser Cause of the Error You are not authorized to view this page or Someone is currently logged in Internet Explorer Firefox Someone else is logged on This page cannot be displayed Internet Explorer Unable to connect Firefox Web access is disabled or the URL was not correct URL format examples Fora DNS name of Webl http Web1 if HTTP is your access mode https Web1 if HTTPS HTTP with SSL is your access mode e For a System IP address of 139 225 6 133 and the default Web server port 80 http 139 225 6 133 if HTTP is your access mode https 139 225 6 133 if HTTPS HTTP with SSL is your access mode e For a System IP address of 139 225 6 133 and a non default Web server port 5000
63. ck PDU In normal operation input voltage current and power refreshes every five seconds To reverse the text press and hold simultaneously for five seconds the Main Menu Scroll and Select buttons See Display tree on page 11 o E T g gt 6 9 lt gt 5 2 L 02 e po 5 gt ree END ar lt 5 1 lt 2 O Main Menu button Press to view the Rack PDU electrical input shown below 5 5 5 x 2 7 zg 2 3 Scroll button Press once to display the menu Press additional times to highlight the desired 5 o ME menu option a HE oz Ho gt 5 x 5 Efx 2 o e 5 4 Select button With a menu option highlighted press the Select button to display Rack PDU Os information Software Info is shown below 5 o 26 gt oO x gt 2 a 3 9 Switched Rack PDU User Guide APC by Schneider Electric LE O 10 25 LJ 19 1A 4 37 kW MAIN y SELECT Rack PDU pdu0535b wi z k Serial Item Function 9 OK Warning Overload LED Indicates the status of the Rack PDU load See Load indicator LED on page 13 Temp Humidity port Port for connecting an APC Temperature Sensor AP9335T or an APC Temperature Humidity
64. code For example APC Test Syslog is valid 101 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Administration General Options Identification Path Administration gt General gt Identification Define the Name the device name Location the physical location and Contact the person responsible for the device used by InfraStruxure Central and the SNMP agent of the Rack PDU These settings are the values used for the MIB II sysName sysContact and sysLocation Object Identifiers OIDs For more information about MIB II OIDs see the PowerNet SNMP Management Information Base MIB Reference Guide available at www apc com The Name and Location fields also identify the device when you register for APC Remote Monitoring Service See Remote Monitoring Service on page 99 Set the Date and Time Mode Path Administration gt General gt Date amp Time gt mode Set the time and date used by the Rack PDU You can change the current settings manually or through a Network Time Protocol NTP Server e Manual Mode Do one of the following Enter the date and time for the Rack PDU Mark the checkbox Apply Local Computer Time to match the date and time settings of the computer you are using Synchronize with NTP Server Have an NTP Server define the date and time for the Rack PDU Note By default any Rack PDU on the private side of an InfraStruxure Central obtains its time settings by using InfraStruxure Central as an
65. condary DNS server server gt d lt domain name gt Set the domain name n lt domain name Set the domain name IPv6 IPv6 gt h lt host name gt Set the host name Switched Rack PDU User Guide eventlog Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View the date and time you retrieved the event log the status of the Rack PDU and the status of sensors connected to the Rack PDU View the most recent device events and the date and time they occurred Use the following keys to navigate the event log Key Description ESC Close the event log and return to the command line interface ENTER Update the log display Use this command to view events that were recorded after you last retrieved and displayed the log SPACEBAR View the next page of the event log B View the preceding page of the event log This command is not available at the main page of the event log D Delete the event log Follow the prompts to confirm or deny the deletion Deleted events cannot be retrieved exit Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description Exit from the command line interface session format Access Administrator only Description Reformat the file system of the Rack PDU and erase all security certificates encryption keys configuration settings and the event and data logs Be careful with this command Note To reset the Rack PDU to its default configuration use th
66. dentification whom to contact 102 126 D Data log importing into spreadsheet 75 Log Interval setting 73 rotation archiving 74 using FTP or SCP to retrieve 5 Date amp Time settings 102 Date format configuring 103 Daylight saving time 103 Device IP Configuration Wizard installation and system requirements 107 using the wizard for local configuration 109 for remote configuration 108 Device Manager tab 56 DHCP APC cookie 83 Rack PDU and DHCP server communication 6 Disable e mail to a recipient 96 reverse lookup 72 Telnet 89 use of a proxy server 51 Display front panel 9 DNS query types 86 specifying DNS servers by IP address 86 E E mail configuring notification parameters 96 configuring recipients 96 test message 97 using for paging 96 Enable e mail forwarding to external SMTP servers 97 e mail to a recipient 96 reverse lookup 72 Telnet 89 versions of SSH 89 Environment tab 69 127 Error messages browser 52 from overridden values in ini file 113 Ethernet port speed 85 Event actions 94 configuring by event 95 configuring by group 95 Event log displaying and using 70 errors from overridden values in ini file 113 using FTP or SCP to retrieve 75 event txt file contents 75 importing into spreadsheet 75 F Facility Code Syslog setting 101 Firmware benefits of upgrading 115 file transfer methods automated upgrade tool 116 flash drive 119 FTP or SCP 116 XMODEM 117 upgrad
67. ding checkbox to enable color coding of alarm text recorded in the event log System event entries and configuration change entries do not change color Text Color Alarm Severity Red Critical A critical alarm exists which requires immediate action Orange Warning An alarm condition requires attention and could jeopardize your data or equipment if its cause is not addressed Green Alarm Cleared The conditions that caused the alarm have improved Black Normal No alarms are present The Rack PDU and all connected devices are operating normally Change the default temperature scale Select the temperature scale Fahrenheit or Celsius in which to display all temperature measurements in this user interface Switched Rack PDU User Guide 104 Reset the Rack PDU Path Administration gt General gt Reset Reboot Action Definition Reboot Restarts the interface of the Rack PDU Management Interface Reset All Clear the Exclude TCP IP checkbox to reset all configuration values mark the Exclude TCP IP checkbox to reset all values except TCP IP Reset Only TCP IP settings Set TCP IP Configuration to DHCP amp BOOTP its default setting requiring that the Rack PDU receive its TCP IP settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server See TCP IP and Communication Settings on page 82 Event configuration Reset all changes to event configuration by event and by group to their default settin
68. duling For example on December 26 2010 you could schedule a one time event on any date from the current date until December 26 2011 5 Use the checkboxes to select which outlets will be affected by the action You can select one or more individual outlets or All Outlets 6 Click Apply to confirm the scheduling of the event or Cancel to clear it When you confirm the event the summary page is re displayed with the new event displayed in the list of scheduled events Edit disable enable or delete a scheduled outlet event 1 At the Web interface select the Device Manager tab and then Scheduling from the left navigation menu 2 In the event list in the Scheduled Outlet Action section of the Scheduling page click on the name of the event 3 On the Daily Weekly scheduled action detail page you can do any of the following Change details of the event such as the name of the event when it is scheduled to occur and which outlets are affected Under Status of event at the top of the page you can perform the following tasks Disable the event leaving all its details configured so that it can be re enabled later A disabled event will not occur An event is enabled by default when you create it Enable the event if it was previously set to Disable Delete the event removing the event completely from the system A deleted event cannot be retrieved 4 When you finish making changes on this page click Appl
69. e command line interface using Telnet which is enabled by default or Secure SHell SSH which provides protection by transmitting user names passwords and data in encrypted form You can change the Telnet or SSH port setting for additional security Alternately disable network access to the command line interface 0 Option Argument Description S disable telnet ssh Configure access to the command line interface or use the disable command to prevent access Enabling SSH enables SCP and disables Telnet pt lt telnet port n gt Define the Telnet port used to communicate with the Rack PDU 23 by default ps lt SSH port n gt Define the SSH port used to communicate with the Rack PDU 22 by default b 2400 19600 19200 Configure the speed of the serial port connection 9600 bps by default Example 1 To enable SSH access to the command line interface type console S ssh Example 2 To change the Telnet port to 5000 type console pt 5000 Switched Rack PDU User Guide date Access Administrator only Definition Configure the date used by the Rack PDU To configure an NTP server to define the date and time for the Rack PDU see Set the Date and Time on page 102 Option Argument Description d lt datestring gt Set the current date Use the date format specified by the date f command t lt 00 00 00 gt Configure the current time in hours minutes
70. e mail recipients Setting Description To Address The user and domain names of the recipient To use e mail for paging use the e mail address for the recipient s pager gateway account for example myacct100 skytel com The pager gateway will generate the page To bypass the DNS lookup of the mail server s IP address use the IP address in brackets instead of the e mail domain name e g use jsmith xxx xxx x xxx instead of jsmith company com This is useful when DNS lookups are not working correctly Note The recipient s pager must be able to use text based messaging E mail Enables by default or disables sending e mail to the recipient Generation Switched Rack PDU User Guide 96 97 Setting Description SMTP Server Select one of the following methods for routing e mail Local Through the Rack PDU s SMTP server This setting recommended ensures that the e mail is sent before the Rack PDU s 20 second time out and if necessary is retried several times Also do one of the following Enable forwarding at the Rack PDU s SMTP server so that it can route e mail to external SMTP servers Typically SMTP servers are not configured to forward e mail Check with the administrator of your SMTP server before changing its configuration to allow forwarding Set up a special e mail account for the Rack PDU to forward e mail to an external mail account Recipient Directly to the recip
71. e or more keywords and their device specific values For example in the NetworkTCP IP section the default value for Override the MAC address of the Rack PDU blocks the exporting of values for the SystemIP SubnetMask DefaultGateway and BootMode Switched Rack PDU User Guide 110 Detailed procedures Retrieving To set up and retrieve an ini file to export 1 If possible use the interface of a Rack PDU to configure it with the settings to export Directly editing the ini file risks introducing errors 2 To use FTP to retrieve config ini from the configured Rack PDU a Open a connection to the Rack PDU using its IP address ftp gt open ip address b Log on using the Administrator user name and password c Retrieve the config ini file containing the Rack PDU s settings ftp gt get config ini The file is written to the folder from which you launched FTP To retrieve configuration settings from multiple Rack PDUs and export them to other Rack PDUs see Release Notes ini File Utility version 1 0 available at WWW apc com Customizing You must customize the file before you export it 1 Use a text editor to customize the file Section headings keywords and pre defined values are not case sensitive but string values that you define are case sensitive Use adjacent quotation marks to indicate no value For example LinkURL1 indicates that the URL is intentionally undefined Enclose in quotatio
72. e reset ToDef command FTP Access Administrator only Description Enable or disable access to the FTP server Optionally change the port setting to the number of any unused port from 5001 to 32768 for added security Option Argument Definition p lt port number gt Define the TCP IP port that the FTP server uses to communicate with the Rack PDU 21 by default The FTP server uses both the specified port and the port one number lower than the specified port S enable disable Configure access to the FTP server Example To change the TCP IP port to 5001 type ftp p 5001 Switched Rack PDU User Guide 26 help Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View a list of all the CLI commands available to your account type To view help text for a specific command type the command followed by help Example 1 To view a list of commands available to someone logged on as a Device User type help Example 2 To view a list of options that are accepted by the alarmcount command type alarmcount help netstat ntp ping 27 Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View the status of the network and all active IPv4 and IPv6 addresses Access Administrator Description View and configure the network time protocol parameters Option Argument Definition OM enable disable Override the manual settings p lt primary NTP Specify
73. ed A maximum of five events are shown at one time Click More Events to go to the Logs tab to view the entire event log The Alarm Status view Path Home gt Alarm Status The Alarm Status view provides a description of all alarms present For details about a temperature or humidity threshold violation click the Environment tab 55 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Device Management About the Device Manager Tab Path Device Manager Use the Device Manager tab to e View the load status for the Rack PDU e Configure load thresholds for all connected devices phases and banks as applicable e Manage and control outlets e Configure a name and location for the Rack PDU View and manage the peak load measurement e Click user configurable links to open web pages for specific devices connected to the Rack PDU Viewing the Load Status and Peak Load Path Device Manager gt Load Management options Use the Load Management menu options to view the load for the device phases and banks The indicator in the green yellow and red meter shows the current load status normal near overload or overload If a low load threshold was configured the meter will include a blue segment to the left of the green When viewing the Device Load the triangle above the meter indicates peak load Configuring Load Thresholds Path Device Manager gt Load Management options Note The Rack PDU generates an alarm when any bank exceeds its rated
