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User Guide

Xerus
Firmware v3.3.10
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Copyright © 2017 Raritan, Inc.
PX3TS-1A-v3.3.10-E
March 2017
255-80-0033-00

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    PX3TS Transfer Switch User Guide Xerus Firmware v3.3.10 ™ Copyright © 2017 Raritan, Inc. PX3TS-1A-v3.3.10-E March 2017 255-80-0033-00...

  • Page 2: Safety Guidelines

    60950-1 or equivalent rating. Attempting to power non-rated devices may result in electric shock, fire, personal injury and death. WARNING! Do not use a Raritan product containing outlet relays to power large inductive loads such as motors or compressors. Attempting to power a large inductive load may result in damage to the relay.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions 1. Installation of this product should only be performed by a person who has knowledge and experience with electric power. 2. Make sure the line cord is disconnected from power before physically mounting or moving the location of this product. 3.
  • Page 4 Raritan, Inc. © Copyright 2017 Raritan, Inc. All third-party software and hardware mentioned in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of and are the property of their respective holders.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Inlet and Outlet Power Connections ....................10 Chapter 3 Initial Installation and Configuration Connecting Power and Equipment ....................11 Connecting the PX3TS to Your Network ................... 11 USB Wireless LAN Adapters....................12 Supported Wireless LAN Configuration ................. 13 Configuring the PX3TS ........................13 Connecting the PX3TS to a Computer ..................
  • Page 7 Contents Bulk Configuration Methods ......................22 Cascading Multiple PX3TS Devices for Sharing Ethernet Connectivity .......... 23 Cascading Guidelines for Port Forwarding ................24 Cascading the PX3TS via USB....................24 Chapter 4 Connecting External Equipment (Optional) Connecting Environmental Sensor Packages .................. 27 DPX Sensor Packages ......................
  • Page 8 Overcurrent Protectors for Outlets ....................97 Resetting the Button-Type Circuit Breaker ................97 Beeper ..............................98 Power Cycling the PX3TS ........................98 Chapter 6 Using the Web Interface Supported Web Browsers ........................99 Login, Logout and Password Change ..................... 100 Login ............................
  • Page 9 Contents Time Units ..........................139 Setting Thresholds for Total Active Energy or Power ............139 Inlets ..............................140 Individual Inlet Pages ......................141 Outlets .............................. 144 Available Data of the Outlets Overview Page ............... 148 Bulk Configuration for Outlet Thresholds ................149 Setting Outlet Power-On Sequence and Delay ..............
  • Page 10 Device Information ........................ 326 Viewing Connected Users ..................... 330 Viewing or Clearing the Local Event Log ................332 Updating the PX3TS Firmware ..................... 333 Viewing Firmware Update History ..................335 Bulk Configuration ........................ 336 Backup and Restore of Device Settings ................338 Network Diagnostics ......................
  • Page 11 Clearing Event Log ........................ 394 Clearing WLAN Log ....................... 395 Entering Configuration Mode ......................395 Quitting Configuration Mode ......................396 PX3TS Control and Configuration ....................396 Controlling the Transfer Switch ................... 396 PDU Configuration Commands .................... 401 Network Configuration Commands..................409 Time Configuration Commands ....................
  • Page 12 Switching Off an Actuator ..................... 522 Example - Turning On a Specific Actuator ................523 Unblocking a User ..........................523 Resetting the PX3TS ........................523 Restarting the PDU ....................... 524 Resetting Active Energy Readings..................524 Resetting to Factory Defaults ....................525 Network Troubleshooting ........................
  • Page 13 Contents Retrieving Previous Commands ...................... 528 Automatically Completing a Command ..................528 Logging out of CLI ..........................529 Chapter 9 Using SCP Commands Firmware Update via SCP ........................ 530 Bulk Configuration via SCP ......................531 Backup and Restore via SCP ......................532 Downloading Diagnostic Data via SCP ....................
  • Page 14 Step A. Determine User Accounts and Roles ................. 583 Step B. Configure User Groups on the AD Server ................584 Step C. Configure LDAP Authentication on the PX3TS Device ............585 Step D. Configure Roles on the PX3TS Device ................586 Appendix G Updating the LDAP Schema Returning User Group Information ....................
  • Page 15 Thresholds and Sensor States ..................... 637 "To Assert" and Assertion Timeout ..................640 "To De-assert" and Deassertion Hysteresis ................ 642 PDView App for Viewing the PX3TS ....................644 Altitude Correction Factors ......................646 Ways to Probe Existing User Profiles ..................... 647 Raritan Training Website .........................

  • Page 16: What's New In The Px3Ts User Guide

    What's New in the PX3TS User Guide The following sections have changed or information has been added to the PX3TS User Guide based on enhancements and changes to the equipment and/or user documentation. USB Wireless LAN Adapters (on page 12)
  • Page 17 Chapter 1: What's New in the PX3TS User Guide Setting LAN Interface Parameters (on page 418) Enabling or Disabling the LAN Interface (on page 419) Changing the LAN Interface Speed (on page 419) Changing the LAN Duplex Mode (on page 420)

  • Page 18: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Before You Begin ................... 5 Product Models The PX3TS comes in several models that are built to stock and can be obtained almost immediately. Raritan also offers custom models that are built to order and can only be obtained on request.

  • Page 19: Px3Ts Overview

    This section introduces the components shown on the front and rear panels of a PX3TS device. Front View All components on the front panel are the same on all PX3TS models except that those models rated over 20A (North America) or 16A (international) contain overcurrent protectors for controlling the current flowing through outlets.

  • Page 20: Rear View

    Chapter 1: Introduction FEATURE port  2. LCD display and control buttons 3. Transfer switch status indicators, including: Power quality indicator lamps  Inlet configuration indicator lamps  Active inlet indicator lamps  4. Transfer switch alarm indicators 5. Transfer switch control buttons 6.

  • Page 21: Package Contents

    APIPA and the link-local address is replaced by the DHCP-assigned address. Scenarios where APIPA applies: • DHCP is enabled on the PX3TS, but no IP address is assigned to the PX3TS. This may be caused by the absence or malfunction of DHCP servers in the network.

  • Page 22: Before You Begin

    Raritan's Technical Support Department for assistance. 4. Verify that all circuit breakers on the PX3TS device are set to ON. If not, turn them ON. Or make sure that all fuses are inserted and seated properly. If there...

  • Page 23: Preparing The Installation Site

    1. Make sure the installation area is clean and free of extreme Technical Specifications temperatures and humidity. See (on page 535). 2. Allow sufficient space around the PX3TS device for cabling and outlet connections. Safety Instructions 3. Review (on page iii) listed in this User Guide.

  • Page 24: Chapter 2 Rackmount, Inlet And Outlet Connections

    Mounting a PX3TS Device Using appropriate brackets and tools, fasten the 1U or 2U PX3TS device to the rack or cabinet. The way to install a PX3TS device varies according to the device length. To mount a PX3TS device which is long: 1.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Rackmount, Inlet and Outlet Connections 2. Adjust slide-rail assemblies to match your rack posts and fasten them to the rack using your own fasteners. 3. Line up the mounting brackets with slide-rails and push this product into rails.
  • Page 26 4. Fasten front mounting ears to the rack using your own fasteners. To mount a PX3TS device which is short: 1. Attach a rackmount bracket to both sides of the PX3TS with the provided screws. For a 1U model, the total number and locations of screw holes are different from the following 2U diagram.

  • Page 27: Inlet And Outlet Power Connections

    The PX3TS connects to two different, but identically rated, branch circuits. The PX3TS will operate when the branch circuit voltages are out of phase, but works most reliably and fastest when in phase. The front panel Phase Sync lamp lights if inlets are out of phase.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Initial Installation And Configuration

    Your PX3TS may have fuses and/or circuit breakers. Verify that all are firmly seated or set to ON before connecting power. The PX3TS inlets are labeled INLET 1 (I1) and INLET 2 (I2). INLET 1 is the factory default preferred inlet, and INLET 2 is the factory default alternate inlet.

  • Page 29: Usb Wireless Lan Adapters

    Plug a supported USB wireless LAN adapter into the USB-A port  on your PX3TS. Connect a USB hub to the USB-A port on the PX3TS. Then plug  the supported USB wireless LAN adapter into the appropriate USB port on the hub.

  • Page 30: Supported Wireless Lan Configuration

    LAN adapter being used with the PX3TS. See LAN Adapters (on page 12). Configuring the PX3TS You can initially configure the PX3TS by connecting it to a computer, or to a TCP/IP network that supports DHCP. Configuration over a DHCP-enabled network: Connecting the 1.

  • Page 31: Connecting The Px3Ts To A Computer

    Tip: To configure a number of PX3TS devices quickly, see Bulk (on page 22). Configuration Methods Connecting the PX3TS to a Computer The PX3TS can be connected to a computer for configuration via one of the following ports. • USB-B port (male) •...
  • Page 32 Installing the USB-to-Serial before connecting the USB cable. See Driver (Optional) (on page 16). 2. Connect a USB cable between the PX3TS device's USB-B port and a computer's USB-A port. Initial Network Configuration via CLI 3. Perform (on page 17).

  • Page 33: Installing The Usb-To-Serial Driver (Optional)

    Automatic driver installation is highly recommended. Automatic driver installation in Windows ® 1. Make sure the PX3TS is NOT connected to the computer via a USB cable. 2. Run dominion-serial-setup-<n>.exe on the computer and follow online instructions to install the driver.

  • Page 34: Initial Network Configuration Via Cli

    > set line /dev/ttyACM0 > Connect Initial Network Configuration via CLI After the PX3TS is connected to your network, you must provide it with an IP address and some additional networking information. This section describes the initial network configuration via a serial RS-232 or USB connection.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration 5. If prompted to change the default password, change or ignore it. To change it, follow onscreen instructions to type your new  password. To ignore it, simply press Enter.  6. The # prompt appears. 7.
  • Page 36 Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration • Static IP configuration: To set Use this command Static IPv4 or network <ipvX> interface <ETH> IPv6 address address <ip address> <ip address> = static IP address, with a syntax similar to the example below. 192.168.7.9/24 ...
  • Page 37 Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration To set or Use this command enable 802.11n network wireless enableHT protocol <option> true false <option> = , or Authentication network wireless authMethod method <method> <method> = network wireless PSK <psk> <psk> = PSK string EAP outer network wireless authentication...
  • Page 38 Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration The content to be copied from the CA certificate does NOT include the first line containing "BEGIN CERTIFICATE" and the final line containing "END CERTIFICATE." If a certificate is installed, configure the following: Whether to Use this command Verify the network wireless...

  • Page 39: Bulk Configuration Methods

    The IP address configured may take seconds to take effect. Bulk Configuration Methods If you have to set up multiple PX3TS devices, you can use one of the following configuration methods to save your time. Use a bulk configuration file: Requirement: All PX3TS devices to configure are of the same model •...

  • Page 40: Cascading Multiple Px3Ts Devices For Sharing Ethernet Connectivity

    Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration Cascading Multiple PX3TS Devices for Sharing Ethernet Connectivity You can have multiple PX3TS devices share one Ethernet connection by cascading them via USB. Warning: To upgrade an existing USB-cascading chain from a version older than 3.3.10, you must start from the last slave device and so on until the master device.

  • Page 41: Cascading Guidelines For Port Forwarding

    To cascade PX3TS devices via USB: 1. Make sure all Raritan devices to be cascaded are running firmware version 3.3.10 or later. 2. Select one as the master device. When the port forwarding mode over wireless LAN is intended, ...
  • Page 42 5. Connect the USB-A port of the master device to the USB-B port of an additional PX3TS via a USB cable. This additional device is Slave 1. 6. Connect Slave 1's USB-A port to the USB-B port of an additional PX3TS via another USB cable.
  • Page 43 Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration Number Device role Master device Slave 1 Slave 2 Slave 3 8. Configure or change the network settings of the master and/or slave devices as needed. Bridging: Each cascaded device has its own network settings. For ...

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Connecting External Equipment (Optional)

    An environmental sensor package may comprise sensors only or a combination of sensors and actuators. The PX3TS can manage a maximum of 32 sensors and/or actuators. The supported maximum cabling distance is 98 feet (30 m), except for DPX sensor packages.

  • Page 45: Dpx Sensor Packages

    Connect the adapter's RJ-45 connector to the RJ-45 SENSOR port of the PX3TS. To directly connect a differential air pressure sensor: 1. Connect a Raritan-provided phone cable to the IN port of a differential air pressure sensor. 2. Get an RJ-12 to RJ-45 adapter. Connect the adapter's RJ-12 connector to the other end of the phone cable.
  • Page 46 DPX-ENVHUB4 Optionally, you can connect a Raritan sensor hub to the PX3TS. This allows you to connect up to four DPX sensor packages to the PX3TS via the hub. This sensor hub supports DPX sensor packages only. Do NOT connect DPX2, DPX3 or DX sensor packages to it.
  • Page 47 SENSOR port. 2. Connect DPX sensor packages to any of the four OUT ports on the hub. This diagram illustrates a configuration with a sensor hub connected. The PX3TS device RJ-12 to RJ-45 adapter Raritan-provided phone cable DPX-ENVHUB4 sensor hub...
  • Page 48 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) b. Connect the adapter's RJ-45 connector to the RJ-45 SENSOR port on the PX3TS. 2. The cable has two RJ-12 sensor ports. Connect DPX sensor packages to the cable's sensor ports. 3. Repeat the above steps if there are additional SENSOR ports on your...
  • Page 49 Maximum distance illustration: The following illustrates the maximum distance when connecting DPX sensor packages with a maximum 16' (5 m) sensor cable to a PX3TS via a sensor hub. The sum of a DPX-T3H1 sensor cable's length is 16' (5 m).

  • Page 50: Dpx2 Sensor Packages

    RJ-12 connector and one to three head connectors. You have to connect DPX2 sensor packages to the sensor cable. For more information on DPX2 sensor packages, access the Environmental Sensors Guide or Online Help on Raritan website's Support page http://www.raritan.com/support/...
  • Page 51 NOT work properly. Therefore, always occupy all head connectors prior to the final sensor package with a DPX2 sensor package. To connect DPX2 sensor packages to the PX3TS: 1. Connect a DPX2 sensor package to the first head connector of the DPX2 sensor cable.

  • Page 52: Dpx3 Sensor Packages

    DPX3 sensor package. LED for indicating the sensor status. To connect DPX3 sensor packages to the PX3TS: 1. Connect a standard network patch cable (CAT5e or higher) to either RJ-45 port on the DPX3 sensor package.
  • Page 53 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) Repeat the same steps to cascade more DPX3 sensor packages. 3. Connect the first DPX3 sensor package to the PX3TS by plugging its cable's connector into the RJ-45 SENSOR port of the PX3TS. Connecting a DPX2 Sensor Package to DPX3 You can connect only one DPX2 sensor package to the "end"...

  • Page 54: Dx Sensor Packages

    32 sensors and/or actuators. If there are more than 32 sensors and/or actuators connected, every sensor and/or actuator after the 32nd one is NOT managed by the PX3TS. For example, if you cascade 12 DX packages, and each package contains...
  • Page 55 Exception: You CANNOT cascade DX-PD2C5 sensor packages. A PX3TS device supports only one DX-PD2C5. 3. Connect the first DX sensor package to the PX3TS by plugging its cable's connector into the RJ-45 SENSOR port of the PX3TS. 4. If needed, connect a DPX2 sensor package to the end of the DX chain.
  • Page 56 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) Connecting a DPX2 Sensor Package to DX You can connect only one DPX2 sensor package to the "end" of a DX sensor chain. It is strongly recommended to use an RJ-12 to RJ-45 adapter for connecting the DPX2 to the final DX in the chain. The maximum number of DX sensor packages in the chain must be less than 12 when a DPX2 sensor package is involved.

  • Page 57: Using An Optional Dpx3-Envhub4 Sensor Hub

    Plug the other end of the cable into the RJ-45 SENSOR port of the PX3TS. 2. Connect the Raritan sensor packages to any of the four OUT ports on the hub. An RJ-12 to RJ-45 adapter is required for connecting a DPX or ...

  • Page 58: Mixing Diverse Sensor Types

    DPX3-ENVHUB4 sensor hub Any Raritan sensor packages Mixing Diverse Sensor Types You can mix DPX, DPX2, DPX3 and DX sensor packages on one PX3TS according to the following sensor combinations. In some scenarios, the DPX3-ENVHUB4 sensor hub is required. The PX3TS does NOT support any other sensor-mixing combinations than those described in this section.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) A DPX2 sensor package  A DPX sensor package ...
  • Page 60 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) An RJ-12 to RJ-45 adapter is recommended to connect a DPX or • DPX2 sensor package to DPX3-ENVHUB4. In the following diagrams, the sensor package in "green" can be • replaced by a DPX2 sensor package. The sensor package in "blue" can be one DPX2, DPX3 or DX sensor package.
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional)
  • Page 62 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) Mix DPX3 and DX in a sensor chain: Any DX sensor package in a chain can be replaced by a DPX3 sensor package, or vice versa. The total number of sensor packages in this chain cannot exceed 12.

  • Page 63: Before Connecting Equipment To Feature Port

    Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) Before Connecting Equipment to Feature Port PX3TS models have a cap plugged into the FEATURE port when shipping out of the factory. The cap is intended to protect the port from connecting to inappropriate equipment. Remove this cap when you need to connect equipment to this port.

  • Page 64: Combining Regular Asset Strips

    The difference between the master and slave asset strips is that the master asset strip has an RJ-45 connector while the slave does not. The following diagram illustrates some asset strips. Note that Raritan provides more types of asset strips than the diagram.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: Connecting External Equipment (Optional) Make sure that the U-shaped sheet metal adjacent to the male  DIN connector is inserted into the rear slot of the master strip. Screw up the U-shaped sheet metal to reinforce the connection. 2.

  • Page 66: Introduction To Asset Tags

    IT device at one end and plugged in to an asset strip at the other. The asset strip is connected to the PX3TS, and the asset tag transmits the ID and positioning information to the asset strip.
  • Page 67 Connect the other end of the cable to the FEATURE port on the  PX device. The PX3TS device supplies power to the connected asset strip assembly. All LEDs on the asset strip assembly may cycle through different colors during the power-on process if the asset strip's firmware is being upgraded by the PX3TS.

  • Page 68: Connecting Blade Extension Strips

    For blade servers, which are contained in a single chassis, you can use a blade extension strip to track individual blade servers. Raritan's blade extension strip functions similar to a Raritan asset strip but requires a tag connector cable for connecting it to a tag port on the regular or composite asset strip.
  • Page 69 Cable socket(s) for connecting the tag connector cable Note: Each tag port on the blade extension strip is labeled a number, which is displayed as the slot number in the PX3TS device's web interface. To install a blade extension strip: 1.
  • Page 70 Up to 128 asset tags on blade extension strips are supported per FEATURE port. Note: If you need to temporarily disconnect the blade extension strip from the asset strip, wait at least 1 second before re-connecting it back, or the PX3TS device may not detect it.

  • Page 71: Connecting Composite Asset Strips (Ams-Mx-Z)

    Tag ports To connect composite asset strips to the PX3TS device: 1. Connect a composite asset strip to the PX3TS device via a standard network patch cable (CAT5e or higher). a. Connect one end of the cable to the RJ-45 port labeled "Input" on the composite asset strip.
  • Page 72 Important: Different types of composite asset strips can be mixed in a chain only when the PX3TS is upgraded to version 3.3.0 or later. Daisy-Chain Limitations of Composite Asset Strips There are some limitations when daisy chaining composite asset strips "AMS-Mx-Z,"...

  • Page 73: Connecting A Logitech Webcam

    Important: Different types of composite asset strips can be mixed in a chain as of release 3.3.0. Connecting a Logitech Webcam Connect webcams to PX3TS in order to view videos or snapshots of the webcam's surrounding area. The following USB Video Class (UVC) compliant webcam is supported: •...

  • Page 74: Connecting A Gsm Modem

    The PX3TS supports remote dial-in communications to access the CLI through an analog modem. This dial-in feature provides an additional alternative to access the PX3TS when the LAN access is not available. To dial in to the PX3TS, the remote computer must have a modem connected and dial the correct phone number.

  • Page 75: Connecting An External Beeper

    Mallory Sonalert MODEL SNP2R • After having an external beeper connected, you can create event rules for the PX3TS to switch on or off the external beeper when specific Event Rules and Actions events occur. See (on page 261).

  • Page 76: Chapter 5 Using The Px3Ts

    Short Circuit Detection ................73 Outlets ......................73 Connection Port Functions ................. 75 LCD Display ....................77 Reset Buttons ....................92 Fuses for the Inlet Transfer Switch ............93 Overcurrent Protectors for Outlets ............97 Beeper ......................98 Power Cycling the PX3TS ................98...

  • Page 77: Power Transfer

    Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Power Transfer The PX3TS has two inlets: INLET 1 and INLET 2. These inlets are to connect to diverse power sources. One inlet is configured as the primary (preferred), and the other is configured as the standby (alternate). The factory default preferred power source is Inlet 1, and the default alternate source is Inlet 2.

  • Page 78: Automatic Transfer

    • critical level. Power quality is indicated through the Power Quality indicator lamps. Power Quality Indicator Lamps (on page 68). The table below indicates which inlet the PX3TS selects when the power quality changes. Inlet power quality Active inlet Preferred...
  • Page 79 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Alternate inlet states Preferred Power Power Power Phase Overload Switch Switch Fuse inlet Normal Warning Critical Sync open short fault alarm SMPS states (green (orange (red alarm fault fault fault lamp) lamp) lamp) Power Critical...

  • Page 80: Automatic Retransfer

    An internal hardware malfunction on the preferred inlet's circuitry • may lead to a less reliable power state. Note: The PX3TS indicates an alarm through the Alarm indicator lamps. (on page 70). Alarm Indicator Lamps Tip: Per default the automatic retransfer can be performed only when both inlets are in phase.
  • Page 81 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Tip: To remotely perform manual transfer using the web interface, see (on page 120). To transfer using the CLI, see Transfer Switch (on page 396). Performing Manual Transfer A manual transfer using the front panel button is prevented if: Manual Transfer button has been disabled.
  • Page 82 Fuse alarm 12V SMPS fault Whenever the PX3TS prevents a manual transfer from being performed, it is disabled across all interfaces, including the front panel button, web interface and CLI command. Note: Switch open/short, MOV, 12V SMPS faults are internal transfer switch faults, causing the Internal Failure indicator lamp on the front panel to turn on.

  • Page 83: Transfer Switch Indicator Lamps

    Manual transfer is prevented when the PX3TS enters an alarm state, such as the Phase Sync alarm. In certain scenarios, you still can force the PX3TS to perform a manual transfer by holding the Alarm Override Manual Transfer button while pressing the Manual Transfer button. See Scenarios (on page 65).
  • Page 84 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS These lamps are divided into 3 sections to indicate the inlet power status or configuration. Section Lamp type Function Power Inlet power quality is shown using a tricolor LED. Quality Power Quality Indicator Lamps For details, see (on page 68).

  • Page 85: Power Quality Indicator Lamps

    Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Power Quality Indicator Lamps The PX3TS monitors AC voltage and frequency of both inlets and rates the power quality into 3 categories. When the power quality of any inlet changes, the corresponding Power Quality lamp, which is a tricolor LED, changes its colors.

  • Page 86: Inlet Configuration Indicator Lamps

    A green LED indicates which inlet is preferred. The default is Inlet 1. A "Preferred" inlet is the power source that you prefer using for powering the PX3TS as long as this inlet's power is available and power quality is good. The other inlet is the "Alternate" inlet.

  • Page 87: Alarm Indicator Lamps

    Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Alarm Indicator Lamps The PX3TS provides five Alarm indicator lamps, which are lit to alert you when the PX3TS detects unusual or abnormal transfer switch conditions. Indicator lamps Meaning when the lamp is on Manual Disabled The front panel Manual Transfer button is disabled.

  • Page 88: Control Push Buttons

    Short Circuit Detection (on page 73). Control Push Buttons The PX3TS provides three buttons on the front panel to perform manual transfer or verify the transfer switch indicator lamps. The table describes each button's function. Button...

  • Page 89: Testing Indicator Lamps

    Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Button Description Lamp Test Turns on all transfer switch indicator lamps. Power Quality LEDs turn orange. Testing Indicator Lamps (on page 72). Manual Transfer Transfers power to the other inlet. Newly-activated inlet becomes the preferred inlet.

  • Page 90: Short Circuit Detection

    A short circuit in the load results in a power failure on the active inlet. The PX3TS monitors load current and does NOT perform an automatic power transfer if power fails because of an overload. Instead, the PX3TS Alarm activates the Overload alarm and turns on the Overload lamp. See Indicator Lamps (on page 70).
  • Page 91 It is an indication of firmware loading. Note: When a PX3TS device powers up, it proceeds with the power-on self test and software loading for a few moments. At this time, the outlet LEDs cycle through different colors. When the software has completed loading, the outlet LEDs show a steady color and the front panel display illuminates.

  • Page 92: Connection Port Functions

    Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Connection Port Functions A PX3TS model has 8 connection ports on the front and back panels respectively. Front panel CONSOLE port is functionally identical to back panel CONSOLE port, and front panel USB-A port is functionally identical to back panel USB-A port.

  • Page 93: Cascading The Px3Ts Via Usb

    MODEM modem. (DB9) This is a standard DTE RS-232 port. You can use a null-modem cable with two DB9 connectors on both ends to connect the PX3TS to the computer. SENSOR Connection to one of the following devices: (RJ-45) Raritan's environmental sensor package(s).

  • Page 94: Lcd Display

    Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS LCD Display A PX3TS series model uses an LCD display to show the device's data. The following diagram shows the LCD display panel on a 1U model. The LCD display can show the reading or status of different components on the PX3TS, or this device's MAC address and IP address.

  • Page 95: Control Buttons

    Information shown Two types of information may be displayed: • The "ALARM" status of the selected target. The selected inlet line number if your PX3TS is a • 3-phase model. The measurement unit of the displayed data, such as %...

  • Page 96: Operating The Character Lcd Display

    2. On a multi-inlet model, press the Up or Down button until the desired inlet's number is displayed at the top. 3. If your PX3TS is a 3-phase model, the selected inlet line is indicated below the reading. Press the Up or Down button until the desired...
  • Page 97 Outlet Information The outlet mode is NOT available for PX3TS-1000 series. The Outlet mode is displayed as "OUTLET" on the LCD display. By default the PX3TS displays the current reading of OUTLET 1.
  • Page 98 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS 2. In the Outlet mode, press the Up or Down button until the desired outlet's number is displayed at the top of the LCD display. 3. Press the FUNC button to switch between voltage, active power and current readings of the selected target.
  • Page 99 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Section Example information The word "MASTER" indicates the PX3TS is the master device in a cascading configuration. For a slave device, it shows "SLAVE" instead. Note: As of release 3.3.10, the "MASTER/SLAVE" information is no longer available in the bridging mode, but remains available in the port forwarding mode.
  • Page 100 If you connect your PX3TS to the wireless network, a Wi-Fi icon is displayed at the bottom-right corner. To display the IPv4 address: 1.
  • Page 101 "d" means the LCD display has entered the Device mode. "M" indicates that the displayed information is the MAC address. The word "MASTER" indicates the PX3TS is the master device in a cascading configuration. For a slave device, it shows "SLAVE" instead.
  • Page 102 The selected target is the environmental sensor whose ID number is 9 (SENSOR 9). The selected environmental sensor's reading is 22 The word "MASTER" indicates the PX3TS is the master device in a cascading configuration. For a slave device, it shows "SLAVE" instead.
  • Page 103 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Measurement Sensor types units A relative humidity sensor A temperature sensor An air flow sensor An air pressure sensor NO measurement For an "absolute" humidity sensor, the units measurement unit is g/m , which cannot be displayed on the LCD.
  • Page 104 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS Note that if the DPX3-ENVHUB4 sensor hub is used to connect the DPX2, DPX3 or DX sensors, the chain position information (C:x) is displayed twice - the first one indicates the sensor hub's chain position, which is always , and the second one indicates the sensor's chain position.
  • Page 105 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS When outlet 1 has been powered on, the word 'on' is displayed as  shown below. When outlet 1 has been powered off, the word "oFF" is displayed  instead. 2. Press the Up or Down button to select the desired outlet. The selected outlet's number is displayed at the top of the LCD display.
  • Page 106 Asset Strip Information If there is any asset strip connected to the PX3TS, you can enter the Asset Strip mode to show the asset tag state of each rack unit on the asset strip. A rack unit refers to a tag port on the asset strips.
  • Page 107 "ASSET" to the right of the LCD. 2. By default the PX3TS selects the asset strip connected to the first FEATURE port so it shows "1" at the top. Because the PX3TS has only one FEATURE port, "1" is the only option.

  • Page 108: Usb-Cascaded Device's Position

    "d" means the LCD display has entered the Device mode. "CA" indicates that the cascading information is being displayed. "SLAVE" indicates that this PX3TS is a slave device. Note: For a master device, it shows the word "MASTER" instead. The number 1 means the device position is Slave 1.

  • Page 109: Reset Buttons

    The RESET button resets the control board associated with front panel connection ports and the LCD display. The PX3TS device can be reset to its factory default values using this Resetting to Factory button when a serial connection is available. See Defaults (on page 580).

  • Page 110: Fuses For The Inlet Transfer Switch

    Fuses for the Inlet Transfer Switch PX3TS models always contain two fuses for protecting the inlet transfer switch. These fuses blow when the current flowing through them exceeds the fuse rating.

  • Page 111: Replacing A Fuse On 1U Models

    See (on page 81) or Checking Inlet Component Status. 2. Examine your PX3TS and the connected equipment to remove or resolve the cause that results in the overload or short circuit. This step is required, or you cannot proceed with the next step.