74. eee 94 Active Automatic Direct Notificati0N 6 E mail notification 0 cee cee 96 SNMP trapson ese Ghd et dike ee eee adn a ee Glew 98 SNMP Trap TeSt e250 cede seid ee seta es 99 Remote Monitoring 560606 eee 99 7 100 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Administration General 01 005 2 2 Identification as 102 Set the Date and Time 1 102 10006 2 2 Ao ON 102 Daylight saving 2 cece eee eee 103 FORM At 22 22 a 2 aa aa 103 Use an Ant eae EE isa ae a et eae 103 Event Log and Temperature Units oooooooooo 104 Color code event log 6 cece eee eee 104 Change the default temperature scale 5 104 Reset the Rack PDU sci tee bees 105 Configure LINKS gt das ae ieee ees 105 About the Rack PDU ccc on ieee eee a eae oe eee 106 Device IP Configuration 2 7 Capabilities Requirements and Installation 107 How to use the Wizard to configure TCP IP settings 107 System requirements o ooooocccccoco eee 107 Installation ie ete Se Se eee elas 107 Use the Wizard icecev eed aw ite eee iia 108 Launch the Wizard ooooccococonn o 108 Configure the basic TCP IP settings remotely 108 Configure or reconfigure the TCP IP settings locally 109 How to Expor
75. ently data is sampled and stored in the data log and view the calculation of how many days of data the log can store based on the interval you selected When the log is full the older entries are deleted To avoid automatic deletion of older data enable and configure data log rotation described in the next section 73 Switched Rack PDU User Guide To configure data log rotation Logs gt Data gt rotation Set up a password protected data log repository on a specified FTP server Enabling rotation causes the contents of the data log to be appended to the file you specify by name and location Updates to this file occur at the upload interval you specify Parameter Description Data Log Rotation Enable or disable the default data log rotation FTP Server Address The location of the FTP server where the data repository file is stored User Name The user name required to send data to the repository file This user must also be configured to have read and write access to the data repository file and the directory folder in which it is stored Password The password required to send data to the repository file File Path The path to the repository file Filename The name of the repository file an ASCII text file Delay X hours between The number of hours between uploads of data to the file uploads Upload every X minutes The number of minutes between attempts to upload data to the file after an upload fai
76. erLoad isss concisa eR eee 46 phReadind id eis ee eine aA Gea Gian a ete sae as Y 47 phRestticte wee ea de ad 47 Prodinto a ek Ree een ae eaten 47 SensorNaMme oca ida eA ee eee 48 tempHigh ene a o ts 48 TOMPMAX sne e a wert eave a eee ala aces ace eaten ele wera 48 49 150 00 la 49 UserDelete ios baw tae a a wa 49 TO A Rn SP et 50 UserPasSWd esas eee ee a ES eee a 50 wham sea wis a BG ee a en Se ee Sia 5 50 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Web Interface 0 0 a a BT Supported Web Browsers 00 51 Logging On to the Web 101806 cece eee eee 51 OO AE E O 51 URL address formats 0 52 Web Interface Features 000 e eee eee eee 53 VAS AA 53 DeViCE StatUS ICONS acid Wee dete bala 53 Quick LINKS a cea 54 Other Web interface features ees 54 About the Home 185 ees 55 The Overview VieW 55 The Alarm Status view 8 55 Device Management 0 About the Device Manager 780 66 Viewing the Load Status and Peak Load 56 Configuring Load Thresholds 66 Configuring the Name and Location of the Rack PDU 57 Setting the Coldstart Delay for the Rack PDU 57 Resetting Peak Load and 7 Setting the Overload Outlet Restrictions 5
77. erface and command line interface Access to the same menus as a Device User but with limited capability to change configurations control devices delete data or use file transfer options Links to configuration options are visible but are disabled The Outlet User has access to the Outlet Control menu option that allows the user to control the outlets assigned by the Administrator Outlet Users cannot clear the event or data logs The user name and password are defined by the Administrator during the process of adding a new Outlet User Switched Rack PDU User Guide Watchdog Features Overview To detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs the Rack PDU uses internal system wide watchdog mechanisms When it restarts to recover from an internal problem a System Warmstart event is recorded in the event log Network interface watchdog mechanism The Rack PDU implements internal watchdog mechanisms to protect itself from becoming inaccessible over the network For example if the Rack PDU does not receive any network traffic for 9 5 minutes either direct traffic such as SNMP or broadcast traffic such as an Address Resolution Protocol ARP request it assumes that there is a problem with its network interface and restarts Resetting the network timer To ensure that the Rack PDU does not restart if the network is quiet for 9 5 minutes the Rack PDU attempts to contact the default gateway every 4 5 minutes I
78. erver on page 93 You can specify any port from 5001 to 32768 2 Use the case sensitive User Name and Password for Administrator or Device User to log on For Administrator ape is the default for User Name and Password For the Device User the defaults are device for User Name and apc for Password 3 Use the get command to transmit the text of a log to your local drive ftp gt get event txt or ftp gt get data txt 4 Type quit at the ftp gt prompt to exit from FTP Switched Rack PDU User Guide 76 Administration Security Local Users Setting user access 77 Path Administration gt Security gt Local Users gt options The Administrator user account always has access to the Rack PDU The Device User and Read Only User accounts are enabled by default To disable the Device User or Read Only User accounts select the user account from the left navigation menu then clear the Enable checkbox You set the case sensitive user name and password for each account type in the same manner Maximum length is 64 characters for a user name and 64 characters for a password Blank passwords passwords with no characters are not allowed For information on the permissions granted to each account type Administrator Device User and Read Only User see Types of User Accounts on page 2 Account Type Default User Name Default Password Permitted Access Administrator apc apc Web interfa
79. f the gateway is present it responds to the Rack PDU and the response restarts the 9 5 minute timer If your application does not require or have a gateway specify the IP address of a computer that is running on the network and is on the subnet The network traffic of that computer will restart the 9 5 minute time frequently enough to prevent the Rack PDU from restarting 3 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Getting Started To start using the Rack PDU 1 Install the Rack PDU using the Rack Power Distribution Unit Installation Instructions that were shipped with your Rack PDU 2 Apply power and connect to your network Follow the directions in the Rack Power Distribution Unit Installation Instructions 3 Establish network settings See Establishing Network Settings on page 4 4 Begin using the Rack PDU by way of one of the following Web Interface on page 51 Command Line Interface on page 14 Rack PDU Front Panel on page 9 Establishing Network Settings Note Disregard the procedures described in this section if you have APC InfraStruxure Central as part of your system See the documentation for your InfraStruxure device for more information You must configure the following TCP IP settings before the Rack PDU can operate on a network IP address of the Rack PDU Subnet mask Default gateway Note If a default gateway is unavailable use the IP address of a computer that is located on
80. ficate or if no certificate is loaded when you enable SSL the Rack PDU generates a default certificate a process which delays access to the interface for up to one minute You can use the default certificate for basic encryption based security but a security alert message displays whenever you log on Add or Replace Certificate File Enter or browse to the certificate file created with the Security Wizard See Creating and Installing Digital Certificates in the Security Handbook available at www apc com to choose a method for using digital certificates created by the Security Wizard or generated by the Rack PDU Remove Delete the current certificate Switched Rack PDU User Guide 88 Console Path Administration gt Network gt Console gt options Option Description access Choose one of the following for access by Telnet or Secure SHell SSH Disable Disables all access to the command line interface Enable Telnet the default Telnet transmits user names passwords and data without encryption Enable SSH SSH transmits user names passwords and data in encrypted form providing protection from attempts to intercept forge or alter data during transmission Configure the ports to be used by these protocols Telnet Port The Telnet port used to communicate with the Rack PDU 23 by default You can change the port setting to any unused port from 5000 to 32768 for additional security Users
81. figured to service devices Following in hexadecimal format is an example of a Vendor Specific Information option that contains the APC cookie Option 43 0x01 0x04 0x31 0x41 0x50 0x43 TCP IP options The Rack PDU uses the following options within a valid DHCP response to define its TCP IP settings All of these options except the first are described in RFC2132 IP Address from the yiaddr field of the DHCP response described in RFC2131 The IP address that the DHCP server is leasing to the Rack PDU Subnet Mask option 1 The Subnet Mask value that the Rack PDU needs to operate on the network Router i e Default Gateway option 3 The default gateway address that the Rack PDU needs to operate on the network IP Address Lease Time option 51 The time duration for the lease of the IP Address to the Rack PDU Renewal Time T1 option 58 The time that the Rack PDU must wait after an IP address lease is assigned before it can request a renewal of that lease Rebinding Time T2 option 59 The time that the Rack PDU must wait after an IP address lease is assigned before it can seek to rebind that lease Other options The Rack PDU also uses these options within a valid DHCP response All of these options except the last are described in RFC2132 83 Network Time Protocol Servers option 42 Up to two NTP servers primary and secondary that the Rack PDU can use Time Offset option 2 The offset of the Rack PDU s subnet
82. gs RPDU to Defaults Resets only Rack PDU settings not network settings to their defaults 1 Resetting may take up to a minute Configure Links Path Administration gt General gt Quick Links Select the Administration tab General on the top menu bar and Quick Links on the left navigation menu to view and change the URL links displayed at the bottom left of each page of the interface By default these links access the following Web pages Link 1 The home page of the APC Web site Link 2 A page where you can use samples of Web enabled products Link 3 The home page of the Schneider Electric Remote Monitoring Service To reconfigure any of the following click the link name in the Display column Display The short link name displayed on each interface page e Name A name that fully identifies the target or purpose of the link e Address Any URL for example the URL of another device or server 105 Switched Rack PDU User Guide About the Rack PDU Path Administration gt General gt About The hardware information is useful to APC Customer Support for troubleshooting problems with the Rack PDU The serial number and MAC address are also available on the Rack PDU itself Firmware information for the Application Module APC OS AOS and APC Boot Monitor indicates the name the firmware version and the date and time each firmware module was created This information is also useful in trouble
83. hange the configuration enable or disable event logging or Syslog or disable notification for specific e mail recipients or trap receivers but you cannot add or remove recipients or receivers To add or remove recipients or receivers see the following Identifying Syslog servers on page 100 e E mail recipients on page 96 Trap Receivers on page 98 Configuring by group To configure a group of events simultaneously 1 Select the Administration tab Notification on the top menu bar and by group under Event Actions on the left navigation menu 2 Choose how to group events for configuration Choose Grouped by severity and then select all events of one or more severity levels You cannot change the severity of an event Choose Grouped by category and then select all events in one or more pre defined categories 3 Click Next gt gt to move from page to page to do the following a Select event actions for the group of events To choose any action except Logging the default you must first have at least one relevant recipient or receiver configured If you choose Logging and have configured a Syslog server select Event Log or Syslog or both on the next page b Select whether to leave the newly configured event action enabled for this group of events or to disable the action 95 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Active Automatic Direct Notification E mail notification Overview of setup
84. he local database Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges lt user gt A user that exists in the local database See userAdd on page 49 Example 1 To assign a user named Bobby to outlets 3 5 through 7 and 10 type apc gt olAssignUsr 3 5 7 10 bobby E000 Success Example 2 To assign a user named Billy to all outlets type apc gt olAssignUsr all billy E000 Success olCancelCmd Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Cancels all pending commands for an outlet or group of outlets Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example To cancel all commands for outlet 3 type apc gt olCancelCmd 3 E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide 38 olDlyOff Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Turns off an outlet or g
85. hed Rack PDU User Guide 98 SNMP Trap Test Path Administration gt Notification gt SNMP Traps gt test Last Test Result The result of the most recent SNMP trap test A successful SNMP trap test verifies only that a trap was sent it does not verify that the trap was received by the selected trap receiver A trap test succeeds if all of the following are true The SNMP version SNMPv1 or SNMPv3 configured for the selected trap receiver is enabled on this device e The trap receiver is enabled e Ifahost name is selected for the To address that host name can be mapped to a valid IP address To Select the IP address or host name to which a test SNMP trap will be sent If no trap receiver is configured a link to the Trap Receiver configuration page is displayed Remote Monitoring Service 99 Path Administration gt Notification gt Remote Monitoring The APC Remote Monitoring Service RMS is an optional service that monitors your system from a remote operation center 24 hours a day 7 days a week and notifies you of device and system events To purchase the APC RMS service contact your vendor or click on the link on the top part of this screen page APC RMS Web site Registration To activate RMS for the Rack PDU select Enable APC Remote Monitoring Service choose between Register Company and Device and Register Device Only complete the form and click Send APC RMS Registration Use the Reset APC Remote Monit
86. hould list any device IP user name and password for example SystemIP 192 168 0 1 SystemUserName apc SystemPassword apc The new utility works fine with any existing iplist txt file that you have used with the old version of the utility 3 Select the Upgrade From Device List check box to use the iplist txt file Clear this check box to upgrade the firmware using the IP user name and password you typed on the dialog box 4 Choose the Upgrade Now button to start the firmware version update s 5 Choose View Log to verify any upgrade Switched Rack PDU User Guide 118 Using a USB flash drive to upgrade one Rack PDU OO ONE 119 Note Some flash drives are not compatible with the Rack PDU Note When using a USB flash drive to perform a firmware upgrade load the boot monitor first then the APC operating system module and finally the application module If you are unsure whether to upgrade any particular module then upgrading all three is recommended Obtain the latest firmware files See To extract the firmware files on page 116 Create a folder on your flash drive called apcfirm From the latest firmware files that you downloaded add to the apefirm folder the binary files for the firmware modules that you would like to upgrade Examples of the binary files for the three firmware modules follow Firmware Module Binary File APC Boot Monitor apc_hw0x_bootmon_xxx bin APC Operating System AOS a
87. http 139 225 6 133 5000 if HTTP is your access mode https 139 225 6 133 5000 if HTTPS HTTP with SSL is your access mode e For a System IPv6 address of 2001 db8 1 2c0 b7ff fe00 1100 and a non default Web server port 5000 http 2001 db8 1 2c0 b7 f fe00 1100 5000 if HTTP is your access mode Switched Rack PDU User Guide 52 Web Interface Features Read the following to familiarize yourself with basic Web interface features for your Rack PDU Tabs The following tabs are available Home Appears when you log on View active alarms the load status of the Rack PDU and the most recent Rack PDU events For more information see About the Home Tab on page 55 Device Manager View the load status configure load thresholds and view and manage peak load measurements for all connected devices phases and banks as applicable Manage and control outlets For more information see About the Device Manager Tab on page 56 Environment View temperature and humidity sensor data if a sensor is connected to the Rack PDU e Logs View event data and system logs e Administration Configure security network connection notification and general settings Device status icons 53 One or more icons and accompanying text indicate the current operating status of the Rack PDU Symbol Description Critical A critical alarm exists which requires immediate action Warning An
88. ient s SMTP server With this setting the Rack PDU tries to send the e mail only once On a busy remote SMTP server the time out may prevent some e mail from being sent When the recipient uses the Rack PDU s SMTP server this setting has no effect Format The long format contains Name Location Contact IP address serial number of the device date and time event code and event description The short format provides only the event description Language Choose a language from the drop down list and any mails will be sent in that language It is possible to use different languages for different users User Name Password Confirm Password If your mail server requires authentication type your user name and password here This performs a simple authentication not SSI E mail test Path Administration gt Notification gt E mail gt test Send a test message to a configured recipient Switched Rack PDU User Guide SNMP traps Trap Receivers Path Administration gt Notification gt SNMP Traps gt trap receivers View trap receivers by NMS IP Host Name You can configure up to six trap receivers To configure a new trap receiver click Add Trap Receiver To modify or delete a trap receiver first click its IP address or host name to access its settings If you delete a trap receiver all notification settings configured under Event Actions for the deleted trap receiver are set to the
89. ies to specify which Network Management control Systems NMSs have access to this device The opening page for access control by default assigns one entry to each of the four available SNMPv1 communities but you can edit these settings to apply more than one entry to any community to grant access by several specific IPv4 and IPv6 addresses host names or IP address masks To edit the access control settings for a community click its community name e If you leave the default access control entry unchanged for a community that community has access to this device from any location on the network e If you configure multiple access control entries for one community name the limit of four entries requires that one or more of the other communities must have no access control entry If no access control entry is listed for a community that community has no access to this device Community Name The name that an NMS must use to access the community The maximum length is 15 ASCII characters and the default community names for the four communities are public private public2 and private2 NMS IP Host Name The IPv4 or IPv6 address IP address mask or host name that controls access by NMSs A host name or a specific IP address such as 149 225 12 1 allows access only by the NMS at that location IP addresses that contain 255 restrict access as follows e 149 225 12 255 Access only by an NMS on the 149 225 12 segment 149 225 255 255
90. ils on each type of alarm For temperature If the high temperature threshold is reached the system generates a Warning alarm If the maximum temperature threshold is reached the system generates a Critical alarm Similarly for humidity If the low humidity threshold is reached the system generates a Warning alarm If the minimum humidity threshold is reached the system generates a Critical alarm Note Click the thermometer symbol in the upper right corner to toggle between Fahrenheit and Celsius To configure temperature and humidity sensors 1 Enter values for minimum maximum high and low thresholds 2 Enter Hysteresis values See Hysteresis on page 69 for details 3 Enable alarm generation as desired 4 Click Apply Hysteresis This value specifies how far past a threshold the temperature or humidity must return to clear a threshold violation e For Maximum and High temperature threshold violations the clearing point is the threshold minus the hysteresis e For Minimum and Low humidity threshold violations the clearing point is the threshold plus the hysteresis Increase the value for Temperature Hysteresis or Humidity Hysteresis to avoid multiple alarms if temperature or humidity that has caused a violation then wavers slightly up and down If the hysteresis value is too low such wavering can cause and clear a threshold violation repeatedly Example of rising but wavering temperature The
91. in seconds from Coordinated Universal Time UTC Domain Name Server option 6 Up to two Domain Name System DNS servers primary and secondary that the Rack PDU can use Host Name option 12 The host name that the Rack PDU will use 32 character maximum length Switched Rack PDU User Guide Domain Name option 15 The domain name that the Rack PDU will use 64 character maximum length Boot File Name from the file field of the DHCP response described in RFC2131 The fully qualified directory path to a user configuration file ini file to download The siaddr field of the DHCP response specifies the IP address of the server from which the Rack PDU will download the ini file After the download the Rack PDU uses the ini file as a boot file to reconfigure its settings Path Administration gt Network gt TCP IP gt IPv6 settings Setting Description Enable Enable or disable IPv6 with this check box Manual Configure IPv6 manually by entering the IP address and the default gateway Auto When the Auto Configuration check box is selected the system obtains addressing prefixes Configuration from the router if available It uses those prefixes to automatically configure IPv6 addresses DHCPv6 Router Controlled Selecting this option means that DHCPV6 is controlled by the Mode Managed M and Other O flags received in IPv6 router advertisements When a router advertisement is received the NMC checks
92. ing multiple Rack PDUs 118 Firmware versions displayed on main screen 16 Flash drive transferring firmware files 119 Follower outlet groups 58 From Address SMTP setting 96 FTP server settings 93 transferring firmware files 116 using to retrieve event or data log 75 G Global outlet groups 58 creating 61 verifying setup and configuration 63 Global outlets 58 Switched Rack PDU User s Guide H Home tab 55 Host keys adding or replacing 89 status 89 Host name of trap receivers 98 Humidity sensor configuring thresholds 69 Hysteresis 69 Identification Name Location and Contact in Web interface 102 Identification fields on main screen 16 In and Out ports front panel 10 Inactivity timeout 81 ini files See User configuration files Initiator outlet groups 58 J JavaScript required to launch log in new window 70 K Keywords in user configuration file 110 L Last Transfer Result codes 120 Launch Log in New Window JavaScript requirement 70 Links configuration 105 Load status 56 Local outlet groups 58 creating 61 Local SMTP Server defining by IP address or DNS name 96 recommended option for routing e mail 97 Local Users setting user access 77 Location system value 102 Logging on access priorities 2 locally through a serial port to the control console 15 Web interface 51 Login date and time control console 16 Main Menu button front panel 9 Main screen
93. ion headings is ignored Configuration file warning If the file is too large an incomplete upload occurs Reduce the Configuration file exceeds maximum size of the file or divide it into two files and try uploading again size Messages in config ini A Rack PDU from which you download the config ini file must be discovered successfully in order for its configuration to be included If the Rack PDU is not present or is not discovered the config ini file contains a message under the appropriate section name instead of keywords and values For example Rack PDU not discovered If you did not intend to export the configuration of the Rack PDU as part of the ini file import ignore these messages Errors generated by overridden values 113 The Override keyword and its value will generate error messages in the event log when it blocks the exporting of values See Contents of the ini file on page 110 for information about which values are overridden Because the overridden values are device specific and not appropriate to export to other Rack PDUs ignore these error messages To prevent these error messages delete the lines that contain the Override keyword and the lines that contain the values that they override Do not delete or change the line containing the section heading Switched Rack PDU User Guide Related Topics On Windows operating systems instead of transferring ini files you can use the A
94. iption Set or view the amount of time in seconds which is added to each outlet s Power On Delay before the outlet will turn on after power is applied to the Switched Rack PDU Allowed values are within the range of 1 to 300 seconds or never never turn on Example 1 To view the cold start delay type apc gt devStartDly E000 Success 5 seconds Example 2 To set the cold start delay to six seconds type apc gt devStartDly 6 E000 Success humLow Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the low humidity threshold as a percent of the relative humidity Example 1 To view the low humidity threshold type apc gt humLow E000 Success 10 SRH Example 2 To set the low humidity threshold type apc gt humLow 12 E000 Success humMin Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the minimum humidity threshold as a percent of the relative humidity Example 1 To view the minimum humidity threshold type apc gt humMin E000 Success SRH Example 2 To set the minimum humidity threshold type apc gt humMin 8 E000 Success 37 Switched Rack PDU User Guide humReading Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View the humidity value from the sensor Example To view the humidity value type apc gt humReading E000 Success 25 RH olAssignUsr Access Administrator Description Assign control of outlets to an outlet user that exists in t
95. ir default values To specify the trap type for a trap receiver select either the SNMPv1 or SNMPv3 radio button For an NMS to receive both types of traps you must configure two trap receivers for that NMS one for each trap type Item Definition Trap Generation Enable the default or disable trap generation for this trap receiver NMS IP Host Name The IPv4 IPv6 address or host name of this trap receiver The default 0 0 0 0 leaves the trap receiver undefined Language Choose a language from the drop down list This can differ from the UI and from other trap receivers SNMPv1 option Item Definition Community Name The name public by default used as an identifier when SNMPv1 traps are sent to this trap receiver Authenticate Traps When this option is enabled the default the NMS identified by the NMS IP Host Name setting will receive authentication traps traps generated by invalid attempts to log on to this device To disable that ability unmark the checkbox SNMPv3 option Select the identifier of the user profile for this trap receiver To view the settings of the user profiles identified by the user names selectable here choose Network on the top menu bar and user profiles under SNMPv3 on the left navigation menu See SNMPv3 on page 91 for information on creating user profiles and selecting authentication and encryption methods Switc
96. k PDU Access Problems 00 0c cece eee e eee 121 For problems that persist or are not described here see the back cover of this Manual 2 6 ice cee ee eee ec eae eee eee eee ees 121 Appendix A List of Supported Commands 122 Network Management Card Command Descriptions 0 00e cece eee eee 122 Device Command 0 0650 eee eee 123 A A tere mene O Switched Rack PDU User Guide viii Introduction Product Features The American Power Conversion APC Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit PDU is a stand alone network manageable power distribution device The Rack PDU provides real time remote monitoring of connected loads User defined alarms warn of potential circuit overloads The Rack PDU provides full control over outlets through remote commands and user interface settings You can manage a Rack PDU through its Web interface its command line interface CLI InfraStruxure Central or Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP To use the PowerNet MIB with an SNMP browser see the PowerNet SNMP Management Information Base MIB Reference Guide available at www apc com Rack PDUs have these additional features Peak load and power and energy monitoring for all connected loads Voltage current and power monitoring for phases Current monitoring for outlet banks Configurable alarm thresholds that provide network and visual alarms to help avoid overloaded circuits