  • Page 112: Replacing A Fuse On 2U Models

    7. Insert a new fuse into the holder. Make sure the new fuse is identical to the original one. 8. Install back the fuse holder to the PX3TS and turn it clockwise until it is tightened properly. 9. Reconnect the inlet with the fuse replaced to power, if it was disconnected in Step 4.
  • Page 113 Chapter 5: Using the PX3TS 4. This step is recommended but not required -- disconnect the inlet with the bad fuse from power. 5. Locate the bad fuse's holder on the rear panel. 6. Open the fuse cover. 7. Remove the fuse inside the holder and re-install a new one. Make sure the new fuse is identical to the original one.

  • Page 114: Overcurrent Protectors For Outlets

    1. Locate the breaker whose ON button is up, indicating that the breaker has tripped. 2. Examine your PX3TS and the connected equipment to remove or resolve the cause that results in the overload or short circuit. This step is required, or you cannot proceed with the next step.

  • Page 115: Beeper

    Tip: To remotely check this beeper's state via the web interface, see (on page 130). Power Cycling the PX3TS There is no power switch on the PX3TS device. To power cycle the PX3TS, both turn OFF branch circuits supplying power to the PX3TS, wait 10...

  • Page 116: Chapter 6 Using The Web Interface

    Chapter 6 Using the Web Interface This chapter explains how to use the web interface to administer a PX3TS. In This Chapter Supported Web Browsers ................99 Login, Logout and Password Change ............100 Web Interface Overview ................102 Dashboard ....................109 Transfer Switch ..................

  • Page 117: Login, Logout And Password Change

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Login, Logout and Password Change The first time you log in to the PX3TS, use the factory default "admin" user credentials. For details, see the Quick Setup Guide accompanying the product. Creating After login, you can create user accounts for other users. See Users (on page 197).

  • Page 118: Changing Your Password

    (on page 257). Restricted Service Agreement 5. Click Login or press Enter. The PX3TS web interface opens. Note: The address to access a slave device in the port forwarding mode via non-standard ports is a combination of a protocol (http:// or https://), an IP address and a port number.

  • Page 119: Remembering User Names And Passwords

    To log out without closing the web browser: Click "Logout" on the top-right corner. • -- OR -- Close the PX3TS tab while there are other tabs available in the • browser. To log out by closing the web browser: •...
  • Page 120 4. To return to the main menu and the Dashboard page, click on the top-left corner. Number Web interface element Menu (on page 105) Data/setup page of the selected menu item  Left side: - PX3TS device name Note: To customize the device name, see (on page 130).  Right side:...
  • Page 121 - Logout button From top to bottom --  Your PX3TS model  Current firmware version  Online Documentation: link to the PX3TS online help. Browsing through the Online Help - See (on page 653).  Raritan Support: link to the Raritan Technical Support webpage.

  • Page 122: Menu

    Depending on your model and hardware configuration, your PX3TS may show all or some menu items shown below. Menu Information shown Dashboard Summary of the PX3TS status, including a list of alerted sensors and alarms, if any. Dashboard (on page 109).
  • Page 123 OCP status and settings, such as OCP thresholds. OCPs (on page 159). Peripherals Status and settings of Raritan environmental sensor packages, if connected. Peripherals (on page 164). Feature Port Status and settings of the device connected to the Feature port(s), which can be one of the following.

  • Page 124: Quick Access To A Specific Page

    Quick Access to a Specific Page If you often visit a specific page in the PX3TS web interface, you can note down its URL or bookmark it with your web browser. Next time, you can simply enter its URL in the address bar of the browser prior to login.

  • Page 125: Sorting A List

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Sorting a List If any list displays this arrow in one of its column headers, you are allowed to resort the list by clicking any column header. The list will be resorted in the ascending or descending order based on the selected column.

  • Page 126: Dashboard

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Dashboard The Dashboard page contains five to six sections, based on the model you purchased.
  • Page 127 The waveform of the inlet's active power history is displayed by Inlet History default. You can make it show a different data type. Dashboard - Inlet History (on page 115). This section is available only when your PX3TS contains Overcurrent overcurrent protectors (OCPs). Protectors  Overview of each OCP's status ...

  • Page 128: Dashboard - Transfer Switch

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Dashboard - Transfer Switch Link to the Transfer Switch page: To view more information or configure the transfer switch, click its Transfer Switch section's title 'Transfer Switch' to go to that page. See (on page 120). Generic power data of the transfer switch: Available data includes: Transfer Switch...

  • Page 129: Dashboard - Inlet 1/2

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Dashboard - Inlet 1/2 States of Inlet 1 and Inlet 2, including fuse states, preferred inlet and active inlet, are all available on the Dashboard page. Link to the Inlet 1/2 pages: To view more information or configure the inlet(s), click each inlet's section's title 'Inlet 1' or 'Inlet 2' to go to each inlet's page.

  • Page 130: Dashboard - Alerted Sensors

    Dashboard - Alerted Sensors When any internal sensors or environmental sensor packages connected to the PX3TS enter an abnormal state, the Alerted Sensors section in the Dashboard show them for alerting users. This section also lists tripped circuit breakers or blown fuses, if available.
  • Page 131 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 1 Warned: 1 'numeric' sensor enters the warning state. • List of alerted sensors: Two icons are used to indicate various sensor states. Icons Sensor states For numeric sensors:  above upper warning  below lower warning For numeric sensors: ...

  • Page 132: Dashboard - Inlet History

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Dashboard - Inlet History The power waveform for the inlet helps you observe whether there were abnormal events within the past tens of minutes. The default is to show the inlet's active power data. You can have it show the waveform of other inlet power data.
  • Page 133 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To show the waveform of both inlets or the other inlet: The default is to show the power waveform of Inlet 1. You can have it show the other inlet's or both inlets' waveforms by selecting the checkbox(es) of the desired inlet(s).

  • Page 134: Dashboard - Alarms

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Dashboard - Alarms If configuring any event rules which require users to take the acknowledgment action, the Alarms section will list any event which no one acknowledges yet since event occurrence. Note: For information on event rules, see Event Rules and Actions page 261).

  • Page 135: Dashboard - Ocp

    NOT the fuses for protecting the inlet transfer switch. Each overcurrent protector on the PX3TS draws power from the active inlet and delivers power to associated outlets. These overcurrent protectors prevent outlets from overload by controlling the input current flowing through associated outlets.
  • Page 136 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Each OCP's power data: OCP data from top to bottom includes: RMS current (A) • A bar showing OCP current levels • • OCP status -- open or closed Associated line pair, and the OCP current rating (A) •...

  • Page 137: Transfer Switch

    Determine the power quality thresholds of voltage and frequency. Perform manual power transfer or re-transfer • Note: Whenever the PX3TS prevents a manual transfer from being performed, it is disabled across all interfaces, including the front panel button, web interface and CLI command.
  • Page 138 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Indicate which one is the 'Preferred' inlet • Transfer Switch and Inlet Status For detailed information, see (on page 126). The same information is also available on the Dashboard page. See Dashboard - Transfer Switch Dashboard - Inlet 1/2 (on page 111) and (on page 112).
  • Page 139 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 3. Verify both the "Active" and "Preferred" icons are transferred to the other inlet, indicating that inlet becomes the active and preferred inlet now. Icon Description Preferred Indicates which one is the preferred inlet. Indicates which inlet is the first priority to power outlets in the normal state.
  • Page 140 To configure inlet phase angles settings (optional): If thresholds for inlet phase angle difference are enabled/configured, the PX3TS reports its values and states whenever a specific threshold is hit. For example, if the upper warning threshold is enabled and reached, you will see the upper warning alarm and values of inlet phase angle difference in the Dashboard's Alerted Sensors list or event log.
  • Page 141 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Type a new value in the accompanying text box.  4. For concepts of thresholds, deassertion hysteresis and assertion Sensor Threshold Settings timeout, see (on page 637). To view the waveform of last transfer: The waveform diagram shows the waveform of the last power transfer.
  • Page 142 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To view the transfer log: The transfer log lists the last 10 power transfer events only - automatic or manual. To view the waveform or additional details of any transfer event, click that event in the log. Tip: To view more transfer events, go to the Event Log.

  • Page 143: Transfer Switch And Inlet Status

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Transfer Switch and Inlet Status On the Transfer Switch page, a normal state's text color is black, a warning state's is yellow, and a critical state's is red. Status of the transfer switch: One or some of the following messages are displayed for indicating the transfer switch state.
  • Page 144 Indicates whether each fuse works properly.  open: The fuse works fine.  closed: The fuse is blown or malfunctions.  unavailable: The PX3TS cannot determine the fuse's status. For example, "unavailable" is shown when there is no inlet power available.

  • Page 145: Power Transfer Settings

    Perform automatic retransfer only when inlets are in phase. • Field Description Name Customize the PX3TS device name. Allow Front Panel Enable/disable the front panel Manual Transfer Transfer button. If the Manual Transfer button is disabled, the Manual Disabled indicator lamp on the front panel is lit.

  • Page 146: Power Quality Settings

    If either is warning, quality is warning. When both are normal, power quality is normal. PX3TS transfers to standby operation when preferred inlet power quality goes critical and retransfers to normal operation when power quality returns to normal.

  • Page 147: Pdu

    70V, and Inlet 2's power quality is shown as Warning when Inlet 2's voltage falls between 70V and 80V. The PX3TS device's generic information and PDU-level global settings are available on the PDU page. Menu To open the PDU page, click 'PDU' in the (on page 105).
  • Page 148 *Outlet state on Determines the initial power state of PDU, you must wait for a minimum device startup ALL outlets after the PX3TS device of 10 seconds before powering it powers up. up again. Otherwise, the default Options: on, off, and last known ...
  • Page 149   The device's altitude is associated Altitude Specifies the PX3TS device's altitude with the altitude correction factor. above sea level when a Raritan's DPX Altitude Correction Factors differential air pressure sensor is (on page 646). attached.  The default altitude measurement Range: 0 to 3000 meters (0 to 9842 ...
  • Page 150 To reset ALL active energy counters: An active energy reading is a value of total accumulated energy, which is never reset, even if the power fails or the PX3TS is reset. However, you can manually reset this reading to restart the energy accumulation process.

  • Page 151: Internal Beeper State

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To view waveform of active power: You can check whether there were abnormal events through the device's active power waveform. To configure the thresholds of total active energy and power: Click the "Thresholds" section if you want to configure thresholds for Setting Thresholds for total active energy and total active power.
  • Page 152 "XXX," the activation reason looks like: Event Action triggered by rule: XXX Scenarios when the beeper sounds an alarm: Any overcurrent protector on the PX3TS, including fuses and circuit • Beeper breakers, has tripped or blown. See (on page 98).

  • Page 153: Px3Ts Latching Relay Behavior

    Unlike non-latching relays, latching relays do NOT require power to keep their contacts closed. PX3TS outlet switching can be configured to operate as a true latching relay or to simulate a non-latching relay. The operating mode determines the latching relay behavior when PDU power is lost.

  • Page 154: Initialization Delay Use Cases

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Individual Outlet Pages If you are configuring an individual outlet on page 152), there is one more outlet state option. Additional Function option PDU defined Follows the global outlet state setting, which is set (xxx) (on page 130).

  • Page 155: Z Coordinate Format

    (on page 130). After enabling the automatic management function: When the total number of managed sensors and actuators has not reached the upper limit yet, the PX3TS automatically brings newly-connected environmental sensors and actuators under management after detecting them. A PX3TS can manage up to 32 sensors/actuators.

  • Page 156: Time Units

    You can enable and set them so that you are alerted when the total active energy or total active power hits a certain level. For a regular PX3TS model with multiple inlets: Total active energy = sum of all inlets' active energy values •...

  • Page 157: Inlets

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 3. Click the desired sensor (required), and then click Edit Thresholds. 4. Make changes as needed. To enable any threshold, select the corresponding checkbox.  Type a new value in the accompanying text box. ...

  • Page 158: Individual Inlet Pages

    Inlet thresholds, when enabled, help you identify whether the inlet enters the warning or critical level. In addition, you can have the PX3TS automatically generate alert notifications for any warning or critical Event Rules and Actions status.
  • Page 159 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Dashboard - Inlet Inlet's power waveform, which is the same as • History (on page 115) To customize the inlet's name: 1. Click Edit Settings. 2. Type a name for the inlet. For example, you can name it to identify the power source. ...
  • Page 160 1. Click 2. Click Reset on the confirmation message. This inlet's active energy reading is then reset to zero. Tip: To reset ALL active energy counters on the PX3TS, see (on page 130). To configure inlet thresholds: 1. Click the Thresholds title bar at the bottom of the page to display...

  • Page 161: Outlets

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. Click the desired sensor (required), and then click Edit Thresholds. 3. Make changes as needed. To enable any threshold, select the corresponding checkbox.  Type a new value in the accompanying text box. ...
  • Page 162 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Perform actions on all or multiple outlets simultaneously by • using the setup/power-control icons on the top-right corner. Note that only outlet-switching capable models show the power-control buttons, and you must have the Switch Outlet permission for performing outlet-switching operations.
  • Page 163 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. Select those you want to show, and deselect those you want to hide. Available Data of the Outlets Overview Page (on page 148). To configure global outlet settings or perform the load-shedding command: 1.
  • Page 164 Confirm the operation when prompted. Tip: To reset ALL active energy counters on the PX3TS, see page 130). You can also power control an outlet or reset its active energy from (on page 152).

  • Page 165: Available Data Of The Outlets Overview Page

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Available Data of the Outlets Overview Page All or some of the following outlet data is displayed on the outlets overview page based on your model and selection. To show or hide Outlets specific data, click .

  • Page 166: Bulk Configuration For Outlet Thresholds

    For example, if the power-on sequence is Outlet 1 through Outlet 8, and you want the PX3TS to wait for 5 seconds after turning on Outlet 3 before turning on Outlet 4, assign a delay of 5 seconds to Outlet 3.

  • Page 167: Setting Non-Critical Outlets

    Down Bottom Restores to the default sequence Next time when power cycling the PX3TS, it will turn on all outlets based on the new outlet order. The new order also applies when performing the power-on or power-cycling operation on partial outlets.

  • Page 168: Load Shedding Mode

    Individual Outlet Pages Load Shedding Mode When a UPS supplying power to the PX3TS switches into battery backup operation, it may be desirable to switch off non-critical outlets to conserve UPS battery life. This feature is known as load shedding.