97. k a page number to open a specific page of the log Click Previous or Next to view the events recorded immediately before or after the events listed on the open page Click lt lt to return to the first page or click gt gt to view the last page of the log To see the listed events on one page click Launch Log in New Window from the event log page to display a full screen view of the log Note In your browser s options J avaScript must be enabled for you to use the Launch Log in New Window button You can also use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to view the event log See How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files on page 75 Switched Rack PDU User Guide 70 To filter the log Logs gt Events gt log Filtering the log by date or time To display the entire event log or to change the number of days or weeks for which the log displays the most recent events select Last Select a time range from the drop down menu then click Apply The filter configuration is saved until the Rack PDU restarts To display events logged during a specific time range select From Specify the beginning and ending times using the 24 hour clock format and dates for which to display events then click Apply The filter configuration is saved until the Rack PDU restarts Filtering the log by event To specify the events that display in the log click Filter Log Clear the checkbox of an event category or alarm severity level
98. less of whether they are synchronized with outlet groups on the current Rack PDU 63 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Outlet Settings for Outlets and Outlet Groups Initiate a control action Note If you apply an outlet control action to outlets or outlet groups the following delays are used for the action For an individual outlet not in an outlet group the action uses the delay periods and reboot duration configured for that outlet For a global outlet group the action uses the delay periods and reboot duration configured for the global outlet For a local outlet group the action uses the delay periods configured for the lowest numbered outlet in the group To control the outlets on your Rack PDU 1 From the Device Manager tab select Control from the left navigation menu 2 Mark the checkboxes for each individual outlet or outlet group to control or select the All Outlets checkbox 3 Select a Control Action from the list and click Next gt gt On the confirmation page that explains the action choose to apply or cancel it Control actions you can select Option Description No Action Do nothing On Immediate Apply power to the selected outlets On Delayed Apply power to each selected outlet according to its value for Power On Delay Off Immediate Remove power from the selected outlets Off Delayed Remove power from each selected outlet according to its value for Power Off
99. lets to which the user is assigned Description Set or view the time delay for the Off Delayed command see olDlyOff on page 39 and for a Reboot Delayed command see olDlyReboot on page 40 Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges lt time gt A time for the delay within the range of to 7200 seconds 2 hours Example 1 To set a 9 second delay for turning off outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt olOffDelay 3 5 7 9 E000 Success Example 2 To view the delay for the Off Delayed command for outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt olOffDelay 3 5 7 E000 Success 3 BobbysServer 9 sec 5 BillysServer 9 sec 6 JoesServer 9 sec 7 JacksServer 9 sec Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Turn on an outlet or group of outlets without any delay Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges
100. lsius from the sensor Example To view the temperature value in Fahrenheit type apc gt tempReading F E000 Success DL LE userAdd Access Administrator Description Add an outlet user to the local user database Example To add a user named Bobby type apc gt userAdd Bobby E000 Success userDelete 49 Access Administrator Description Remove an outlet user from the local user database Example To remove a user named Bobby type apc gt userDelete Bobby E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide userList Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description List the users and the outlets assigned to them Example 1 When logged in as the Administrator type apc gt userList E000 Success 0681 admin 1 2 ocal Bobby 1 3 0081 Billy 2 5 0081 Joe 4 6 0081 Jack 7 8 pop sy ob 178 Example 2 When logged in as Billy type apc gt userList E000 Success ocal Billy 2 5 userPasswd Access Administrator Description Set an outlet User password Example To set Bobby s password to abc123 type apc gt userPasswd Bobby 8001233 3 E000 Success whoami Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View the user name of the active user Example apc gt whoami E000 Success admin Switched Rack PDU User Guide 50 Web Interface Supported Web Brow
101. lure Up to X times The maximum number of times the upload will be attempted after an initial failure Until Upload Succeeds Attempt to upload the file until the transfer is completed To resize the data log Logs gt Data gt size By default the data log stores 1000 records You can change the number of records the log stores When you resize the data log all existing log records are deleted To avoid losing records use FTP or SCP to retrieve the log before you enter a new value in the Data Log Size field See How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files on page 75 When the log is full the older entries are deleted Switched Rack PDU User Guide How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files 75 An Administrator or Device User can use FTP or SCP to retrieve a tab delineated event log file event txt or data log file data txt and import it into a spreadsheet The file reports all events or data recorded since the log was last deleted or for the data log truncated because it reached maximum size The file includes information that the event log or data log does not display The version of the file format first field The date and time the file was retrieved The Name Contact and Location values and IP address of the Rack PDU The unique Event Code for each recorded event event txt file only Note The Rack PDU uses a four digit year for log entries You may need to select
102. mates the transferring of the firmware modules in the correct module order The utility only works with a Rack PDU that has an IPv4 address Unzip the downloaded firmware upgrade file and double click the exe file Then enter the IP address the user name and the password in the dialog fields and click Upgrade Now You can use the Ping button to test your entered details Using the Utility for manual upgrades primarily on Linux On non Windows operating systems the Firmware Upgrade Utility extracts the individual firmware modules but does not upgrade the Rack PDU See Firmware File Transfer Methods for the different upgrade methods after extraction To extract the firmware files 1 After extracting files from the downloaded firmware upgrade file run the Firmware Upgrade Utility the exe file 2 Atthe prompts click Next gt and then specify the directory location to which the files will be extracted 3 When the Extraction Complete message displays close the dialog box Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Rack PDU FTP To use FTP to upgrade a Rack PDU over the network The Rack PDU must be on the network with its system IP subnet mask and default gateway configured e The FTP server must be enabled at the Rack PDU see FTP Server on page 93 Switched Rack PDU User Guide 116 To transfer the files this procedure assumes bootmon does not need upgrading it is always necessary to upgrade the other two though 1
103. maximum temperature threshold is 85 F and the temperature hysteresis is 3 F The temperature rises above 85 F violating the threshold It then wavers down to 84 F and then up to 86 F repeatedly but no clearing event and no new violation occur For the existing violation to clear the temperature would have to drop to 82 F 3 F below the threshold Example of falling but wavering humidity The minimum humidity threshold is 18 and the humidity hysteresis is 8 The humidity falls below 18 violating the threshold It then wavers up to 24 and down to 13 repeatedly but no clearing event and no new violation occur For the existing violation to clear the humidity would have to rise to above 26 8 past the threshold Switched Rack PDU User Guide Logs Using the Event and Data Logs Event log Path Logs gt Events gt options You can view filter or delete the event log By default the log displays all events recorded during the last two days in reverse chronological order For lists of all configurable events and their current configuration select the Administration tab Notification on the top menu bar and by event under Event Actions on the left navigation menu See Configuring by event on page 95 To display the event log Logs gt Events gt log e By default view the event log as a page of the Web interface The most recent event is recorded on page 1 In the navigation bar below the log Clic
104. n all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example To view the status for outlets 3 and 5 through 7 type apc gt olStatus 3 5 7 E000 Success 3 BobbysServer On BillysServer Off JoesServer Off 1 O WwW JacksServer On olUnasgnUsr 45 Access Administrator Description Remove control of outlets from an outlet user that exists in the local database Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges lt user gt A user that exists in the local database Example 1 To remove a user named Bobby from control of outlets 3 5 through 7 and 10 type apc gt olUnasgnUsr 3 5 7 10 bobby E000 Success Example 2 To remove a user named Billy from control of all outlets type apc gt olUnasgnUsr all billy E000 Success Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the phase low load threshold in kilowatts To specify phases choose from the following options Type all a single phase a range or a comma
105. n and then apply power to each outlet according to its value for Power On Delay t outlet are used t If a local outlet group is selected only the configured delays and reboot duration of the lowest numbered outlet of the group are used If a global outlet group is selected only the configured delays and reboot duration of the global Switched Rack PDU User Guide 66 Schedule an outlet event 1 At the Web interface select the Device Manager tab and then Scheduling from the left navigation menu 2 On the Outlet Scheduling page select how often the event will occur One Time Daily or Weekly and click the Next button Note If you select Weekly you can choose to have the event occur once every week or once every two four or eight weeks 3 On the Schedule a Daily Action page in the Name of event text box replace the default name Outlet Event with a name that will identify your new event 4 Use the drop down lists to select the type of event and when it will occur The date format for one time events is mm dd and the time format for all events is hh mm with the two digit hour specified in 24 hour time An event that is scheduled daily or at one of the intervals available in the Weekly selection continues to occur at the scheduled interval until the event is deleted or disabled You can schedule a one time event to occur only on a date within 12 months of the date on which you perform the sche
106. n marks any values that contain leading or trailing spaces or are already enclosed in quotation marks To export scheduled events configure the values directly in the ini file To export a system time with the greatest accuracy if the receiving Rack PDUs can access a Network Time Protocol server configure enabled for NTPEnable NTPEnable enabled Alternatively reduce transmission time by exporting the SystemDate Time section as a separate ini file To add comments start each comment line with a semicolon 2 Copy the customized file to another file name in the same folder The file name can have up to 64 characters and must have the ini suffix Retain the original customized file for future use The file that you retain is the only record of your comments 111 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Transferring the file to a single Rack PDU To transfer the ini file to another Rack PDU do either of the following From the Web interface of the receiving Rack PDU select the Administration tab General on the top menu bar and User Config File on the left navigation menu Enter the full path of the file or use Browse e Use any file transfer protocol supported by Rack PDUs i e FTP FTP Client SCP or TFTP The following example uses FTP a From the folder containing the copy of the customized ini file use FTP to log in to the Rack PDU to which you are exporting the ini file ftp gt open ip
107. n the Rack PDU interface For detailed information on enhancing and managing the security of your system see the Security Handbook available at www apc com Switched Rack PDU User Guide Administration Notification Event Actions Path Administration gt Notification gt Event Actions gt options Types of notification You can configure event actions to occur in response to an event or group of events These actions notify users of the event in any of several ways e Active automatic notification The specified users or monitoring devices are contacted directly E mail notification SNMP traps APC Remote Monitoring Service Syslog notification e Indirect notification Event log If no direct notification is configured users must check the log to determine which events have occurred You can also log system performance data to use for device monitoring See Data log on page 73 for information on how to configure and use this data logging option Queries SNMP GETs For more information see SNMP on page 90 SNMP enables an NMS to perform informational queries For SNMPv1 which does not encrypt data before transmission configuring the most restrictive SNMP access type READ enables informational queries without the risk of allowing remote configuration changes Configuring event actions Notification parameters For events that have an associated clearing event you can also
108. name here e Select test to send a DNS query that tests the setup of your DNS servers As Query Type select the method to use for the DNS query by Host the URL name of the server by FQDN the fully qualified domain name by IP the IP address of the server by MX the Mail Exchange used by the server As Query Question identify the value to be used for the selected query type Query Type Selected Query Question to Use by Host The URL by FQDN The fully qualified domain name my_server my_domain by IP The IP address by MX The Mail Exchange address View the result of the test DNS request in the Last Query Response field Switched Rack PDU User Guide 86 Web Path Administration gt Network gt Web gt options 87 Option Description access To activate changes to any of these selections log off from the Rack PDU Disable Disables access to the Web interface To re enable access log in to the command line interface then type the command http S enable For HTTPS access type https S enable e Enable HTTP the default Enables Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP which provides Web access by user name and password but does not encrypt user names passwords and data during transmission e Enable HTTPS Enables Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS over Secure Sockets Layer SSL SSL encrypts user names passwords and data during transmission and authentic
109. name or a specific IP address such as 149 225 12 1 allows access only by the NMS at that location An IP address mask that contains 255 restricts access as follows 149 225 12 255 Access only by an NMS on the 149 225 12 segment 149 225 255 255 Access only by an NMS on the 149 225 segment 149 255 255 255 Access only by an NMS on the 149 segment e 0 0 0 0 the default setting which can also be expressed as 255 255 255 255 Access by any NMS on any segment Switched Rack PDU User Guide 92 FTP Server 93 Path Administration gt Network gt FTP Server The FTP Server settings enable by default or disable access to the FTP server and specify the TCP IP port 21 by default that the FTP server uses to communicate with the Rack PDU The FTP server uses both the specified port and the port one number lower than the specified port You can change the Port setting to the number of any unused port from 5001 to 32768 for added security Users must then use a colon to specify the non default port number For example for port 5001 and IP address 152 214 12 114 the command would be ftp 152 214 12 114 5001 transfer files with SCP Selecting and configuring Secure SHell SSH enables SCP Note FTP transfers files without encryption For higher security disable the FTP server and automatically At any time that you want a Rack PDU to be accessible for management by InfraStruxure Central FTP Server must be enabled i
110. nd Line Interface on page 7 BOOTP For the Rack PDU to use a BOOTP server to configure its TCP IP settings it must find a properly configured RFC951 compliant BOOTP server In the BOOTPTAB file of the BOOTP server enter the Rack PDU s MAC address IP address subnet mask and default gateway and optionally a bootup file name Look for the MAC address on the bottom of the Rack PDU or on the Quality Assurance slip included in the package When the Rack PDU reboots the BOOTP server provides it with the TCP IP settings If you specified a bootup file name the Rack PDU attempts to transfer that file from the BOOTP server using TFTP or FTP The Rack PDU assumes all settings specified in the bootup file e If you did not specify a bootup file name you can configure the other settings of the Rack PDU remotely through its Web Interface on page 51 or Command Line Interface on page 7 the user name and password are both apc by default To create a bootup file see your BOOTP server documentation 5 Switched Rack PDU User Guide DHCP You can use an RFC2131 RFC2132 compliant DHCP server to configure the TCP IP settings for the Rack PDU This section summarizes the Rack PDU s communication with a DHCP server For more detail about how a DHCP server can configure the network settings for a Rack PDU see DHCP response options on page 83 1 The Rack PDU sends out a DHCP request that uses the following to iden
111. nt from any DHCP server e If the Rack PDU receives a valid response it does not as previously require the APC cookie from the DHCP server in order to accept the lease and start the network services e If the Rack PDU finds a DHCP server but the request to that server fails or times out it stops requesting network settings until it is restarted e Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address By selecting this check box you can require the DHCP server to provide a cookie which supplies information to the Rack PDU l The default values for these three settings on the configuration pages generally do not need to be changed Vendor Class APC Client ID The MAC address of the Rack PDU which uniquely identifies it on the local area network LAN User Class The name of the application firmware module Switched Rack PDU User Guide 82 DHCP response options Each valid DHCP response contains options that provide the TCP IP settings that the Rack PDU needs to operate on a network and other information that affects the operation of the Rack PDU Vendor Specific Information option 43 The Rack PDU uses this option in a DHCP response to determine whether the DHCP response is valid This option contains an APC specific options in a TAG LEN DATA format called the APC Cookie This is disabled by default APC Cookie Tag 1 Len 4 Data 1APC Option 43 communicates to the Rack PDU that a DHCP server is con
112. o 13A type apc gt bkOverLoad all 3 E000 Success Example 2 To view the bank overload threshold setting for banks through 3 type apc gt bkOverLoad 1 3 E000 Success Te 13 2 13 3 13 A Switched Rack PDU User Guide 34 bkReading Access Administrator Device User Description View the current reading measurement in amps for a bank You can specify all banks a single bank a range or a comma separated list of single banks and or ranges Example 1 To view the current reading for bank 3 type apc gt bkReading 3 E000 Success 3 4 2 A Example 2 To view the current reading for all banks type apc gt bkReading all E000 Success 1 63 Der 3 4 2 A bkRestrictn dev 35 Access Administrator Device User Description Set or read the overload restriction feature to prevent users from applying power to outlets when an overload threshold is violated Acceptable arguments are none near and over To specify phases choose from the following options Type a11 a single phase a range or a comma separated list of phases Example 1 To set the overload restriction for phase three to none type apc gt bkRestrictn 3 none E000 Success Example 2 To view the overload restrictions for all phases type apc gt bkRestrictn all E000 Success 1 over 2 near 3 none Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the low load threshold in kilowatts for
113. o so by the Syslog network or system administrator Severity Maps each severity level of Rack PDU or Environment events to available Syslog priorities Mapping You should not need to change the mappings The following definitions are from RFC3164 Emergency The system is unusable Alert Action must be taken immediately Critical Critical conditions e Error Error conditions Warning Warning conditions Notice Normal but significant conditions Informational Informational messages Debug Debug level messages Following are the default settings for the Local Priority settings Severe is mapped to Critical Warning is mapped to Warning Informational is mapped to Info Note To disable Syslog messages see Configuring event actions on page 94 Syslog test and format example Path Logs gt Syslog gt test Send a test message to the Syslog servers configured through the servers option 1 Select a severity to assign to the test message 2 Define the test message according to the required message fields The priority PRI the Syslog priority assigned to the message s event and the facility code of messages sent by the Rack PDU The Header a time stamp and the IP address of the Rack PDU The message MSG part The TAG field followed by a colon and space identifies the event type The CONTENT field is the event text followed optionally by a space and the event
114. oN User Guide Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit Contents Product Features oiiosoriciiriria ie eee oe eee ee ed es 1 Access Priorities for Logging cece eee 2 Types of User Accounts 7 2 Watchdog Features 5 56 5 beled hive ketece erie ae red es 3 Overview wih el ie ie Gee e 3 Network interface watchdog mechanism ooooooo 3 Resetting the network eee eee 3 Getting Started cui A tata cited karate 4 Establishing Network Settings 4 TCP IP configuration 6180685 eee eee 4 INI file utility rra iras ie 4 DHCP and BOOTP configuration o oooooocomomoom 5 Command Line Interface 0 7 Recovering from a Lost Password 8 Rack PDU Front 9 Display 160 ences create a ven geen ae ee ae 11 Network Status LED 00 ccc eee eee eee 12 10 100 LED ieee cee nite a eee eee tee ete ee 12 Load indicator 0 77777 13 Command Line 4 About the Command Line Interface 14 Logging on to the Command Line Interface 15 Remote access to the command line interface 15 Local access to the command line interface 15 About the Main Screen 16 Using the Command Line Interface 18 Command SYM a ia 19 i Switched Rack PDU User Guide Command Response Codes 00
115. ocal RADIUS then Local Authentication RADIUS and local authentication are enabled Authentication is requested from the RADIUS server first If the RADIUS server fails to respond local authentication is used radius RADIUS is enabled Local authentication is disabled pl lt server IP gt The server name or IP address of the primary or secondary RADIUS server p2 Note RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate users To use a different port add a colon followed by the new port number to the end of the RADIUS server name or IP address s1 lt server secret gt The shared secret between the primary or secondary RADIUS server and the s2 Rack PDU t1 lt server timeout gt The time in seconds that the Rack PDU waits for a response from the t2 primary or secondary RADIUS server Example 1 To view the existing RADIUS settings for the Rack PDU type radius and press ENTER Example 2 To enable RADIUS and local authentication type radius a radiusLocal Example 3 To configure a 10 second timeout for a secondary RADIUS server type radius t2 10 29 Switched Rack PDU User Guide reboot Access Administrator only Description Restart the interface of the Rack PDU resetToDef Access Administrator only Description Reset all parameters to their default Option Arguments Description p all keepip Reset all configuration changes including event actions device settings and optionally TCP IP
116. ogram s menu select XMODEM then select the binary AOS firmware file to transfer using XMODEM After the XMODEM transfer is complete the Boot Monitor prompt returns Always upgrade the AOS before the application module To install the application module repeat step 5 and step 6 In step 6 use the application module file name Type reset or press the Reset button to restart the Rack PDU How to upgrade multiple Rack PDUs Firmware Upgrade Utility Use this for multiple firmware updates in IPv4 if you have Windows The utility records all upgrade steps in a log as a good reference to validate the upgrade Export configuration settings You can create batch files and use a utility to retrieve configuration settings from multiple Rack PDUs and export them to other Rack PDUs See Release Notes ini File Utility version 1 0 available at www apc com Use FTP or SCP to upgrade multiple Rack PDUs To upgrade multiple Rack PDUs using an FTP client or using SCP write a script which automatically performs the procedure Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility for multiple upgrades After downloading from the APC website double click on the exe file to run the utility which ONLY works with IPv4 and follow these steps to upgrade your Rack PDU firmware 1 Type in an IP address a user name and a password and choose the Ping button if you need to verify an IP address 2 Choose the Device List button to open the iplist txt file This s
117. onse from the primary DNS server or the secondary DNS server if a secondary DNS server is specified If the Rack PDU does not receive a response within that time e mail cannot be sent Therefore use DNS servers on the same segment as the Rack PDU or on a nearby segment but not across a wide area network WAN After you define the IP addresses of the DNS servers verify that DNS is working correctly by entering the DNS name of a computer on your network to look up the IP address for that computer Host Name After you configure a host name here and a domain name in the Domain Name field users can enter a host name in any field in the NMC interface except e mail addresses that accepts a domain name Domain Name IPv4 You need to configure the domain name here only In all other fields in the NMC interface except e mail addresses that accept domain names the NMC adds this domain name when only a host name is entered To override all instances of the expansion of a specified host name by the addition of the domain name set the domain name field to its default somedomain com orto0 0 0 0 To override the expansion of a specific host name entry for example when defining a trap receiver include a trailing period The NMC recognizes a host name with a trailing period such as mySnmpServer as if it were a fully qualified domain name and does not append the domain name Domain Name IPv6 Specify the IPv6 domain
118. oot in a synchronized manner Synchronizing control group actions through outlet groups provides the following benefits e Synchronized shutdown and startup of the power supplies of dual corded servers prevents erroneous reporting of power supply failures during a planned system shutdown or reboot e Synchronizing outlets by using outlet groups provides more precise shutdown and restart timing than relying on the delay periods of individual outlets e A global outlet is visible to the user interface of any Rack PDU to which it is linked System requirements for outlet groups To set up and use synchronized outlet control groups e You need a 10 100Base T TCP IP network with an Ethernet hub or switch that has a power source not shared by the computers or other devices being synchronized If outlet groups are to be synchronized across multiple Rack PDUs those Rack PDUs must meet the following requirements They must be on the same subnet They must use firmware that has the same version number for both the APC Operating System AOS module and the application module e You need a computer that can initiate synchronized control operations through the Web interface or command line interface of the Rack PDUs or through SNMP e Outlet groups you synchronize must have the same Multicast IP address Make sure each Ethernet switch that connects Rack PDUs allows Multicast network traffic for that Multicast IP address Rules for configu
119. oring Service Registration check box to discontinue the service whether permanently or temporarily for example if you are moving a Rack PDU Switched Rack PDU User Guide Syslog Path Logs gt Syslog gt options The Rack PDU can send messages to up to four Syslog servers when an event occurs The Syslog servers record events that occur at network devices in a log that provides a centralized record of events This User guide does not describe Syslog or its configuration values in detail See RFC3164 for more information about Syslog Identifying Syslog servers Path Logs gt Syslog gt servers Setting Definition Syslog Uses IPv4 IPv6 addresses or host names to identify from one to four servers to receive Syslog Server messages sent by the Rack PDU Port The user datagram protocol UDP port that the Rack PDU will use to send Syslog messages The default is 514 the UDP port assigned to Syslog Protocol Choose between UDP and TCP Language Choose the language for any Syslog messages Switched Rack PDU User Guide 100 Syslog settings Path Logs gt Syslog gt settings Setting Definition Message Enables by default or disables the Syslog feature Generation Facility Code Selects the facility code assigned to the Rack PDU s Syslog messages User by default Note User best defines the Syslog messages sent by the Rack PDU Do not change this selection unless advised to d