  • Page 169: Individual Outlet Pages

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface The message "Load Shedding Active" appears next to the  'Outlets' title. Tip: To make the Non Critical column appear on the Outlets page. See (on page 144) or Outlets Available Data of the Outlets Overview Page (on page 148).
  • Page 170 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface The individual outlet's page shows this outlet's detailed information. See Detailed Information on Outlet Pages (on page 157). In addition, you can perform the following operations on this outlet page. Note that only outlet-switching capable models show the power-control buttons, and you must have the Switch Outlet permission for performing outlet-switching operations.
  • Page 171 Type an outlet name up to 32 characters long. *State on device Click this field to select this outlet's initial startup power state after the PX3TS powers up. last known PDU defined  Options: Options for Outlet State on Startup page 136).
  • Page 172 Only users with the "Admin" role assigned can reset active energy readings. 1. Click 2. Click Reset on the confirmation message. Tip: To reset ALL active energy counters on the PX3TS, see (on page 130). To view this outlet's power waveform: By default this outlet's active power data within the past tens of minutes is shown in the waveform diagram.
  • Page 173 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To configure this outlet's threshold settings: Note that the threshold values set for an individual outlet will override Bulk Configuration the bulk threshold values stored on that outlet. See for Outlet Thresholds (on page 149). 1.
  • Page 174 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Other operations: You can go to another outlet's data/setup page by clicking the outlet • selector on the top-left corner. Detailed Information on Outlet Pages Each outlet's data page has the Details section for showing general outlet information and Sensors section for showing the outlet sensor status.
  • Page 175 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Field Description Overcurrent Protector This information is available only when your PX3TS has overcurrent protectors. Overcurrent protector associated with this outlet Sensors section: • RMS current (A) RMS voltage (V) • Active power (W) •...

  • Page 176: Ocps

    NOT the fuses for protecting the inlet transfer switch. Each overcurrent protector on the PX3TS draws power from the active inlet and delivers power to associated outlets. These overcurrent protectors prevent outlets from overload by controlling the input current flowing through associated outlets.
  • Page 177 OCP thresholds, when enabled, help you identify the OCP whose RMS current enters the warning or critical level with the yellow or red color. In addition, you can have the PX3TS automatically generate alert Event Rules and notifications for any warning or critical status. See Actions (on page 261).

  • Page 178: Individual Ocp Pages

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Individual OCP Pages An OCP's data/setup page is opened after clicking any OCP's name on OCPs Dashboard the OCPs or Dashboard page. See (on page 159) or page 109). General OCP information: Field Description Label This OCP's physical number Status...
  • Page 179 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To view this OCP's power waveform: This OCP's RMS current data in waveform is shown in the Overcurrent Protector History section. To configure this OCP's threshold settings: 1. Click the Thresholds title bar at the bottom of the page to display the threshold data.
  • Page 180 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Tip: To configure thresholds for multiple OCPs at a time, see OCPs page 159). Other operations: You can go to another OCP's data/setup page by clicking the OCP • selector on the top-left corner. •...

  • Page 181: Peripherals

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Peripherals If there are Raritan environmental sensor packages connected to the Connecting PX3TS, they are listed on the Peripherals page. See Environmental Sensor Packages (on page 27). An environmental sensor package comprises one or some of the following sensors/actuators: •...
  • Page 182 (on page 169). An actuator is never highlighted. Column Description Name By default the PX3TS assigns a name comprising the following two elements to a newly-managed sensor/actuator.  Sensor/actuator type, such as "Temperature" or "Dry Contact."  Sequential number of the same sensor/actuator type, like 1, 2, 3 and so on.
  • Page 183 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Column Description Serial Number This is the serial number printed on the sensor package's label. It helps to identify your Raritan Finding the Sensor's Serial sensors/actuators. See Number (on page 173). Position The data indicates where this sensor or actuator is located in the sensor chain.
  • Page 184 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface The management action triggers a "Manage peripheral device"  multiple dialog. Simply click Manage if you are managing sensors/actuators. If you are managing only sensor/actuator, you can choose to  assign an ID number by selecting "Manually select a sensor Managing One Sensor or Actuator number."...
  • Page 185 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. Click the desired sensor type (required), and then click Edit Thresholds. 3. Make changes as needed. To enable any threshold, select the corresponding checkbox.  Type a new value in the accompanying text box. ...

  • Page 186: Yellow- Or Red-Highlighted Sensors

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Yellow- or Red-Highlighted Sensors The PX3TS highlights those sensors that enter the abnormal state with a yellow or red color. Note that numeric sensors can change colors only after you have enabled their thresholds.

  • Page 187: Managed Vs Unmanaged Sensors/Actuators

    Managed vs Unmanaged Sensors/Actuators To manually manage or unmanage/release a sensor or actuator, see Peripherals (on page 164). Managed sensors/actuators: The PX3TS communicates with managed sensors/actuators and • retrieves their data. Managed sensors/actuators are always listed on the Peripheral •...

  • Page 188: Sensor/Actuator States

    The PX3TS neither communicates with unmanaged sensors/actuators nor retrieves their data. Unmanaged sensors/actuators are listed only when they are • physically connected to the PX3TS. They disappear when they are no longer connected. They do have an ID number. •...
  • Page 189 Sensors or actuators are physically connected to the PX3TS but not managed yet. Note: Unmanaged sensors or actuators will disappear from the web interface after they are no longer physically connected to the PX3TS. To manage a sensor/actuator, go to (on page 164).

  • Page 190: Finding The Sensor's Serial Number

    The serial number for each sensor or actuator appears listed in the web interface after each sensor or actuator is detected by the PX3TS. Match the serial number from the tag to those listed in the sensor table.

  • Page 191: Identifying The Sensor Position And Channel

    DPX, DPX2, DPX3 and DX series. Only DPX2, DPX3 and DX sensor packages can be daisy chained. The PX3TS can indicate where each sensor or actuator is connected on the Peripheral Devices page. DPX series only shows the sensor port number only.

  • Page 192: Managing One Sensor Or Actuator

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Example Physical position Connected to the sensor port #1. Port 1  Connected to the sensor port #1. Port 1,  The sensor/actuator is the 2nd channel of the sensor package. Channel 2  Connected to the sensor port #1. Port 1, ...
  • Page 193 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. The "Manage peripheral device" dialog appears. To let the PX3TS randomly assign an ID number to it, select  "Automatically assign a sensor number." This method does not release any managed sensor or actuator.

  • Page 194: Individual Sensor/Actuator Pages

    Yellow- or sensor enters the warning or critical level. See Red-Highlighted Sensors (on page 169). In addition, you can have the PX3TS automatically generate alert notifications for any warning or Event Rules and Actions critical status. See (on page 261).
  • Page 195 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. Select or deselect Use Default Thresholds according to your needs. To have this sensor follow the default threshold settings  configured for its sensor type, select the Use Default Thresholds checkbox. The default threshold settings are configured on the page of Peripherals (on page 164).
  • Page 196 This field is available for the DX-PIR presence detector only. Normal Delay It determines the wait time before the PX3TS announces that the presence detector is back to normal after it actually returns to normal. Adjust the value in seconds.
  • Page 197 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To view a numeric sensor's readings waveform: This sensor's data within the past tens of minutes is shown in the waveform diagram. Note that only a numeric sensor has this diagram. State sensors and actuators do not show such data. To turn on or off an actuator: 1.

  • Page 198: Sensor/Actuator Location Example

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. Confirm the operation on the confirmation message. An actuator's state is marked in red when it is turned on. Other operations: You can go to another sensor's or actuators's data/setup page by clicking the selector on the top-left corner.

  • Page 199: Feature Port

    This type represents one of the following Raritan products:  Raritan power CIM, D2CIM-PWR. This CIM is used to connect the PX3TS to the Raritan digital KVM switch -- Dominion KX II / III.  Dominion KSX II  Dominion SX or SX II...
  • Page 200 From this page, you can enable or disable this port's detection capability, or force it to show a specific device's data/settings even though no device is detected. Note: You must enable the LHX/SHX support for the PX3TS to detect the presence of a supported Schroff LHX/SHX heat exchanger. See ®...

  • Page 201: Asset Strip

    (on page Miscellaneous 324). Asset Strip After connecting and detecting Raritan asset management strips (asset strips), the PX3TS shows 'Asset Strip' in place of 'Feature Port' in the menu. Note: For connection instructions, see Connecting Asset Management (on page 46).
  • Page 202 8 and 64.  For the current generation of asset strips, which show the suffix "G3" on its hardware label, the PX3TS automatically detects the number of its tag ports (rack units), and you cannot change this value.
  • Page 203 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface For color settings, there are two ways to set the color. Click a color in the color palette.  Type the hexadecimal RGB value of the color, such as #00FF00.  3. Click Ok. The rack unit numbering and LED color settings are immediately updated on the Rack Units list illustrated below.
  • Page 204 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To customize a single rack unit's settings: You can make a specific rack unit's LED behave differently from the others on the asset strip, including the LED light and color. 1. Click the desired rack unit on the Rack Units list. The setup dialog for the selected one appears.
  • Page 205 Note: If you need to temporarily disconnect the blade extension strip from the asset strip, wait at least 1 second before re-connecting it back, or the PX3TS device may not detect it. 1. Locate the rack unit (tag port) where the blade extension strip is connected.
  • Page 206 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. All tag ports of the blade extension strip are listed below it. Their port numbers are displayed in the Slot column. To hide the blade extension slots list, click ...
  • Page 207 In addition, you can also customize the ID of a blade extension strip. If a barcode reader is intended, connect it to the computer you use to access the PX3TS. 1. Click Program Asset IDs. 2. In the Asset/ID column, enter the customized asset IDs by typing values or scanning the barcode.
  • Page 208 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface An asset ID contains up to 12 characters that comprise only  numbers and/or UPPER CASE alphabets. Lower case alphabets are NOT accepted. 3. Verify the correctness of customized asset IDs and modify as needed.

  • Page 209: External Beeper

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Asset Strip Automatic Firmware Upgrade After connecting the asset strip to the PX3TS, it automatically checks its own firmware version against the version of the asset strip firmware stored in the PX3TS firmware. If two versions are different, the asset strip automatically starts downloading the new firmware from the PX3TS to upgrade its own firmware.

  • Page 210: Schroff Lhx/Shx

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Schroff LHX/SHX You must enable the LHX/SHX support for the PX3TS to detect the presence of a supported Schroff LHX/SHX heat exchanger. See ® Miscellaneous (on page 324). After enabling the LHX/SHX support and connecting a supported Schroff ®...
  • Page 211 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface For the functionality of this icon on the top-right corner, see Feature Port (on page 182). To view the LHX/SHX device state: The Operation State field indicates whether the device is operating fine, and the Switch State field indicates its power status. If the device does not operate properly, such as some sensor failure, it shows "critical"...
  • Page 212 Event Log page. Operation time statistics: This section indicates the accumulative operation hours of the LHX/SHX device and its fans since the device is connected to the PX3TS and turned Available time units in the statistics -- h: hour(s) •...

  • Page 213: Power Cim

    You can neither delete 'admin' nor change its permissions. A "role" determines the tasks/actions a user is permitted to perform on the PX3TS so you must assign one or multiple roles to each user. Menu Click 'User Management' in the (on page 105), and the following submenu displays.

  • Page 214: Creating Users

    Note that you must enter information in the fields showing the message 'required.' User information: Field/setting Description User Name The name the user enters to log in to the PX3TS. 4 to 32 characters  Case sensitive  Spaces are NOT permitted.
  • Page 215 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Field/setting Description Force password When selected, a password change request change on next automatically appears when next time the user login logs in. Changing Your Password For details, see page 101). SSH: You need to enter the SSH public key only if the public key authentication Changing SSH Settings for SSH is enabled.
  • Page 216 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Field/setting Description Password, Type the authentication password if the 'Same as User Password' checkbox is deselected. Confirm Password The password must consist of 8 to 32 ASCII printable characters. Privacy Password: This section is configurable only when •...
  • Page 217 Change Own Password • • Change Pdu, Inlet, Outlet & Overcurrent Protector Configuration • Switch Outlet (if your PX3TS is outlet-switching capable) View Event Settings • View Local Event Log • Note: With multiple roles selected, a user has the union of all roles'...

  • Page 218: Editing Or Deleting Users

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Editing or Deleting Users To edit or delete users, choose User Management > Users to open the Users page, which lists all users. In the Enabled column: : The user is enabled. • • : The user is disabled.

  • Page 219: Creating Roles

    Creating Roles A role is a combination of permissions. Each user must have at least one role. The PX3TS provides two built-in roles. The Operator role is assigned to a Creating Users newly-created user account per default. See (on page 197).

  • Page 220: Editing Or Deleting Roles

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 5. To select any privilege requiring the argument setting, click to select the desired arguments. For example, on an outlet-switching capable model, you can  specify the outlets that are allowed to be switched on/off for the 'Switch Outlet' privilege as shown below.

  • Page 221: Setting Your Preferred Measurement Units

    4. Click Delete on the confirmation message. Setting Your Preferred Measurement Units You can change the measurement units shown in the PX3TS user interface according to your own preferences regardless of the permissions you have. Tip: Preferences can also be changed by administrators for specific users on the Edit User page.

  • Page 222: Setting Default Measurement Units

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Setting Default Measurement Units Default measurement units are applied to all PX3TS user interfaces across all users, including users accessing the PX3TS via external User authentication servers. For a list of affected user interfaces, see Interfaces Showing Default Units (on page 205).

  • Page 223: Device Settings

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Device Settings Menu Click 'Device Settings' in the (on page 105), and the following submenu displays. Menu command Submenu command Refer to... Configuring Network Settings Network (on page 207) Changing HTTP(S) Settings Network Services HTTP (on page 229) Configuring SNMP Settings...