120. ork on the top menu bar displays the current IPv4 address subnet mask default gateway MAC address and boot mode of the Rack PDU For information on DHCP and DHCP options see RFC2131 and RFC2132 Setting Description Enable Enable or disable IPv4 with this check box Manual Configure 1204 manually by entering the IP address subnet mask and default gateway BOOTP A BOOTP server provides the TCP IP settings At 32 second intervals the Rack PDU requests network assignment from any BOOTP server e If the Rack PDU receives a valid response it starts the network services e If the Rack PDU finds a BOOTP server but a request to that server fails or times out the Rack PDU stops requesting network settings until it is restarted By default if previously configured network settings exist and the Rack PDU receives no valid response to five requests the original and four retries it uses the previously configured settings so that it remains accessible Click Next gt gt to access the BOOTP Configuration page to change the number of retries or the action to take if all retries fail Maximum retries Enter the number 01 retries that will occur when no valid response is received or zero 0 for an unlimited number of retries If retries fail Select Use prior settings the default or Stop BOOTP request DHCP The default setting At 32 second intervals the Rack PDU requests network assignme
121. ot to proxy the PDU 51 disabling use of 51 Q Quick Links configuration 105 R Rack PDU configuring name and location 57 front panel 9 getting started 4 product features 1 RADIUS configuration 79 server configuration 80 supported RADIUS servers 80 Reboot outlets 64 66 Reboot Duration 65 Reboot Management Interface 105 Recent Events Device Events on home page 55 Recipient SMTP server 97 Remote Monitoring Service 105 Remote Users authentication 78 setting user access 78 Reset All 105 Reset button front panel 10 Reset Only 105 Reverse lookup 72 S Scheduling outlet events 66 SCP for high security file transfer 93 transferring firmware files 116 using to retrieve event or data log 75 Scroll button front panel 9 Secondary NTP Server 102 Section headings user configuration file 110 128 Select button front panel 9 Serial port front panel 10 Severity Mapping Syslog setting 101 SMTP server selecting for e mail recipients 97 settings 96 SNMP access and access control SNMPv1l 90 SNMPy3 91 authentication traps 98 disabling SNMPv1 for high security systems 90 SSH 15 host keys 89 SSL how to create view or remove certificates 88 Status on control console main screen 17 Synchronize with NTP Server Date amp Time 102 Syslog identifying the Syslog server and port 100 mapping event severity to Syslog priorities 101 System Name 102 System requirements outlet groups 59
122. otmon module first then the AOS module and finally the application module by placing them on the Rack PDU in that order Obtain the free latest firmware version from www apcc com tools download To upgrade the firmware of one or more Rack PDUs use 1 of these 5 methods e Ona Windows operating system use the Firmware Upgrade Utility downloaded from the APC Web site See Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility e On any supported operating system use FTP or SCP to transfer the individual AOS and application firmware modules See Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Rack PDU Fora Rack PDU that is NOT on your network use XMODEM through a serial connection to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer to the Rack PDU See Use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack PDU e Use a USB drive to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer See How to upgrade multiple Rack PDUs e For upgrades to multiple Rack PDUs see Upgrading the firmware on multiple Rack PDUs and Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility for multiple upgrades on Windows Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility This Firmware Upgrade Utility is part of the firmware upgrade package available on the APC Web site Never use an Upgrade Utility designated for one product to upgrade the firmware of another product Using the Utility for upgrades on Windows systems On any supported Windows operating system the Firmware Upgrade Utility auto
123. pc_hw0x_aos_xxx bin Application Module apc_hw0x_rpdu2g_xxx bin Use a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad to create a file called upload ref Add to the file a line for each firmware module that you want to upgrade as shown below BM apc_hw0x_bootmon_xxx bin AOS apc_hw0x_aos_xxx bin APP apc_hw0x_rpdu2g_xxx bin Add the upload ref file to the apcfirm folder on the flash drive Connect the flash drive to the USB port on the Rack PDU Either cycle power or press the Reset button for the upgrade process to begin Wait for two to three minutes for the upgrade to complete When complete the Rack PDU display will show the firmware version for three seconds and then will resume normal operation at which time you can remove the flash drive Switched Rack PDU User Guide Verifying Upgrades and Updates Verify the success or failure of the transfer To verify whether a firmware upgrade succeeded use the xferStatus command in the command line interface to view the last transfer result or use an SNMP GET to the mfiletransferStatusLastTransfer Result OID Last Transfer Result codes Code Description Successful The file transfer was successful Result not available There are no recorded file transfers Failure unknown The last file transfer failed for an unknown reason Server inaccessible The TFTP or FTP server could not be found on the network Server access denied The TFTP or FTP server
124. r Guide Device Command Descriptions DK sittin A ike heats Ba Gece seme seer dias 34 DKNearOVer eevee eer e serie eave tumenen 34 BkOverL ad cti a Seti ce tle Sie eaten alate Il oe co se ate wile ta 34 DkReadiing icici is cscs ete een ea ee ee ee ee 35 0511010 230 5 eae aed a Sees ete 35 01 a a Settee Soe eee Ra 35 devNearOver 36 devOverLoad si ice clase atin SESH Eni eye Gene ere a bec a 36 9 36 a a 37 h MLOW coi ii a eee ae 17 shale ee did 37 NUMREAING vs acieie a 38 OIASSIQNUSE oats ec ata a a 38 olCancelOmd ei tiie ei hen els ee ee bald ec Gd aA 38 011 ee ai 39 OIDIVOM sei Baie ister tada 39 OIDlyReboot a a aa i aa aa aie aa a aa e aea 40 OIGIOUPS wee a E 40 011 306 00 sn a 40 ete ee a eee ed eee ee ete dt 41 olOffDelay acon is sles cin ha tele bbe enh tela ss 42 LON esa aeo Sa oaetre a ee ane es Sieg eure E aves 42 OlOMDe lay sides Baise ee te eee re ceded ac ee east alegre arate 43 OIRDOOUIMG ne iia o ett weld eaten 44 osina beeen eae iawn wae 44 OlStatus o ae o enaa een E n oa 45 45 PIN Scare eee ls 45 phNearOver aa i 46 phOv
125. r a correct IP address and click Finish If you selected Start a Web browser when finished in step 6 you can now configure other parameters through the Web interface of the Rack PDU or device Switched Rack PDU User Guide How to Export Configuration Settings Retrieving and Exporting the ini File Summary of the procedure An Administrator can retrieve the ini file of a Rack PDU and export it to another Rack PDU or to multiple Rack PDUs 1 Configure a Rack PDU to have the settings you want to export 2 Retrieve the ini file from that Rack PDU 3 4 Use a file transfer protocol supported by the Rack PDU to transfer a copy to one or more other Customize the file to change at least the TCP IP settings Rack PDUs For a transfer to multiple Rack PDUs use an FTP or SCP script or the ini file utility Each receiving Rack PDU uses the file to reconfigure its own settings and then deletes it Contents of the ini file The config ini file you retrieve from a Rack PDU contains the following section headings and keywords only those supported for the device from which you retrieve the file Section headings are category names enclosed in brackets Keywords under each section heading are labels describing specific Rack PDU settings Each keyword is followed by an equals sign and a value either the default or a configured value The Override keyword With its default value this keyword prevents the exporting of on
126. rd gt rp lt Read Only User password gt t lt inactivity timeout in minutes gt web S lt disable http https gt ph lt http port gt ps lt https port gt xferINI xferStatus Device Command Descriptions 123 bkLowLoad lt all bank gt lt current gt bkNearOver lt all bank gt lt current gt bkOverLoad lt all bank gt lt current gt bkReading lt all bank gt devLowLoad lt power gt devNearOver lt power gt Switched Rack PDU User Guide devOverLoad lt power gt devReading lt power energy gt devStartDly humLow lt humidity gt humMin lt humidity gt humReading olAssignUsr lt all outlet name outlet gt lt user gt olCancelCmd lt all outlet name outlet gt olDlyOff lt all outlet name outlet gt olDlyOn lt all outlet name outlet gt olDlyReboot lt all outlet name outlet gt olGroups olName lt all outlet gt lt newname gt olOff lt all outlet name outlet gt olOffDelay lt all outlet name outlet gt lt time gt olOn lt all outlet name outlet gt olOnDelay lt all outlet name outlet gt lt time gt olRbootTime lt all outlet name outlet gt lt time gt olRboot lt all outlet name outlet gt olSt
127. re your RADIUS server to work with the Rack PDU For examples of the RADIUS users file with Vendor Specific Attributes VSAs and an example of an entry in the dictionary file on the RADIUS server see the Security Handbook 1 Add the IP address of the Rack PDU to the RADIUS server client list file 2 Users must be configured with Service Type attributes unless Vendor Specific Attributes VSAs are defined If no Service Type attributes are configured users will have read only access on the Web interface only See your RADIUS server documentation for information about the RADIUS users file and see the Security Handbook for an example 3 VSAs can be used instead of the Service Type attributes provided by the RADIUS server VSAs require a dictionary entry and a RADIUS users file In the dictionary file define the names for the ATTRIBUTE and VALUE keywords but not for the numeric values If you change numeric values RADIUS authentication and authorization will fail VSAs take precedence over standard RADIUS attributes Configuring a RADIUS server on UNIX with shadow passwords If UNIX shadow password files are used etc passwd with the RADIUS dictionary files the following two methods can be used to authenticate users If all UNIX users have administrative privileges add the following to the RADIUS user file To allow only Device Users change the APC Service Type to Device DEFAULT Auth Type System
128. ring outlet groups For a system that uses outlet groups the following rules apply e A Rack PDU can have more than one outlet group but an outlet can belong to only one outlet group e A local outlet group which has no global outlet must consist of two or more outlets e You can synchronize a global outlet group on one Rack PDU with a global outlet group on each of three other Rack PDUs Ina global outlet group you can designate only one outlet to be a global outlet linking to outlet groups on other Rack PDUs for the purpose of synchronization That global outlet can be the only outlet in its group or the group can consist of multiple outlets To link outlet groups on Rack PDUs for synchronization those Rack PDUs must have the same Device Multicast Name and Device Multicast Address and be running the same version of Rack PDU firmware A global outlet of one outlet group must have the same physical outlet number as the global outlet of any other outlet group to which it links To create and configure outlet groups you must use the Web interface or export configuration file ini file settings from a configured Rack PDU The command line interface lets you display whether an outlet is a member of an outlet group and lets you apply control actions to an outlet group but the command line interface does not let you set up or configure an outlet group 59 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Enable outlet groups Click the Devi
129. roup of outlets after the Power Off Delay see olOffDelay on page 42 Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example 1 To turn off outlets 3 5 through 7 and 10 type apc gt 0121055 0 E000 Success Example 2 To turn off all outlets type apc gt olDlyoff all E000 Success olDlyOn Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is assigned Description Turns on an outlet or group of outlets after the Power On Delay see olOnDelay on page 43 Argument Definition all All device outlets lt outlet name gt The name configured for a specific outlet See olName on page 40 lt outlet gt A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma separated list of single outlet numbers and number ranges Example 1 To turn on outlets 3 5 through 7 and 10 type apc gt olDlyOn 3 5 7 10 E000 Success Example 2 To turn on an outlet with the configured name of Outlet1 type apc gt olDlyOn outletl E000 Success 39 Switched Rack PDU User Guide olDlyReboot Access Administrator Device User and Outlet User but only for outlets to which the user is
130. s are case sensitive While using the command line interface you can also do the following Type and press ENTER to view a list of available commands based on your account type To obtain information about the purpose and syntax of a specified command type the command a space and or the word help For example to view RADIUS configuration options type radius or radius help Press the UP arrow key to view the command that was entered most recently in the session Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through a list of up to ten previous commands Type at least one letter of a command and press the TAB key to scroll through a list of valid commands that match the text you typed in the command line Type exit or quit to close the connection to the command line interface Switched Rack PDU User Guide 18 Command Syntax 19 Item Description Options are preceded by a hyphen lt gt Definitions of options are enclosed in angle brackets For example dp lt device password gt If a command accepts multiple options or an option accepts mutually exclusive arguments the values may be enclosed in brackets A vertical line between items enclosed in brackets or angle brackets indicates that the items are mutually exclusive You must use one of the items Example of a command that supports multiple options user an lt admin name gt ap lt admin password gt In this e