  • Page 224: Configuring Network Settings

    Network page after (on page 11). You can enable both the wired and wireless networking on the PX3TS so that it has multiple IP addresses -- wired and wireless IP. For example, you can obtain one IPv4 and/or IPv6 address by enabling one Ethernet interface, and obtain one more IPv4 and/or IPv6 address by enabling/configuring the wireless interface.
  • Page 225 • SNMP • • SysLog Note: The PX3TS supports TLS Wired Network Settings On the Network page, click the ETHERNET section to configure IPv4/IPv6 settings. If the device's cascading mode is set to 'Bridging', the BRIDGE section appears. Then you must click the BRIDGE section for IPv4/IPv6 settings.
  • Page 226 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Field/setting Description IP Auto Select the method to configure IPv4 settings. Configuration  DHCP: Auto-configure IPv4 settings via DHCP servers.  Static: Manually configure the IPv4 settings. DHCP settings: Optionally specify the preferred hostname, which •...
  • Page 227 DHCP-assigned DNS server.  If DHCP (or Automatic) is selected for IPv4/IPv6 settings, and there are NO static DNS servers specified, the PX3TS will use DHCP-assigned DNS servers. IPv4/IPv6 Routes You need to configure these settings only when...
  • Page 228 Current State current speed and duplex mode. Note: Auto-negotiation is disabled after setting both the speed and duplex settings of the PX3TS to NON-Auto values, which may result in a duplex mismatch. Wireless Network Settings If the device's cascading mode is set to 'Bridging' or its role is set to 'Slave' in the port forwarding mode, the wireless settings will be disabled.
  • Page 229 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Field/setting Description Type the name of the wireless access point (AP) SSID Force AP BSSID If the BSSID is available, select this checkbox BSSID Type the MAC address of an access point Enable High Enable or disable 802.11n protocol.
  • Page 230 Available settings for the CA Certificate: Field/setting Description Enable verification Select this checkbox for the PX3TS to verify the of TLS certificate validity of the TLS certificate that will be installed. chain  For example, the PX3TS will check the certificate's validity period against the system time.
  • Page 231 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface DHCP settings: Optionally specify the preferred hostname, which • must meet the following requirements: Consists of alphanumeric characters and/or hyphens  Cannot begin or end with a hyphen  Cannot contain more than 63 characters ...
  • Page 232 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Wireless LAN Diagnostic Log The PX3TS provides a diagnostic log for inspecting connection errors that occurred over the wireless network interface. The information is useful for technical support. Note that the WLAN Diagnostic Log shows data only after the Network Interface is set to Wireless.
  • Page 233 (NIC) have been installed in one network server, leading to two available subnets, and IP forwarding has been enabled. All of the NICs and PX3TS devices in the examples use static IP addresses.
  • Page 234 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface In this example, NIC-2 (192.168.100.88) is the next hop router for your PX3TS to communicate with any device in the other subnet 192.168.200.0. In the IPv4 "Static Routes" section, you should specify:...
  • Page 235 Tip: If you have configured multiple static routes, you can click on any route and then make changes, use to re-sort the priority, or click to delete it. IPv6 example: fd07:2fa:6cff:2405::30 • Your PX3TS: fd07:2fa:6cff:1111::50 fd07:2fa:6cff:2405::80 Two NICs: • fd07:2fa:6cff:1111::0 fd07:2fa:6cff:2405::0 Two networks: •...
  • Page 236 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface In this example, NIC-2 (fd07:2fa:6cff:2405::80) is the next hop router for your PX3TS to communicate with any device in the other subnet fd07:2fa:6cff:1111::0. In the IPv6 "Static Routes" section, you should specify: Tip: If you have configured multiple static routes, you can click on any...
  • Page 237 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Setting the Cascading Mode A maximum of 16 PX3TS devices can be cascaded to share one Ethernet Cascading Multiple PX3TS Devices for Sharing connection. See Ethernet Connectivity (on page 23). The cascading mode configured on the master device determines the...
  • Page 238 Online USB-cascading information: For more information on the USB-cascading configuration, see the Cascading Guide Support , which is available from Raritan website's page http://www.raritan.com/support/ Overview of the Cascading Modes You must apply a cascading mode to the cascading configuration. See Setting the Cascading Mode (on page 220).
  • Page 239 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface "Bridging" mode: • In this mode, the DHCP server communicates with every cascaded different device respectively and assigns four IP addresses. Each device has its own IP address. The way to remotely access each cascaded device is completely the same as accessing a standalone device in the network.
  • Page 240 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Port Number Syntax In the Port Forwarding mode, all devices in the USB-cascading configuration share the same IP address. To access any cascaded device, you must assign an appropriate port number to it. 5NNXX •...
  • Page 241 HTTP TELNET SNMP MODBUS In the Port Forwarding mode, the PX3TS does NOT allow you to modify the standard TCP/UDP port configuration, including HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet and Modbus/TCP. Port Forwarding Examples To access a cascaded device in the Port Forwarding mode, assign a port number to the IP address.
  • Page 242 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Protocols Port numbers HTTP 50100 50200 TELNET 50300 SNMP 50500 MODBUS 50600 Examples using "5NN00" ports: • To access the master device via HTTPS, the IP address is: https://192.168.84.77:50000/ To access the master device via HTTP, the IP address is: •...
  • Page 243 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Examples: • To access Slave 1 via HTTPS, the IP address is: https://192.168.84.77:50001/ • To access Slave 1 via HTTP, the IP address is: http://192.168.84.77:50101/ • To access Slave 1 via SSH, the command is: ssh -p 50201 192.168.84.77 Slave 2 device: Position code for Slave 2 is '02' so each port number is 5NN02 as shown...
  • Page 244 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Adding, Removing or Swapping Cascaded Devices Change the cascading mode first before adding any device to a cascading chain, or before disconnecting a cascaded device from the chain. If you only want to change the cascading mode of an existing chain, or swap the master and slave device, always start from the slave device.

  • Page 245: Configuring Network Services

    Enabling Service Advertising Service Advertising (on page 235) Important: Raritan uses TLS instead of SSL 3.0 due to published security vulnerabilities in SSL 3.0. Make sure your network infrastructure, such as LDAP and mail services, uses TLS rather than SSL 3.0.
  • Page 246 Changing HTTP(S) Settings HTTPS uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) technology to encrypt all traffic to and from the PX3TS so it is a more secure protocol than HTTP. The PX3TS supports TLS By default, any access to the PX3TS via HTTP is automatically redirected to HTTPS.
  • Page 247 (on page 280). To add Available Actions more than three SNMP destinations, you can create new SNMP notification actions. See (on page 292). Send an SNMP Notification 5. You must download the SNMP MIB for your PX3TS to use with your SNMP manager.
  • Page 248 Click the PDU-MIB download link. See (on page 352). 6. Click Save. Configuring SMTP Settings The PX3TS can be configured to send alerts or event messages to a Event Rules and Actions specific administrator by email. See (on page 261).
  • Page 249 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Field Description User Name, Type a user name and password for authentication after selecting the above checkbox. Password  The length of user name and password ranges between 4 and 64. Case sensitive.  Spaces are not allowed for the user name, but allowed for the password.
  • Page 250 PX3TS and the client's cipher availability/settings. Tip: If intending to force the PX3TS to use a specific AES cipher, refer to your client's user documentation for information on configuring AES settings.
  • Page 251 3. To use a different port, type a new port number. 4. Click Save. Changing Modbus Settings You can enable or disable the Modbus/TCP access to the PX3TS, set it to the read-only mode, or change the TCP port. To change the Modbus/TCP settings: 1.
  • Page 252 .local host name, that is, <preferred_host_name>.local , where <preferred_host_name> is the preferred host name you have specified for PX3TS. The IPv4 host name is the first priority. If an IPv4 host name is not available, then use the IPv6 host name.

  • Page 253: Configuring Security Settings

    This product supports the SHA-2 certificate. Tip: To force all HTTP accesses to the PX3TS to be redirected to HTTPS, (on page 229). Changing HTTP(S) Settings...
  • Page 254 4. Go to the Inbound Rules section or the Outbound Rules section according to your needs. Inbound rules control the data sent to the PX3TS.  Outbound rules control the data sent from the PX3TS.
  • Page 255 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface You can select any existing rule and then click  to change its priority. 7. Click Save. The rules are applied. To configure IPv6 access control rules: 1. On the same page, select the Enable IPv6 Access Control checkbox to enable IPv6 access control rules.
  • Page 256 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Creating Role Access Control Rules Role-based access control rules are similar to IP access control rules, except they are applied to members of a specific role. This enables you to grant system permissions to a specific role, based on their IP addresses.
  • Page 257 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface INSERT a rule between two rules  Select the rule above which you want to insert a new rule. For example, to insert a rule between rules #3 and #4, select #4.  Click Insert Above. ...
  • Page 258 Having an X.509 digital certificate ensures that both parties in an SSL/TLS connection are who they say they are. To obtain a CA-signed certificate: 1. Create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on the PX3TS. See Creating a CSR (on page 242).
  • Page 259 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Creating a CSR Follow this procedure to create the CSR for your PX3TS device. Note that you must enter information in the fields showing the message 'required.' To create a CSR: 1. Choose Device Settings > Security > SSL Certificate.
  • Page 260 To get a certificate from a certificate authority (CA), first create a CSR Creating a CSR and send it to the CA. See (on page 242). After receiving the CA-signed certificate, install it onto the PX3TS. To install the CA-signed certificate: 1. Choose Device Settings > Security > SSL Certificate. 2. Click to navigate to the CA-signed certificate file.
  • Page 261 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Creating a Self-Signed Certificate When appropriate certificate and key files for the PX3TS device are unavailable, the alternative, other than submitting a CSR to the CA, is to generate a self-signed certificate. Note that you must enter information in the fields showing the message 'required.'...
  • Page 262 Installing or Downloading Existing Certificate and Key You can download the already-installed certificate and private key from any PX3TS for backup or file transfer. For example, you can install the files onto a replacement PX3TS device, add the certificate to your browser and so on.
  • Page 263 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To install available key and certificate files onto the PX3TS: 1. Choose Device Settings > Security > SSL Certificate. 2. Select the "Upload Key and Certificate" checkbox at the bottom of the page. 3. The Key File and Certificate File fields appear. Click to select the key and/or certificate file.
  • Page 264 When configured for external authentication, all PX3TS users must have an account on the external AA server. Local-authentication-only users will have no access to the PX3TS except for the admin, who always can access the PX3TS. If the external authentication fails, an "Authentication failed" message is displayed.
  • Page 265 PX3TS and the client (such as a web browser), which is impacted by the cipher priority of the PX3TS and the client's cipher availability/settings. Tip: If intending to force the PX3TS to use a specific AES cipher, refer to your client's user documentation for information on configuring AES settings.
  • Page 266 Copy settings from This checkbox appears only when there are existing AA server existing LDAP server settings on the PX3TS. To duplicate any existing AA server's settings, refer to the duplicating procedure below.
  • Page 267 LDAP/LDAPS directory services by Microsoft for use in Windows environments. Security Determine whether you would like to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption, which allows the PX3TS to communicate securely with the LDAPS server. Three options are available:  StartTLS ...
  • Page 268  Example: testradius.com 4. To verify if the authentication configuration is set correctly, click Test Connection to check whether the PX3TS can connect to the new server successfully. Tip: You can also test the connection on the Authentication page after finishing adding servers.
  • Page 269 4. Modify the IP Address/Hostname field. 5. Click Add Server. Note: If the PX3TS clock and the LDAP server clock are out of sync, the installed TLS certificates, if any, may be considered expired. To ensure proper synchronization, administrators should configure the PX3TS and the LDAP server to use the same NTP server(s).
  • Page 270 Confirm Shared Secret 4. To verify if the authentication configuration is set correctly, click Test Connection to check whether the PX3TS can connect to the new server successfully. Tip: You can also test the connection on the Authentication page after finishing adding servers.
  • Page 271 Save Order to save the new sequence. Note: Whenever the PX3TS is successfully connected to one external authentication server, it STOPS trying to access the remaining servers in the authentication list regardless of the user authentication result.
  • Page 272 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 2. Select the following checkbox. Then the PX3TS always tries external authentication first. Whenever the external authentication fails, the PX3TS switches to local authentication. 3. Click Save. To disable external authentication: 1. In the Authentication Type, select Local.
  • Page 273 Keep the idle timeout to 20 minutes or less if possible. This  reduces the number of idle sessions connected, and the number of simultaneous commands sent to the PX3TS. 2. Select the "Prevent concurrent login with same username" checkbox if intending to prevent multiple persons from using the same login name simultaneously.
  • Page 274 = Required At least one special character = Required Number of forbidden previous passwords Note: The maximum password length accepted by the PX3TS is 64 characters. 2. Make changes to the default settings as needed. 3. Click Save. Enabling the Restricted Service Agreement The restricted service agreement feature, if enabled, forces users to read a security agreement when they log in to the PX3TS.

  • Page 275: Setting The Date And Time

    Restricted Service Agreement" is displayed. Setting the Date and Time Set the internal clock on the PX3TS device manually, or link to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. Note: If you are using Sunbird's Power IQ to manage the PX3TS, you must configure Power IQ and the PX3TS to have the same date/time or NTP settings.
  • Page 276 Click Check NTP Servers to verify the validity and accessibility of the manually-specified NTP servers. Click Save. The PX3TS follows the NTP server sanity check per the IETF RFC. If your PX3TS has problems synchronizing with a Windows NTP server, see Windows NTP Server Synchronization Solution (on page 260).
  • Page 277 Close the calendar. Windows NTP Server Synchronization Solution The NTP client on the PX3TS follows the NTP RFC so the PX3TS rejects any NTP servers whose root dispersion is more than one second. An NTP server with a dispersion of more than one second is considered an inaccurate NTP server by the PX3TS.

  • Page 278: Event Rules And Actions

    • notifies the system administrator of the event via email. If you want the PX3TS to perform one action at a regular interval instead of waiting until an event occurs, you can schedule that action. For example, you can make the PX3TS email the temperature report every hour.
  • Page 279 Built-in rules: System Event Log Rule: • This causes ANY event occurred to the PX3TS to be recorded in the internal log. It is enabled by default. Note: For the default log messages generated for each event, see (on page 267).
  • Page 280 2. Click the Event field to select an event type. <Any sub-event> means all events shown on the list.  <Any Numeric Sensor> means all numeric sensors of the PX3TS,  including internal and environmental sensors. <Any Numeric Sensor> is especially useful if you want to receive the notifications when any numeric sensor's readings pass through a specific threshold.
  • Page 281 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 6. In this example, 'Above upper critical threshold' is selected because we want the PX3TS to react only when the selected temperature sensor's reading enters the upper critical range. A "Trigger condition" field appears, requiring you to define the "exact" condition related to the "upper critical"...
  • Page 282 That is, the status of the selected event transits from TRUE to FALSE.  Both: The PX3TS takes the action both when the event occurs (asserts) and when the event stops/disappears (deasserts). State sensor state...
  • Page 283 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event types Radio buttons  Link state is up: The PX3TS takes the action Network interface only when the network link state changes link state from down to up.  Link state is down: The PX3TS takes the action only when the network link state changes from up to down.
  • Page 284 Default Log Messages Following are default log messages recorded internally and emailed to specified recipients when PX3TS events occur (are TRUE) or, in some Send Email cases, stop or become unavailable (are FALSE). See page 287) for information configuring email messages to be sent when...
  • Page 285 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Asset Management > State State of asset strip [STRIPID] ('[STRIPNAME]') changed to '[STATE]'. Asset Management > Rack Asset tag with ID '[TAGID]' connected Asset tag with ID '[TAGID]' Unit >...
  • Page 286 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Card Reader Management > Card of type '[SMARTCARDTYPE]' with Card removed ID '[SMARTCARDID]' removed. Device > System started System started. Device >...
  • Page 287 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Device > Network interface link The [IFNAME] network interface link is The [IFNAME] network interface state is up now up. link is now down.
  • Page 288 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Peripheral Device Slot > * > Peripheral device Peripheral device Numeric Sensor > Unavailable '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot '[EXTSENSORNAME]' in slot '[EXTSENSORSLOT]' unavailable.
  • Page 289 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE upper warning threshold '[INLET]' asserted 'above upper '[INLET]' deasserted 'above upper warning'. warning'. Inlet > * > Sensor > * > Below Sensor '[INLETSENSOR]' on inlet Sensor '[INLETSENSOR]' on inlet lower warning threshold...
  • Page 290 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Outlet > * > Sensor > * > Below Sensor '[OUTLETSENSOR]' on outlet Sensor '[OUTLETSENSOR]' on lower warning threshold '[OUTLET]' asserted 'below lower outlet '[OUTLET]' deasserted 'below warning'.
  • Page 291 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Overcurrent Protector > * > Sensor '[OCPSENSOR]' on overcurrent Sensor '[OCPSENSOR]' on Sensor > * > Above upper protector '[OCP]' asserted 'above overcurrent protector '[OCP]' warning threshold upper warning'.
  • Page 292 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Monitored monitored. being monitored. Server Monitoring > * > Server '[SERVER]' is unreachable. Server '[SERVER]' is reachable. Unreachable Server Monitoring > * > Connection to server Unrecoverable '[MONITOREDHOST]' could not be...
  • Page 293 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE Transfer Switch > Transfer Operational state of transfer switch Operational state of transfer switch Switch TS1 > Sensor > '[NAME]' is now off.
  • Page 294 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE timeout host '[USERIP]' timed out. User Administration > User User '[TARGETUSER]' added by user added '[USERNAME]' from host '[USERIP]'. User Administration >...
  • Page 295 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE LHX/SHX > Sensor > Above Sensor '[LHXSENSORID]' on LHX at Sensor '[LHXSENSORID]' on LHX at upper critical threshold [PORTTYPE] port '[PORTID]' asserted [PORTTYPE] port '[PORTID]' 'above upper critical'.
  • Page 296 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Event/context Default message when the event = Default message when the event = TRUE FALSE LHX/SHX > Sensor Failure A sensor failure (broken or short circuit) occurred on LHX at [PORTTYPE] port '[PORTID]' at sensor '[LHXSENSORID]'.
  • Page 297 System Tamper Alarm: • This action causes the PX3TS to show the alarm for the DX tamper sensor, if any, on the Dashboard page until a person acknowledges it. By default, this action has been assigned to the built-in tamper detection event rules.
  • Page 298 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Action Function Execute an action Creates a group of actions comprising existing Action Group group actions. See (on page 283). External beeper Enables or disables the connected external beeper, or causes it to enter an alarm cycle. External Beeper (on page 284).
  • Page 299 Function Start/stop Lua script If you are a developer who can create a Lua script, you can upload it to the PX3TS, and have the PX3TS automatically perform or stop the Start or script in response to an event. See Stop a Lua Script (on page 294).
  • Page 300 6. In the "Re-scheduling Limit" field, specify the maximum number of times the alert notification is resent. Values range from 1 to infinite. 7. (Optional) You can instruct the PX3TS to send the acknowledgment notification after the alarm is acknowledged in the Acknowledgment Notifications field.
  • Page 301 Change Load Shedding State The "Change load shedding state" action is available only when your PX3TS is able to control outlet power. Use this action to activate or deactivate the load shedding mode for responding to a specific event. For...
  • Page 302 Internal Beeper You can have the built-in beeper of the PX3TS turned on or off when a certain event occurs. Operation: 1. Choose Device Settings > Event Rules >...
  • Page 303 The maximum amount of snapshots that can be stored on the PX3TS is 10. If you set it for a number greater than 10 and the storage location is on the PX3TS, after the 10th snapshot is taken and stored, the oldest snapshots are overwritten.
  • Page 304 You can configure emails to be sent when an event occurs and can customize the message. Messages consist of a combination of free text and PX3TS placeholders. The placeholders represent information is pulled from the PX3TS and inserted into the message.
  • Page 305 Send Sensor Report You may set the PX3TS so that it automatically reports the latest readings or states of one or multiple sensors by sending a message or email or simply recording the report in a log. These sensors can be either internal or environmental sensors as listed below.
  • Page 306 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 3. In the Destination Actions section, select the method(s) to report sensor readings or states. The number of available methods varies, depending on how many messaging actions have been created. The messaging action types include: Log event message ...
  • Page 307 You can configure SMS messages to be sent when an event occurs and can customize the message. Messages consist of a combination of free text and PX3TS placeholders. The placeholders represent information which is pulled from the PX3TS and inserted into the message.
  • Page 308 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface If needed, you can resize the text box by dragging the  bottom-right corner. Note: Only the 7-bit ASCII charset is supported for SMS messages. Send Snapshots via Email This option notifies one or multiple persons for the selected events by emailing snapshots or videos captured by a connected Logitech ®...
  • Page 309 5. In the Community fields, enter the SNMP community string to access the device(s). The community is the group representing the PX3TS and all SNMP management stations. Tip: An SNMP v2c notification action permits only a maximum of three SNMP destinations.
  • Page 310 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 3. For SNMP INFORM communications, leave the resend settings at their default or do the following: a. In the Timeout field, specify the interval of time, in seconds, after which a new inform communication is resent if the first is not received.
  • Page 311 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Start or Stop a Lua Script If you have created or loaded a Lua script file into the PX3TS, you can have that script automatically run or stop in response to a specific event.
  • Page 312 (on page 144). Switch Peripheral Actuator If you have any actuator connected to the PX3TS, you can set up the PX3TS so it automatically turns on or off the system controlled by the actuator when a specific event occurs.
  • Page 313 Determine the syslog transmission mechanism you prefer when setting it up - UDP, TCP or TLS over TCP. The PX3TS may or may not detect the syslog message transmission failure. If yes, it will log this syslog failure as well as the failure reason in Viewing or Clearing the Local Event Log the event log.
  • Page 314 An action can be regularly performed at a preset time interval instead of being triggered by a specific event. For example, you can make the PX3TS report the reading or state of a specific sensor regularly by scheduling the "Send Sensor Report" action.
  • Page 315 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface To remove all actions, click Deselect All.  4. Select the desired frequency in the Execution Time field, and then specify the time interval or a specific date and time in the field(s) that appear.
  • Page 316 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Execution Frequency settings time Click the Frequency field to select an option. Minutes The frequency ranges from every minute, every 5 minutes, every 10 minutes and so on until every 30 minutes. Type a value in the Minute field, which is set to either of the Hourly following: ...
  • Page 317 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Execution Frequency settings time This option requires three settings: Yearly  Month - January through December.  Day of month - 1 to 31.  Time - the value is measured in 12-hour format so you must correctly specify AM or PM by clicking the AM/PM button.
  • Page 318 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Then the PX3TS will send out an email containing the specified temperature sensor readings hourly every day. Whenever you want the PX3TS to stop sending the temperature report, simply deselect the Enabled checkbox in the timer.
  • Page 319 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Placeholder Definition [CIRCUITSENSOR] The circuit sensor name [CIRCUIT] The circuit identifier [CONFIGPARAM] The name of a configuration parameter [CONFIGVALUE] The new value of a parameter [DATETIME] The human readable timestamp of the event occurrence [DEVICEIP] The IP address of the device, the event occurred on [DEVICENAME]...
  • Page 320 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Placeholder Definition [OUTLETNAME] The outlet name Note: If any outlet does not have a name, neither an outlet name nor an outlet number will be shown in the custom message for it. Therefore, it is recommended to check the availability of all outlet names if intending to use this placeholder.
  • Page 321 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Placeholder Definition [SYSNAME] SysName as configured for SNMP [TIMEREVENTID] The id of a timer event The timestamp of the event occurrence [TIMESTAMP] [TRANSFERSWITCHREASON] The transfer reason [TRANSFERSWITCHSENSOR] The transfer switch sensor name [TRANSFERSWITCH] The transfer switch label [UMTARGETROLE] The name of a user management role, an action was applied on...
  • Page 322 2. Select "Firmware update failed" so that the PX3TS responds to the event related to firmware upgrade failure. 3. To make the PX3TS record the firmware update failure event in the internal log, select "System Event Log Action" in the Available Actions field.
  • Page 323 SNMP notifications are sent again. Sample Inlet-Level Event Rule In this example, we want the PX3TS to send SNMP notifications to the SNMP manager for any sensor change event of the Inlet I1. The event rule involves: Event: Inlet >...
  • Page 324 Sample Environmental-Sensor-Level Event Rule This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only. In this example, we want PX3TS to activate the load shedding function when a contact closure sensor enters the alarmed state. This event rule requires creating a new action before creating the rule.
  • Page 325 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface 6. Select "Alarmed" since we want the PX3TS to respond when the selected contact closure sensor changes its state related to the "alarmed" state. 7. In the "Trigger condition" field, select the Alarmed/Open/On radio button so that the action is taken only when the contact closure sensor enters the alarmed state.

  • Page 326: Setting Data Logging

    In some cases, a measurement exceeds a threshold causing the PX3TS to generate an alert. The measurement then returns to a value within the threshold, but the PX3TS does not generate an alert message for the Deassertion event. Such scenarios can occur due to the hysteresis "To De-assert"...

  • Page 327: Configuring Data Push Settings

    5. Click Save. This button is located at the bottom of the page. Important: Although it is possible to selectively enable/disable logging for individual sensors on the PX3TS, it is NOT recommended to do so. Configuring Data Push Settings You can push the sensor or asset strip data to a remote server for data synchronization.
  • Page 328 (on page 309). 7. If "Asset management tag list" is selected in the above step, specify the asset strip(s) whose information to send. For PX3TS with only one FEATURE port, only one asset strip is available. To specify the asset strip(s), select them one by one from the ...

  • Page 329: Monitoring Server Accessibility

    This function is especially useful when you are not located in an area with Internet connectivity. PX3TS can monitor the accessibility of any IT device, such as database servers, remote authentication servers, power distribution units (PDUs), and so on. It supports monitoring a maximum of 8 devices.
  • Page 330 In the beginning, the status of the added IT equipment shows "Waiting for reliable connection," which means the requested number of consecutive successful or unsuccessful pings has not reached before the PX3TS can declare that the monitored device is reachable or unreachable.
  • Page 331 In this illustration, it is assumed that a significant PDU (IP address: 192.168.84.95) shall be monitored by your PX3TS to make sure that PDU is properly operating all the time, and the PX3TS must send out SNMP notifications (trap or inform) if that PDU is declared unreachable due to power or network failure.
  • Page 332 Wait time after unsuccessful ping Number of consecutive unsuccessful pings for failure To make the PX3TS stop pinging the target PDU for 60 seconds (1  minute) after the PDU inaccessibility is declared. After 60 seconds, the PX3TS will re-ping the target PDU, enter the following data.

  • Page 333: Front Panel Settings

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface This will make the PX3TS react only when the target PDU becomes inaccessible. 5. Select the System SNMP Notification Action. Note: If you have not configured the System SNMP Notification Action to specify the SNMP destination(s), see Editing or Deleting a Rule/Action (on page 304).

  • Page 334: Configuring The Serial Port

    Configuring the Serial Port You can change the bit rate of the serial port labeled CONSOLE / MODEM on the PX3TS. The default bit rate for both console and modem operation is 115200 bps. The PX3TS supports using the following devices via the serial interface: A computer or Raritan KVM product for console management.

  • Page 335: Lua Scripts

    Raritan also provides some Lua scripts examples, which you can load as needed. Note: Not all Raritan Lua script examples can apply to your PX3TS model. You should read each example's introduction before applying them. You must have the Administrator Privileges to manage Lua scripts.
  • Page 336 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Writing or Loading a Lua Script You can enter or load up to 4 scripts to the PX3TS. Tip: If you can no longer enter or load a new script after reaching the upper limit, you can either delete any existing script or simply modify/replace an existing script's codes.
  • Page 337 Source Code section. Therefore, do not load a new script if the current script meets your needs. 6. If you chose to load a script or Raritan's example in the previous step, its codes are then displayed in the Source Code section. Double check the codes.
  • Page 338 When starting a script, you can choose to start it either with its default arguments or with new arguments. Tip: To have the PX3TS automatically start or stop a script in response to an event, create an event rule. See...
  • Page 339 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Click if needing additional arguments.  5. Click Start. 6. The script output will be shown in the Script Output section. If needed, click to delete the existing output data.  To manually stop a script: 1.
  • Page 340 Modifying or Deleting a Script You can edit an existing script's codes or even replace it with a new script. Or you can simply remove a unnecessary script from the PX3TS. To modify or replace a script: 1. Choose Device Settings > Lua Scripts.

  • Page 341: Miscellaneous

    EnergyWise energy management architecture is implemented ® in your place, you can enable the Cisco EnergyWise endpoint implemented on the PX3TS so that this PX3TS becomes part of the Cisco EnergyWise domain. To enable either feature, choose Device Settings > Miscellaneous.

  • Page 342: Maintenance

     Range from 1 to 65535.  Default is 43440. Polling interval Type a polling interval to determine how often the PX3TS is queried in the Cisco EnergyWise domain.  Range from 30 to 600 ms.  Default is 180 ms.

  • Page 343: Device Information

    324). Network The network information, such as the current networking mode, IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses and so on. This tab also indicates whether the PX3TS is part of a cascading configuration. See Identifying Cascaded Devices (on page 327). Port Forwarding...
  • Page 344 Each asset strip's ID, boot version, application version and protocol version. Identifying Cascaded Devices Cascading For information on how to cascade PX3TS devices, see Multiple PX3TS Devices for Sharing Ethernet Connectivity (on page 23). This section explains how to identify a cascaded device on the Device Information page.
  • Page 345 Indicates the Port Forwarding is enabled. See Setting the Cascading Mode (on page 220). Cascade Position Indicates the position of the PX3TS in the cascading configuration.  0 (zero) represents the master device.  A non-zero number represents a slave device. 1...
  • Page 346 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Fields Description Cascaded Device Indicates whether a slave device is detected on the Connected USB-A or Ethernet port.  yes: Connection to a slave device is detected.  no: NO connection to a slave device is detected. A master device shows (zero) in the Cascade Position field and ...

  • Page 347: Viewing Connected Users

    Port Forwarding title bar on the same page. Viewing Connected Users You can check which users have logged in to the PX3TS device and their status. If you have administrator privileges, you can terminate any user's connection to the PX3TS.
  • Page 348 Column Description Client Type The interface through which the user is being connected to the PX3TS.  Web GUI: Refers to the web interface.  CLI: Refers to the command line interface (CLI). The information in parentheses following "CLI" indicates how this user is connected to the CLI.

  • Page 349: Viewing Or Clearing The Local Event Log

    By default, the PX3TS captures certain system events and saves them in a local (internal) event log. You can view over 2000 historical events that occurred on the PX3TS in the local event log. When the log size exceeds 256KB, each new entry overwrites the oldest one.

  • Page 350: Updating The Px3Ts Firmware

    Support page http://www.raritan.com/support/ the Raritan website's If you have any questions or concerns about the upgrade, contact Raritan Technical Support BEFORE upgrading. On a multi-inlet PDU (any model with X2 or X3 suffixes), all inlets must be connected to power for the PDU to successfully upgrade its firmware.
  • Page 351 No users can successfully log in to the PX3TS.  Other users' operation, if any, is forced to suspend.  7. When the update is complete, the PX3TS resets, and the Login page re-appears. Other logged-in users are logged out when the firmware update ...

  • Page 352: Viewing Firmware Update History

    PDU itself. This note does not address the upgrades using other management systems. Full Disaster Recovery If the firmware upgrade fails, causing the PX3TS device to stop working, you can recover it by using a special utility rather than returning the device to Raritan.

  • Page 353: Bulk Configuration

    PX3TS devices in a different time zone than the source device. Tip: To back up or restore "all" settings of a particular PX3TS device, use the Backup/Restore feature instead. See Backup and Restore of Device (on page 338).
  • Page 354 "Bulk configuration copied" event rule. The last configuration-copying record: If you once copied any bulk configuration or device backup file to the PX3TS, the last record similar to the following is displayed at the bottom of both the Bulk Configuration and Backup/Restore pages. Alternatives:...