131. s the number of seconds added to each outlet s Power On Delay before an outlet will turn on after power is applied to the Rack PDU Allowed values are from 1 to 300 seconds Immediate or Never never turn on 1 Click the Device Manager tab then device load from the Load Management menu 2 Make a selection for Coldstart Delay 3 Click Apply Resetting Peak Load and kWh Path Device Manager gt Device Load 1 Click the Device Manager tab then device load from the Load Management menu 2 Click the Peak Load and Kilowatt Hours check boxes as desired 3 Click Apply Switched Rack PDU User Guide Setting the Overload Outlet Restrictions Path Device Manager gt Phase Load and Bank Load Prevent users from applying power to outlets during an overload condition You can set the following restrictions for each phase and bank e None Users can apply power to outlets regardless of an Overload Alarm or Near Overload Warning On Warning Users cannot apply power to an outlet on the selected phase or bank if the current for that phase or bank has exceeded the Near Overload Warning threshold On Overload Users cannot apply power to an outlet on the selected phase or bank if the current for that phase or bank has exceeded the Overload Alarm threshold To set Overload Outlet Restrictions 1 Click the Device Manager tab then phase load or bank load from the Load Management menu 2 Make selections for Overload Outlet Restric
132. se Fifth Last Format Path Administration gt General gt Date amp Time gt date format Select the numerical format in which to display all dates in this user interface In the selections each letter m for month d for day and y for year represents one digit Single digit days and months are displayed with a leading zero Use an ini File Path Administration gt General gt User Config File Use the settings from one Rack PDU to configure another Retrieve the config ini file from the configured Rack PDU customize that file e g change the IP address and upload the customized file to the new Rack PDU The file name can be up to 64 characters and must have the ini suffix Status Reports the progress of the upload The upload succeeds even if the file contains errors but a system event reports the errors in the event log Upload Browse to the customized file and upload it so that the current Rack PDU can use it to set its own configuration To retrieve and customize the file of a configured Rack PDU see How to Export Configuration Settings on page 110 Instead of uploading the file to one Rack PDU you can export the file to multiple Rack PDUs by using an FTP or SCP script 103 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Event Log and Temperature Units Path Administration gt General gt Preferences Color code event log text This option is disabled by default Mark the Event Log Color Co
133. separated list of phases Switched Rack PDU User Guide Example 1 To set the low load threshold for all phases to 1 kW type apc gt ph all 1 E000 Success Example 2 To view the low load threshold for phases through 3 type apc gt ph 1 3 E000 Success 1 1A 2 1A 3 LA phNearOver Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the phase near overload threshold in kilowatts To specify phases choose from the following options Type all a single phase a range or a comma separated list of phases Example 1 To set the near overload threshold for all phases to 10 kW type apc gt phNearOver all 10 E000 Success Example 2 To view the near overload threshold for phases 1 through 3 type apc gt phNearOver 1 3 E000 Success 1 10 A 2 10 A 3 10 A phOverLoad Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the phase overload threshold in kilowatts To specify phases choose from the following options Type all a single phase a range or a comma separated list of phases Example 1 To set the overload threshold for all phases to 13 kW type apc gt phOverLoad all 13 E000 Success Example 2 To view the overload threshold for phases 1 through 3 type apc gt phOverLoad 1 3 E000 Success 1 13 A 2 1 3 A 3 13 A Switched Rack PDU User Guide phReading Access Administrator Device User Description View the current voltage or power for a phase Set or
134. sers You can use Microsoft Internet Explorer IE 7 x and higher on Windows operating systems only or Mozilla Firefox 3 0 6 or higher on all operating systems to access the Rack PDU through its Web interface Other commonly available browsers may work but have not been fully tested by APC The Rack PDU cannot work with a proxy server Before you can use a Web browser to access the Web interface of the Rack PDU you must do one of the following e Configure the Web browser to disable the use of a proxy server for the Rack PDU e Configure the proxy server so that it does not proxy the specific IP address of the Rack PDU Logging On to the Web Interface Overview You can use the DNS name or System IP address of the Rack PDU for the URL address of the Web interface Use your case sensitive user name and password to log on The default user names follow and differ by account type e apc for an Administrator e device for a Device User e readonly for a Read Only User The default password is ape for all three account types For Outlet User accounts there is no default user name or password An Administrator must define the user name and password and other account characteristics for an Outlet User See compared with information in a server certificate If the certificate was created with the APC Security Wizard and an IP address was specified as the common name in the certificate you must use an IP address to log on to the Ra
135. set the following parameters as you configure events individually or by group as described in the next two sections To access the parameters click the receiver or recipient name Parameter Description Delay x time before If the event persists for the specified time a notification is sent If the condition clears sending before the time expires no notification is sent Repeat at an The notification is sent at the specified interval e g every 2 minutes interval of x time Up to x times During an active event the notification repeats for this number of times Until condition The notification is sent repeatedly until the condition clears or is resolved clears Switched Rack PDU User Guide 94 Configuring by event To define event actions for an individual event 1 Select the Administration tab Notification on the top menu bar and by event under Event Actions on the left navigation menu 2 In the list of events review the marked columns to see whether the action you want is already configured By default logging is configured for all events 3 To view or change the current configuration such as recipients to be notified by e mail or paging or Network Management Systems NMSs to be notified by SNMP traps click on the event name Note If no Syslog server is configured items related to Syslog configuration are not displayed When viewing details of an event s configuration you can c
136. sh alternately orange and green Press the Reset button a second time immediately while the LED is flashing to reset the user name and password to their defaults temporarily Press ENTER repeatedly if necessary to display the User Name prompt again then use the default ape for the user name and password If you take longer than 30 seconds to log on after the User Name prompt is re displayed you must repeat step 5 and log on again At the command line interface use the following commands to change the User Name and Password settings both of which are now apc user an yourAdministratorName user ap yourAdministratorPassword For example to change the Administrator user name to Admin type user an Admin Type quit or exit to log off reconnect any serial cable you disconnected and restart any service you disabled Switched Rack PDU User Guide Rack PDU Front Panel Temp Humidity Out Arc by Schneider Electric Rack PDU Network Serial pdu0535a Note Your APC product is configured so the display backlight turns off after 10 minutes of inactivity The backlight can be turned on by depressing any button below the display Item Function O Display Shows information about the Ra
137. shooting and enables you to determine if updated firmware is available at the APC Web site Management Uptime is the length of time the interface has been running continuously Switched Rack PDU User Guide 106 Device IP Configuration Wizard Capabilities Requirements and Installation How to use the Wizard to configure TCP IP settings The Device IP Configuration Wizard configures the IP address subnet mask and default gateway of one or more Rack PDUs or network enabled devices devices containing an embedded APC Network Management Card NMC You can use the Wizard in either of the following ways e Remotely over your TCP IP network to discover and configure unconfigured Rack PDUs or devices on the same network segment as the computer running the Wizard e Through a direct connection from a serial port of your computer to a Rack PDU or device to configure or reconfigure it System requirements Version 5 0 0 or higher of the Wizard runs on Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 Installation To install the Wizard from a downloaded executable file 1 Go to www apc tools download 2 Download the Device IP Configuration Wizard 3 Run the executable file in the folder to which you downloaded it 107 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Use the Wizard Most software firewalls must be temporarily disabled for the Wizard to discover unconfigured Rack PDUs
138. sorName Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the name assigned to the Rack PDU Temp Humidity port Example 1 To set the name for the port to Sensorl type apc gt sensorName Sensorl E000 Success Example 2 To then view the name for the sensor port type apc gt sensorName E000 Success Sensorl tempHigh Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the high temperature threshold in either Fahrenheit or Celsius Example 1 To set the high temperature threshold to 70 Fahrenheit type apc gt tempHigh F 70 E000 Success Example 2 To view the high temperature threshold in Celsius type apc gt tempHigh C E000 Success 21 C Example 3 To view the high temperature threshold in Fahrenheit type apc gt tempHigh F E000 Success 70 E tempMax Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the max temperature threshold in either Fahrenheit or Celsius Example 1 To set the max temperature threshold to 80 Fahrenheit type apc gt tempMax F 80 E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide 48 Example 2 To view the max temperature threshold in Celsius type apc gt tempMax C E000 Success 27 E Example 3 To view the max temperature threshold in Fahrenheit type apc gt tempMax F E000 Success 80 F tempReading Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description View the temperature value in either Fahrenheit or Ce
139. t Configuration Settings 110 Retrieving and Exporting the ini File 110 Summary of the 60076 eee 110 Contents of the ini 5 7777 110 111 The Upload Event and Error Messages 113 The event and its error 65580665 eee eee eee eee 113 Messages in Config ini eee 113 Errors generated by overridden values 113 Related TOPICS iii Oe eas week www Dae ware 114 vii Switched Rack PDU User Guide File ii a e es OS How to Upgrade 6 115 Benefits of upgrading 6 115 Firmware module files Rack 000 115 Firmware File Transfer Methods 116 Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility 116 Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Rack PDU 116 Use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack PDU 117 How to upgrade multiple Rack PDUS 118 Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility for multiple upgrades 118 Using a USB flash drive to upgrade one Rack PDU 119 Verifying Upgrades and Updates oooooomooo 120 Verify the success or failure of the transfer 120 Last Transfer Result 000685 8 120 Verify the version numbers of installed firmware 120 TFOUDICSNOOUNG Rac
140. t through a terminal program Before you can use a terminal program to configure the Rack PDU you must shut down any application service or program using the communications port Cannot access the command line interface through a serial connection Make sure that you did not change the baud rate Try 2400 9600 19200 or 38400 Cannot access the command line interface remotely Make sure you are using the correct access method Telnet or Secure SHell SSH An Administrator can enable these access methods By default Telnet is enabled Enabling SSH automatically disables Telnet For SSH the Rack PDU may be creating a host key The Rack PDU can take up to one minute to create the host key and SSH is inaccessible for that time Cannot access the Web interface Verify that HTTP or HTTPS access is enabled Make sure you are specifying the correct URL one that is consistent with the security system used by the Rack PDU SSL requires https not http at the beginning of the URL e Verify that you can ping the Rack PDU e Verify that you are using a Web browser supported for the Rack PDU See Supported Web Browsers on page 51 If the Rack PDU has just restarted and SSL security is being set up the Rack PDU may be generating a server certificate The Rack PDU can take up to one minute to create this certificate and the SSL server is not available during that time 121 Switched Rack PDU User
141. the command line interface and change the access setting to local or radiusLocal to regain access For example the command to change the access setting to local would be radius a local Switched Rack PDU User Guide 78 RADIUS 79 Path Administration gt Security gt Remote Users gt RADIUS Use this option to do the following List the RADIUS servers a maximum of two available to the Rack PDU and the time out period for each e Click on a link and configure the parameters for authentication by a new RADIUS server e Click a listed RADIUS server to display and modify its parameters RADIUS Setting Definition RADIUS Server The server name or IP address IPv4 or IPv6 of the RADIUS server Click on a link to configure the server Note RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate users To use a different port add a colon followed by the new port number to the end of the RADIUS server name or IP address Secret The shared secret between the RADIUS server and the Rack PDU Timeout The time in seconds that the Rack PDU waits for a response from the RADIUS server Test Settings Enter the Administrator user name and password to test the RADIUS server path that you have configured Skip Test and Apply Do not test the RADIUS server path Switched Rack PDU User Guide Configuring the RADIUS Server Summary of the configuration procedure You must configu
142. the device Example 1 To view the low load threshold type apc gt dev E000 Success 0 5 kW Example 2 To set the low load threshold to 1 kW type apc gt dev 1 0 E000 Success Switched Rack PDU User Guide devNearOver Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the near overload threshold in kilowatts for the device Example 1 To view the near overload threshold type apc gt devNearOver E000 Success 20 5 Example 2 To set the near overload threshold to 21 3 kW type apc gt devNearOver 21 3 E000 Success devOverLoad Access Administrator Device User Description Set or view the overload threshold in kilowatts for the device Example 1 To view the overload threshold type apc gt devOverLoad 2000 8 25 0 kW Example 2 To set the overload threshold to 25 5 kW type apc gt devOverLoad 25 5 E000 Success devReading Access Administrator Device User Description View the total power in kilowatts or total energy in kilowatt hours for the device Argument Definition power View the total power in kilowatts energy View the total energy in kilowatt hours Example 1 To view the total power type apc gt devReading power E000 Success 5 2 kW Example 2 To view the total energy type apc gt devReading energy E000 Success 200 1 kWh Switched Rack PDU User Guide devStartDly Access Administrator Device User Descr