  • Page 355: Backup And Restore Of Device Settings

    Note: Because the date and time settings are saved in the configuration file, users should exercise caution when distributing the configuration file to the PX3TS devices in a different time zone than the source device. The bulk configuration file does NOT contain device-specific information, including: •...
  • Page 356 "Bulk configuration copied" event rule. The last configuration-copying record: If you once copied any bulk configuration or device backup file to the PX3TS, the last record similar to the following is displayed at the bottom of both the Bulk Configuration and Backup/Restore pages. Alternative:...

  • Page 357: Network Diagnostics

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Network Diagnostics The PX3TS provides the following tools in the web interface for diagnosing potential networking issues. • Ping: The tool is useful for checking whether a host is accessible through the network or Internet.

  • Page 358: Downloading Diagnostic Information

    Important: This function is for use by Raritan Field Engineers or when you are directed by Raritan Technical Support. You can download the diagnostic file from the PX3TS to a client machine. The file is compressed into a .tgz file and should be sent to Raritan Technical Support for interpretation.

  • Page 359: Resetting All Settings To Factory Defaults

    To reset the device to factory defaults: 1. Choose Maintenance > Unit Reset > 2. Click Factory Reset to reset the PX3TS to factory defaults. 3. A message appears, with a countdown timer showing the remaining time of the operation. It takes about two minutes to complete.

  • Page 360: Webcam Management

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Retrieving Software Packages Information You can check the current firmware version and the information of all open source packages embedded in the PX3TS device through the web interface. To retrieve the embedded software packages information: 1.

  • Page 361: Configuring Webcams And Viewing Live Images

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Configuring Webcams and Viewing Live Images To configure the webcam or view live snapshot/video sessions, choose Menu Webcam in the (on page 105). Live Preview: 1. Click the Live Preview title bar to expand it. 2.
  • Page 362 Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Video - the webcam enters the video mode. Set the Framerate  (frames per second) rate. Snapshot - the webcam shows static images from the webcam.  Set the "Time Between Snapshots" rate as measured in seconds. 6.

  • Page 363: Sending Snapshots Or Videos In An Email Or Instant Message

    Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface Sending Snapshots or Videos in an Email or Instant Message Whenever you open a Primary Standalone Live Preview window, a unique URL is generated for this window session. A URL supports a maximum of three sessions.

  • Page 364: Viewing Saved Snapshots And Managing Storage

    4. Leave the live preview window open until the recipient opens the snapshot or video via the link. Viewing Saved Snapshots and Managing Storage Once a snapshot is saved, it is stored locally on the PX3TS by default. For Configuring Webcams and instructions on saving snapshots, see Viewing Live Images (on page 344).
  • Page 365 2. Click the Storage Type field to select the desired storage location and configure as needed. Storage location Description Local Local means the PX3TS. This is default. CIFS/Samba Snapshots will be saved on a Common Internet File System/Samba. Configure the following fields for this server: ...

  • Page 366: Chapter 7 Using Snmp

    Chapter 7 Using SNMP This SNMP section helps you set up the PX3TS for use with an SNMP manager. The PX3TS can be configured to send traps or informs to an SNMP manager, as well as receive GET and SET commands in order to retrieve status and configure some basic settings.

  • Page 367: Snmpv2C Notifications

    SNMP agent. You can specify up to 3 SNMP destinations. Port The port number used to access the device(s). Community The SNMP community string to access the device(s). The community is the group representing the PX3TS and all SNMP management stations.

  • Page 368: Snmpv3 Notifications

    Chapter 7: Using SNMP 6. Click Save. SNMPv3 Notifications 1. Choose Device Settings > Network Services > SNMP. 2. In the SNMP Agent, make sure the Enable SNMP v1/v2c checkbox is selected. 3. In the SNMP Notifications section, make sure the Enable SNMP Notifications checkbox is selected.

  • Page 369: Downloading Snmp Mib

    1. Choose Device Settings > Network Services > SNMP. 2. Click the Download MIBs title bar. 3. Select the desired MIB file to download. PDU2-MIB: The SNMP MIB file for PX3TS power management.  ASSETMANAGEMENT-MIB: The SNMP MIB file for asset ...

  • Page 370: Snmp Gets And Sets

    Valid objects for these requests are limited to those found in the SNMP MIB-II System Group and the custom PX3TS MIB. The PX3TS MIB The SNMP MIB file is required for using your PX3TS device with an SNMP manager. An SNMP MIB file describes the SNMP functions.
  • Page 371 For example, the measurementsGroup group contains objects for sensor readings of PX3TS as a whole. One object listed under this group, measurementsUnitSensorValue, is described later in the MIB as "The sensor value". pduRatedCurrent, part of the configGroup group,...
  • Page 372 Some objects can be configured from the SNMP manager using SNMP set commands. Objects that can be configured have a MAX-ACCESS level of "read-write" in the MIB. These objects include threshold objects, which causes the PX3TS to generate a warning and send an SNMP notification when certain Sensor Threshold Settings parameters are exceeded.

  • Page 373: Retrieving Energy Usage

    Active Energy for the outlet this IT device is plugged into. The Active Energy values are included in the outletSensorMeasurementsTable, along with other outlet sensor readings. Note: PX3TS-1000 series does not support this functionality. A Note about Enabling Thresholds When enabling previously disabled thresholds via SNMP, make sure you set a correct value for all thresholds that are supposed to be enabled prior to actually enabling them.

  • Page 374: Chapter 8 Using The Command Line Interface

    Showing Information ................. 363 Clearing Information ................. 394 Entering Configuration Mode ..............395 Quitting Configuration Mode ..............396 PX3TS Control and Configuration ............396 Load Shedding Configuration Commands ..........516 Power Control Operations ................ 518 Actuator Control Operations ..............521 Unblocking a User ..................

  • Page 375: About The Interface

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface About the Interface The PX3TS provides a command line interface that enables data center administrators to perform some basic management tasks. Using this interface, you can do the following: • Reset the PX3TS device Display the PX3TS and network information, such as the device name, •...

  • Page 376: With Ssh Or Telnet

    "Dominion PX2 Serial Console" under the Ports group. 3. In the communications program, press Enter to send a carriage return to the PX3TS. The Username prompt appears. 4. Type a name and press Enter. The name is case sensitive. Then you are prompted to enter a password.

  • Page 377: With An Analog Modem

    6. You are now logged in to the command line interface and can begin administering the PX3TS. With an Analog Modem The PX3TS supports remote access to the CLI via a connected analog modem. This feature is especially useful when the LAN access is not available.

  • Page 378: Different Cli Modes And Prompts

    Configuration Mode: You can enter the configuration mode from the • administrator or user mode. In this mode, the prompt changes to config:# or config:> and you can change PX3TS device and network Entering Configuration Mode configurations. See (on page 395).

  • Page 379: Help Command

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Help Command The help (?) command shows a list of main CLI commands available for the current mode. This is helpful when you are not familiar with CLI commands. Help command under the administrator mode: Help command under the configuration mode: config:# Help command under the diagnostic mode:...

  • Page 380: Querying Available Parameters For A Command

    Showing Information You can use the show commands to view current settings or the status of the PX3TS device or part of it, such as the IP address, networking mode, firmware version, states or readings of internal or external sensors, user profiles, and so on.

  • Page 381: Transfer Switch Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Transfer Switch Information This command shows the transfer switch-related information of the PX3TS device. show ts To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show ts details...
  • Page 382 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Power Quality Settings This command shows the power quality criteria of the PX3TS device, including voltage and frequency thresholds per inlet. show ts powerQualityParameters Transfer Timing Statistics This command shows statistics on how long a power transfer takes, including power failure detection time, relay open time and total transfer time (in milliseconds).

  • Page 383: Network Configuration

    <ETH> is one of the network interfaces: . Note that you must choose/configure the bridge interface if your PX3TS is set to the bridging mode. Note: In the bridging mode, only the IP parameters of the BRIDGE interface function. The IP parameters of the ETHERNET and WIRELESS interfaces do NOT function.
  • Page 384 • . Note that you must choose/configure the bridge interface if your PX3TS is set to the bridging mode. Note: In the bridging mode, only the IP parameters of the BRIDGE interface function. The IP parameters of the ETHERNET and...
  • Page 385 • . Note that you must choose/configure the bridge interface if your PX3TS is set to the bridging mode. Note: In the bridging mode, only the IP parameters of the BRIDGE interface function. The IP parameters of the ETHERNET and WIRELESS interfaces do NOT function.
  • Page 386 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Network Service Settings This command shows the network service settings only, including the Telnet setting, TCP ports for HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and Modbus/TCP services, and SNMP settings. show network services <option> Variables: http https telnet snmp...

  • Page 387: Pdu Configuration

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface PDU Configuration This command shows the PDU configuration, such as the device name, firmware version and model type. show pdu To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show pdu details Outlet Information This command syntax shows the outlet information.

  • Page 388: Inlet Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Inlet Information This command syntax shows the inlet information. show inlets <n> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show inlets <n> details Variables: <n> is one of the options: , or a number.

  • Page 389: Overcurrent Protector Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Overcurrent Protector Information This command is only available for models with overcurrent protectors for protecting outlets. This command syntax shows the overcurrent protector information, such as a circuit breaker or a fuse. show ocp <n> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details"...

  • Page 390: Date And Time Settings

    CLI interfaces show the preferred measurement units for that user instead of the default ones after that user logs in to the PX3TS. See Existing (on page 383) for the preferred measurement units for a User Profiles specific user.

  • Page 391: Environmental Sensor Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Environmental Sensor Information This command syntax shows the environmental sensor's information. show externalsensors <n> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show externalsensors <n> details External sensor 3 ('Temperature 1') Sensor type: Temperature Reading: 31.8 deg C (normal)

  • Page 392: Environmental Sensor Package Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface * The environmental sensor number is the ID number assigned to the sensor, which can be found on the Peripherals page of the PX3TS web interface. Displayed information: • Without the parameter "details," only the sensor ID, sensor type and reading are displayed.

  • Page 393: Actuator Information

    * The actuator number is the ID number assigned to the actuator. The ID number can be found using the PX3TS web interface or CLI. It is an integer starting at 1. Displayed information: Without the parameter "details," only the actuator ID, type and state •...

  • Page 394: Outlet Sensor Threshold Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Outlet Sensor Threshold Information This command syntax shows the specified outlet sensor's threshold-related information. show sensor outlet <n> <sensor type> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show sensor outlet <n>...

  • Page 395: Inlet Sensor Threshold Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Inlet Sensor Threshold Information This command syntax shows the specified inlet sensor's threshold-related information. show sensor inlet <n> <sensor type> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show sensor inlet <n>...

  • Page 396: Overcurrent Protector Sensor Threshold Information

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Overcurrent Protector Sensor Threshold Information This command is only available for models with overcurrent protectors for protecting outlets. This command syntax shows the specified overcurrent protector sensor's threshold-related information. show sensor ocp <n> <sensor type> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details"...

  • Page 397: Environmental Sensor Threshold Information

    1.0 deg C Assertion timeout: 0 samples Variables: • <n> is the environmental sensor number. The environmental sensor number is the ID number assigned to the sensor, which can be found on the Peripherals page of the PX3TS web interface.

  • Page 398: Environmental Sensor Default Thresholds

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Displayed information: • Without the parameter "details," only the reading, threshold, deassertion hysteresis and assertion timeout settings of the specified environmental sensor are displayed. With the parameter "details," more sensor information is displayed, •...

  • Page 399: Security Settings

    With the parameter "details," the threshold range is displayed in • addition to default thresholds settings. Security Settings This command shows the security settings of the PX3TS. show security To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command.

  • Page 400: Existing User Profiles

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Existing User Profiles This command shows the data of one or all existing user profiles. show user <user_name> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command. show user <user_name> details Variables: <user_name>...

  • Page 401: Existing Roles

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Existing Roles This command shows the data of one or all existing roles. show roles <role_name> Variables: <role_name> is the name of the role whose permissions you want to • query. The variable can be one of the following options: Option Description This option shows all existing roles.

  • Page 402: Serial Port Settings

    Serial Port Settings This command shows the baud rate setting of the serial port labeled CONSOLE / MODEM on the PX3TS device. show serial EnergyWise Settings This command shows the PX3TS device's current configuration for Cisco EnergyWise. ® show energywise...

  • Page 403: Rack Unit Settings Of An Asset Strip

    Variables: • <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. <rack_unit> is one of the options: or a specific rack unit's index •...

  • Page 404: Blade Extension Strip Settings

    • <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. <rack_unit> is the index number of the desired rack unit (tag port) on •...

  • Page 405: Event Log

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Event Log The command used to show the event log begins with show eventlog. limit class You can add either the parameters or both to show specific events. Show the last 30 entries: show eventlog Show a specific number of last entries in the event log: show eventlog limit <n>...

  • Page 406: Wireless Lan Diagnostic Log

    Internal or external sensor events, such as state changes of any sensors. serverMonitor Server-monitoring records, such as a server being declared reachable or unreachable. assetManagement Raritan asset management events, such as asset tag connections or disconnections. Schroff LHX/SHX heat exchanger events. ® modem Modem-related events.
  • Page 407 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Server Reachability Information for a Specific Server To show the server reachability information for a certain IT device only, use the following command. show serverReachability server <n> To show detailed information, add the parameter "details" to the end of the command.

  • Page 408: Command History

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Command History This command syntax shows the command history for current connection session. show history Displayed information: A list of commands that were previously entered in the current • session is displayed. History Buffer Length This command syntax shows the length of the history buffer for storing history commands.

  • Page 409: Examples

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Option Description A specific Displays the specified number of last entries in the integer number reliability error log. Examples This section provides examples of the show command. Example 1 - Basic Security Information show security The diagram shows the output of the command.
  • Page 410 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 2 - In-Depth Security Information show security details More information is displayed when typing the command. Example 3 - Basic PDU Information show pdu The diagram shows the output of the command.

  • Page 411: Clearing Information

    Clearing Information You can use the clear commands to remove unnecessary data from the PX3TS. After typing a "clear" command, press Enter to execute it. Note: Depending on your login name, the # prompt may be replaced by the > prompt. See (on page 361).

  • Page 412: Entering Configuration Mode

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Clearing WLAN Log This command removes all data from the diagnostic log for the wireless LAN (WLAN) connection. clear wlanlog -- OR -- clear wlanlog /y If you entered the command without "/y," a message appears, prompting you to confirm the operation.