143. the same subnet as the Rack PDU and that is usually running The Rack PDU uses the default gateway to test the network when traffic is very light Caution Do not use the loopback address 127 0 0 1 as the default gateway address for the Rack PDU It disables the card and requires you to reset TCP IP settings to their defaults using a local serial login gt See Watchdog Features on page 3 for more information about the watchdog role of the default gateway TCP IP configuration methods Use one of the following methods to define the TCP IP settings needed by the Rack PDU Device IP Configuration Wizard on page 107 DHCP and BOOTP configuration on page 5 Command Line Interface on page 7 INI file utility You can use the INI file export utility to export INI file settings from configured Rack PDUs to one or more unconfigured Rack PDUs For more information see Use an ini File on page 103 Switched Rack PDU User Guide DHCP and BOOTP configuration The default TCP IP configuration setting DHCP assumes that a properly configured DHCP server is available to provide TCP IP settings to Rack PDU You can also configure the setting for BOOTP A user configuration INI file can function as a BOOTP or DHCP boot file For more information see Use an ini File on page 103 If neither of these servers is available see Device IP Configuration Wizard on page 107 or BS Comma
144. tication protocol is selected 91 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Option Description access control You can configure up to four access control entries to specify which NMSs have access to this device The opening page for access control by default assigns one entry to each of the four user profiles but you can edit these settings to apply more than one entry to any user profile to grant access by several specific IP addresses host names or IP address masks If you leave the default access control entry unchanged for a user profile all NMSs that use that profile have access to this device e If you configure multiple access entries for one user profile the limit of four entries requires that one or more of the other user profiles must have no access control entry If no access control entry is listed for a user profile no NMS that uses that profile has any access to this device To edit the access control settings for a user profile click its user name Access Mark the Enable checkbox to activate the access control specified by the parameters in this access control entry User Name From the drop down list select the user profile to which this access control entry will apply The choices available are the four user names that you configure through the user profiles option on the left navigation menu NMS IP Host Name The IP address IP address mask or host name that controls access by the NMS A host
145. tify itself A Vendor Class Identifier APC by default A Client Identifier by default the MAC address of the Rack PDU A User Class Identifier by default the identification of the application firmware installed on the Rack PDU 2 A properly configured DHCP server responds with a DHCP offer that includes all the settings that the Rack PDU needs for network communication The DHCP offer also includes the Vendor Specific Information option DHCP option 43 The Rack PDU can be configured to ignore DHCP offers that do not encapsulate the APC cookie in DHCP option 43 using the following hexadecimal format The Rack PDU does not require this cookie by default Option 43 01 04 31 41 50 43 Where The first byte 01 is the code The second byte 04 is the length The remaining bytes 31 41 50 43 are the APC cookie See your DHCP server documentation to add code to the Vendor Specific Information option Note By selecting the Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address check box in the Web interface you can require the DHCP server to provide an APC cookie which supplies information to the Rack PDU Administration gt Network gt TCP IP gt ipv4 settings Switched Rack PDU User Guide Command Line Interface 1 Log on to the command line interface See Logging on to the Command Line Interface on page 15 2 Contact your network administrator to obtain the IP address subnet mask
146. tion 3 Click Apply Configure and Control Outlet Groups Outlet group terminology An outlet group consists of outlets that are logically linked together on the same Rack PDU Outlets that are in an outlet group turn on turn off and reboot in a synchronized manner A local outlet group consists of two or more outlets on a Rack PDU Only the outlets in that group are synchronized e A global outlet group consists of one or more outlets on a Rack PDU One outlet is configured as a global outlet which logically links the outlet group to outlet groups on up to three other Rack PDUs All outlets in the linked global outlet groups are synchronized For global outlet groups the initiator outlet group is the group that issued the action For global outlet groups a follower outlet group 1s any other outlet group that is synchronized with the initiator outlet group When you apply an outlet control action to outlets that are members of an outlet group the outlets are synchronized as follows e For a global outlet group use the delay periods and reboot duration configured for the global outlet of the initiator outlet group e Fora local outlet group the outlets use the delay periods and reboot duration of the lowest numbered outlet in the group Switched Rack PDU User Guide 58 Purpose and benefits of outlet groups By using groups of synchronized outlets on Rack PDUs you can ensure that outlets turn on turn off and reb
147. ude the account type of the currently logged in user Any user can change this setting all user accounts will be updated to use the new setting Option Argument Description S long The prompt includes the account type of the currently logged in user short The default setting The prompt is four characters long APC gt Example To include the account type of the currently logged in user in the command prompt type prompt s long Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description Exit from the command line interface session this works the same as the exit command Switched Rack PDU User Guide 28 radius Access Administrator only Description View the existing RADIUS settings enable or disable RADIUS authentication and configure basic authentication parameters for up to two RADIUS servers For a summary of RADIUS server configuration and a list of supported RADIUS servers see Configuring the RADIUS Server on page 80 Additional authentication parameters for RADIUS servers are available at the Web interface of the Rack PDU See RADIUS on page 79 for more information For detailed information about configuring your RADIUS server see the Security Handbook available at www apc com Option Argument Description a local Configure RADIUS authentication radiusLocal radius loca1 RADIUS is disabled Local authentication is enabled radiusL
148. up enabled when a network related event occurs both the IP address and the domain name for the networked device associated with the event are logged in the event log If no domain name entry exists for the device only its IP address is logged with the event Since domain names generally change less frequently than IP addresses enabling reverse lookup can improve the ability to identify addresses of networked devices that are causing events To resize the event log Logs gt Events gt size By default the event log stores 400 events You can change the number of events the log stores When you resize the event log all existing log entries are deleted To avoid losing log data use FTP or SCP to retrieve the log before you enter a new value in the Event Log Size field See How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files on page 75 When the log is full the older entries are deleted Switched Rack PDU User Guide 72 Data log Path Logs gt Data gt options The data log records the current and power for the device phase and banks as well as temperature and humidity at the specified time interval Each entry is listed by the date and time the data was recorded To display the data log Logs gt Data gt log e By default view the data log as a page of the Web interface The most recent data item is recorded on page 1 From the navigation menu below the log Click a page number to open a specific page of the log
149. ure the BOOTP or DHCP server settings Option Argument Description b dhcp bootp Define how the TCP IP settings will be configured when the Rack PDU lt boot manual turns on resets or restarts See TCP IP and Communication Settings on mode gt page 82 for information about each boot mode setting C enable disable dhcp and dhcpBootp boot modes only Enable or disable the requirement that the DHCP server provide the APC cookie The default values for these three settings generally do not need to be changed v lt vendor class gt APC i lt client id gt The MAC address of the Rack PDU which uniquely identifies it on the network u lt user class gt The name of the application firmware module Example To use a DHCP server to obtain network settings 1 Type boot b dhcp 2 Enable the requirement that the DHCP server provide the APC cookie boot c enable cd Access Administrator Device User Outlet User Description Navigate to a folder in the directory structure of the Rack PDU Example 1 To change to the ssh folder and confirm that an SSH security certificate was uploaded to the Rack PDU 1 Type cd ssh and press ENTER 2 Type dir and press ENTER to list the files stored in the SSH folder Example 2 To return to the main directory folder type cd Switched Rack PDU User Guide console 23 Access Administrator only Description Define whether users can access th
150. verview view Path Home gt Overview The top of the Overview indicates the alarm status If one or more alarms are present the number and type of alarms are indicated with a link to the Alarm Status view where you can view descriptions of each alarm If no alarms exist the Overview displays No Alarms Present In the Load Status area view the load for the device in kW and for the phases and banks in amps as applicable The green yellow and red meter shows the current load status normal near overload or overload Note that if a low load threshold was configured the meter will also include a blue segment to the left of the green Hover over the colors to view the configured load thresholds Load Status Device Load 0 64 kw Phase Li Load 5 3 A Normal range is 0 0 to 5 9 kW Bank 1 Load 3 04 es Bank 2 Load 3 04 a More Click More to go to the Device Manager tab to configure thresholds and to view and manage peak load information In the device parameters area view the name contact location current rating type of user account accessing the Rack PDU and the amount of time the Rack PDU has been operating since the last reboot from either a power cycle or a reboot of the Management Interface For more information see Reset the Rack PDU on page 105 In the Recent Device Events area view in reverse chronological order the events that occurred most recently and the dates and times they occurr
151. xample the user command accepts the option an which defines the Administrator user name and the option ap which defines the Administrator password To change the Administrator user name and password to XYZ 1 Type the user command one option and the argument XYZ user ap XYZ 2 After the first command succeeds type the user command the second option and the argument XYZ user an XYZ Example of a command that accepts mutually exclusive arguments for an option alarmcount p all warning critical In this example the option p accepts only three arguments all warning or critical For example to view the number of active critical alarms type alarmcount p critical The command will fail if you type an argument that is not specified Switched Rack PDU User Guide Command Response Codes The command response codes enable scripted operations to detect error conditions reliably without having to match error message text The CLI reports all command operations with the following format E 0 9 0 9 0 9 Error message Code Message E000 Success E001 Successfully Issued E002 Reboot required for change to take effect E100 Command failed E101 Command not found E102 Parameter Error E103 Command Line Error E104 User Level Denial E105 Command Prefill E106 Data Not Available E107 Serial communication with the Rack PDU has been lost
152. y to confirm the changes or Cancel 67 Switched Rack PDU User Guide Outlet Manager Menu Create and configure outlet user accounts Individual outlets can be assigned a user with an Outlet User account An Outlet User account allows control only to the outlets assigned The configuration of outlets is allowed to those with Administrator rights The Device Manager has limited outlet configuration rights Configure an outlet user 1 At the Web interface select the Device Manager tab and then Outlet Manager from the left navigational menu 2 Click the Add New User button 3 Type in the information for the following options and click Apply to confirm the changes Option Description User Name Set the outlet user name New User is reserved and is not allowed Note A user name in orange indicates the user account has been disabled Password Set the outlet user password User Description Set identification description of outlet user Account Status Enable disable or delete outlet user s account Device outlet access Select the outlets the user can access Switched Rack PDU User Guide 68 Environment Configuring Temperature and Humidity Sensors 69 Path Environment Through the Environment tab when you have a temperature or a temperature and humidity sensor connected to the Rack PDU you can set thresholds for Warning and Critical alarm generation see Device status icons on page 53 for deta
153. you to enter an IP address that is not in use Enter a correct IP address and click Finish If the Wizard finds another unconfigured Rack PDU or device it displays the screen to enter TCP IP settings Repeat this procedure beginning at step 3 or to skip the Rack PDU or device whose MAC address is currently displayed click Cancel Switched Rack PDU User Guide 108 Configure or reconfigure the TCP IP settings locally 109 1 2 Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP IP settings Connect the provided serial configuration cable APC part number 940 0144A from an available communications port on your computer to the serial port of the Rack PDU or device Make sure no other application is using the computer port 3 From the Start menu launch the Wizard application If the Rack PDU or network enabled device is not configured wait for the Wizard to detect it Otherwise click Next gt Select Locally through the serial port and click Next gt Enter the system IP subnet mask and default gateway for the Rack PDU or device and click Next gt On the Transmit Current Settings Remotely screen if you select Start a Web browser when finished the default Web browser connects to the Rack PDU or device after the Wizard transmits the settings Click Finish to transmit the TCP IP settings If the IP address you entered is in use on the network the Wizard prompts you to enter an IP address that is not in use Ente

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