  • Page 413: Quitting Configuration Mode

    Prompts (on page 361). PX3TS Control and Configuration To configure the PX3TS device or network settings through the CLI, it is highly recommended to log in as the administrator so that you have full permissions. To configure any settings, enter the configuration mode. Configuration commands are case sensitive so ensure you capitalize them correctly.
  • Page 414 4. Manual transfer may be prevented in certain scenarios. If so, a "Transfer failed" message is displayed. Note: Whenever the PX3TS prevents a manual transfer from being performed, it is disabled across all interfaces, including the front panel button, web interface and CLI command. See Manual Transfer (on page 65).
  • Page 415 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Configuring Power Transfer Features Enter the configuration mode to change the following power transfer Entering Configuration Mode settings. See (on page 395). You can change various power transfer settings at a time by combining Multi-Command Syntax various commands.
  • Page 416 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Option Description disable Disables the automatic retransfer. • <option3> is an integer number up to 180 in seconds. enable disable <option4> is one of the options: • Option Description enable Automatic retransfer is performed only when inlets are in phase.
  • Page 417 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# ts powerQualityParameters upperCriticalVoltage <threshold_volts> Set the Upper Warning voltage threshold: config:# ts powerQualityParameters upperWarningVoltage <threshold_volts> Set the Voltage deassertion hysteresis: config:# ts powerQualityParameters voltageHysteresis <volt_hysteresis> Set the Voltage assertion timeout: config:# ts powerQualityParameters voltageAssertionTimeout <volt_timeout> Set the Lower Critical frequency threshold: config:# ts powerQualityParameters lowerCriticalFrequency <threshold_Hz>...

  • Page 418: Pdu Configuration Commands

    . You can use the PDU configuration commands to change the settings that apply to the whole PX3TS device. Changing the PDU Name This command changes the PX3TS device's name. config:# pdu name "<name>" Variables: <name> is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters.
  • Page 419 Description default All outlets are switched ON in the ASCENDING order (from outlet 1 to the final outlet) when the PX3TS device powers up. A comma- All outlets are switched ON in the order you separated list specify using the comma-separated list.
  • Page 420 This command determines the initial power condition of all outlets after powering up the PDU. config:# pdu outletStateOnDeviceStartup <option> Variables: lastKnownState <option> is one of the options: • Option Description Switches OFF all outlets when the PX3TS device powers up. Switches ON all outlets when the PX3TS device powers up.
  • Page 421 PX3TS device when the PDU powers up again. Note: This feature does NOT take effect and cannot be configured on a PX3TS device after the outlet relay is set to the "Latching" mode. See (on page 136). PX3TS Latching Relay Behavior Setting the PDU-Defined Cycling Power-Off Period This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only.
  • Page 422 <timing> is a delay time between 1 and 3600 seconds. • Note: This feature does NOT take effect and cannot be configured on a PX3TS device after the outlet relay is set to the "Latching" mode. See PX3TS Latching Relay Behavior (on page 136).
  • Page 423 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling Data Logging This command enables or disables the data logging feature. config:# pdu dataRetrieval <option> Variables: enable disable <option> is one of the options: • Option Description enable Enables the data logging feature. disable Disables the data logging feature.
  • Page 424 Specifying the Device Altitude This command specifies your PX3TS device's altitude above sea level (in meters). You must specify the PX3TS device's altitude above sea level if a Raritan's DPX differential air pressure sensor is attached. This is because the device's altitude is associated with the altitude correction Altitude Correction Factors factor.
  • Page 425 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling Peripheral Device Auto Management This command enables or disables the Peripheral Device Auto Management feature. config:# pdu peripheralDeviceAutoManagement <option> Variables: enable disable • <option> is one of the options: Option Description enable Enables the automatic management feature for...

  • Page 426: Network Configuration Commands

    <ETH> is one of the network interfaces: . Note that you must choose/configure the bridge interface if your PX3TS is set to the bridging mode. Note: In the bridging mode, only the IP parameters of the BRIDGE interface function. The IP parameters of the ETHERNET and WIRELESS interfaces do NOT function.
  • Page 427 • . Note that you must choose/configure the bridge interface if your PX3TS is set to the bridging mode. Note: In the bridging mode, only the IP parameters of the BRIDGE interface function. The IP parameters of the ETHERNET and WIRELESS interfaces do NOT function.
  • Page 428 Determine the IPv4 address of the BRIDGE interface (that is, the bridging mode). • <ip address> is the IP address being assigned to your PX3TS device. 192.168.84.99/32 Its format is "IP address/prefix". For example, Setting the IPv4 Gateway After selecting the static IP configuration mode, you can use this command to specify the gateway.
  • Page 429 Setting IPv4 Static Routes If the IPv4 network mode is set to static IP and your local network contains two subnets, you can configure static routes to enable or disable communications between the PX3TS and devices in the other subnet. network ipv4 staticRoutes...
  • Page 430 <ETH> is one of the interfaces: . Type • "bridge" only when your PX3TS is in the bridging mode. <route_ID> is the ID number of the route setting which you want to • delete or modify. • <dest-2> is a modified route setting that will replace the original IP address/subnet mask route setting.
  • Page 431 • . Note that you must choose/configure the bridge interface if your PX3TS is set to the bridging mode. Note: In the bridging mode, only the IP parameters of the BRIDGE interface function. The IP parameters of the ETHERNET and WIRELESS interfaces do NOT function.
  • Page 432 Determine the IPv6 address of the BRIDGE interface (that is, the bridging mode). <ip address> is the IP address being assigned to your PX3TS device. • This value uses the IPv6 address format. Note that you must add which indicates a prefix length of bits such as /64, to the end of this IPv6 address.
  • Page 433 Setting IPv6 Static Routes If the IPv6 network mode is set to static IP and your local network contains two subnets, you can configure static routes to enable or disable communications between the PX3TS and devices in the other subnet. network ipv6 staticRoutes...
  • Page 434 <ETH> is one of the interfaces: . Type • "bridge" only when your PX3TS is in the bridging mode. <route_ID> is the ID number of the route setting which you want to • delete or modify. • <dest-2> is a modified route setting that will replace the original IP address/prefix length route setting.
  • Page 435 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Configuring DNS Parameters Use the following commands to configure DNS-related settings. Specify the primary DNS server: config:# network dns firstServer <ip address> Specify the secondary DNS server: config:# network dns secondServer <ip address> Specify the third DNS server: config:# network dns thirdServer <ip address>...
  • Page 436 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling the LAN Interface This command enables or disables the LAN interface. config:# network ethernet ETHERNET enabled <option> Variables: true or false <option> is one of the options: • Option Description true The specified network interface is enabled.
  • Page 437 <mode> is one of the modes: • Option Description auto The PX3TS selects the optimum transmission mode through auto-negotiation. half Half duplex: Data is transmitted in one direction (to or from the PX3TS device) at a time. full...
  • Page 438 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface - ASCII codes 0x20 ~ 0x7E Setting the Authentication Method This command sets the wireless authentication method to either PSK or Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). config:# network wireless authMethod <method> Variables: <method> is one of the authentication methods: •...
  • Page 439 <identity> Set the EAP password: config:# network wireless eapPassword After performing the above command, the PX3TS prompts you to enter the password. Then type the password and press Enter. Provide a CA TLS certificate: config:# network wireless eapCACertificate...
  • Page 440 • <option3> is one of the options: Option Description true Make the wireless network connection successful when the PX3TS system time is earlier than the firmware build before synchronizing with the NTP server, causing the TLS certificate to become invalid.
  • Page 441 Option Description false The wireless network connection is NOT successfully established when the PX3TS finds that the TLS certificate is not valid due to incorrect system time. EAP CA Certificate Example This section provides a CA certificate example only. Your CA certificate contents should be different from the contents displayed in this example.
  • Page 442 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface MIICjTCCAfigAwIBAgIEMaYgRzALBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQwRTELMAk GA1UEBhMCVVMxNjA0BgNVBAoTLU5hdGlvbmFsIEFlcm9uYXV0aW NzIGFuZCBTcGFjZSBBZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbjAmFxE5NjA1MjgxM zQ5MDUrMDgwMBcROTgwNTI4MTM0OTA1KzA4MDAwZzELMAkGA1UE BhMCVVMxNjA0BgNVBAoTLU5hdGlvbmFsIEFlcm9uYXV0aWNzIGF uZCBTcGFjZSBBZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbjEgMAkGA1UEBRMCMTYwEw YDVQQDEwxTdGV2ZSBTY2hvY2gwWDALBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEDSQAwR gJBALrAwyYdgxmzNP/ts0Uyf6BpmiJYktU/w4NG67ULaN4B5CnE z7k57s9o3YY3LecETgQ5iQHmkwlYDTL2fTgVfw0CAQOjgaswgag wZAYDVR0ZAQH/BFowWDBWMFQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMTYwNAYDVQ QKEy1OYXRpb25hbCBBZXJvbmF1dGljcyBhbmQgU3BhY2UgQWRta W5pc3RyYXRpb24xDTALBgNVBAMTBENSTDEwFwYDVR0BAQH/BA0w C4AJODMyOTcwODEwMBgGA1UdAgQRMA8ECTgzMjk3MDgyM4ACBSA wDQYDVR0KBAYwBAMCBkAwCwYJKoZIhvcNAQEEA4GBAH2y1VCEw/ A4zaXzSYZJTTUi3uawbbFiS2yxHvgf28+8Js0OHXk1H1w2d6qOH H21X82tZXd/0JtG0g1T9usFFBDvYK8O0ebgz/P5ELJnBL2+atOb EuJy1ZZ0pBDWINR3WkDNLCGiTkCKp0F5EWIrVDwh54NNevkCQRZ ita+z4IBO 6. Paste the contents in the terminal. 7. Press Enter. 8. Verify whether the system shows the following command prompt, indicating the provided CA certificate is valid.
  • Page 443 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface cascading mode may not be enabled successfully. Mode Description bridge The network bridging mode, where each cascaded device is assigned a unique IP address. portForwarding The port forwarding mode, where every cascaded device in the chain shares the same IP address, with diverse port numbers assigned.
  • Page 444 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface • <option3> is one of the following options: Option Description Ethernet Ethernet port is the port where the 1st slave device is connected. USB port is the port where the 1st slave device is connected. Setting Network Service Parameters network services A network service command begins with...
  • Page 445 • <option> is one of the options: Option Description true Forces any access to the PX3TS via HTTP to be redirected to HTTPS. false No HTTP access is redirected to HTTPS. Changing the Telnet Configuration You can enable or disable the Telnet service, or change its TCP port using the CLI commands.
  • Page 446 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Option Description false The Telnet service is disabled. Changing the Telnet Port This command changes the Telnet port. config:# network services telnet port <n> Variables: <n> is a TCP port number between 1 and 65535. The default Telnet •...
  • Page 447 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Determining the SSH Authentication Method This command syntax determines the SSH authentication method. config:# network services ssh authentication <auth_method> Variables: passwordOnly publicKeyOnly <option> is one of the options: • passwordOrPublicKey Option Description passwordOnly Enables the password-based login only.
  • Page 448 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling SNMP v3 This command enables or disables the SNMP v3 protocol. config:# network services snmp v3 <option> Variables: enable disable <option> is one of the options: • Option Description enable The SNMP v3 protocol is enabled.
  • Page 449 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Setting the sysName Value This command sets the SNMP MIB-II sysName value. config:# network services snmp sysName <value> Variables: <value> is a string comprising 0 to 255 alphanumeric characters. • Setting the sysLocation Value This command sets the SNMP MIB-II sysLocation value.
  • Page 450 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling the Read-Only Mode This command enables or disables the read-only mode for the Modbus agent. config:# network services modbus readonly <option> Variables: true false • <option> is one of the options: Option Description true...

  • Page 451: Time Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Examples This section illustrates several network configuration examples. Example 1 - Networking Mode The following command enables the wired networking mode. config:# network mode wired Example 2 - Enabling Both IP Protocols The following command determines that both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols are enabled.
  • Page 452 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Determining the Time Setup Method This command determines the method to configure the system date and time. config:# time method <method> Variables: manual • <method> is one of the time setup options: Mode Description manual The date and time settings are customized.
  • Page 453 "" Setting the Time Zone The CLI has a list of time zones to configure the date and time for the PX3TS. config:# time zone After a list of time zones is displayed, type the index number of the time...
  • Page 454 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example To set the time zone: 1. Type the time zone command as shown below and press Enter. config:# time zone 2. The system shows a list of time zones. Type the index number of the desired time zone and press Enter.
  • Page 455 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Setting the Automatic Daylight Savings Time This command determines whether the daylight savings time is applied to the time settings. config:# time autoDST <option> Variables: enable disable • <option> is one of the options: Mode Description enable...

  • Page 456: Checking The Accessibility Of Ntp Servers

    A security configuration command begins with Firewall Control You can manage firewall control features through the CLI. The firewall control lets you set up rules that permit or disallow access to the PX3TS device from a specific or a range of IP addresses. security An IPv4 firewall configuration command begins with •...
  • Page 457 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Modifying Firewall Control Parameters There are different commands for modifying firewall control parameters. IPv4 commands • Enable or disable the IPv4 firewall control feature: config:# security ipAccessControl ipv4 enabled <option> Determine the default IPv4 firewall control policy for inbound traffic: config:# security ipAccessControl ipv4 defaultPolicyIn <policy>...
  • Page 458 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Option Description false Disables the IP access control feature. accept, drop reject • <policy> is one of the options: Option Description accept Accepts traffic from all IP addresses. drop Discards traffic from all IP addresses, without sending any failure notification to the source host.
  • Page 459 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# security ipAccessControl ipv4 rule add <direction> <insert> <rule_number> <ip_mask> <policy> IPv6 commands • Add a new rule to the bottom of the IPv6 rules list: config:# security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule add <direction> <ip_mask> <policy> Add a new IPv6 rule by inserting it above or below a specific rule: config:# security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule add <direction>...
  • Page 460 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface insertAbove insertBelow • <insert> is one of the options: Option Description insertAbove Inserts the new rule above the specified rule number. Then: new rule's number = the specified rule number insertBelow Inserts the new rule below the specified rule number.
  • Page 461 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule modify <direction> <rule_number> policy <policy> Modify all contents of an IPv6 existing rule: config:# security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule modify <direction> <rule_number> ipMask <ip_mask> policy <policy> Variables: • <direction> is one of the options: Direction Description Inbound traffic.
  • Page 462 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# security ipAccessControl ipv4 rule delete <direction> <rule_number> IPv6 commands config:# security ipAccessControl ipv6 rule delete <direction> <rule_number> Variables: • <direction> is one of the options: Direction Description Inbound traffic. Outbound traffic. • <rule_number>...
  • Page 463 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface After the Restricted Service Agreement feature is enabled, the agreement's content is displayed in the login screen. Do either of the following, or the login fails: In the web interface, select the checkbox labeled "I understand and •...
  • Page 464 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface IMPORTANT!! You are accessing a PDU. If you are not the system administrator, do NOT power off or power cycle any outlet without the permission of the system administrator. 3. Press Enter. 4. Type the following: --END-- 5.
  • Page 465 The interval ranges from 7 to 365 days. Idle Timeout This command determines how long a user can remain idle before that user is forced to log out of the PX3TS web interface or CLI. config:# security loginLimits idleTimeout <value>...
  • Page 466 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface User Blocking There are different commands for changing different user blocking parameters. These commands begin with security userBlocking. You can combine multiple commands to modify the user blocking Multi-Command Syntax parameters at a time. See (on page 515).
  • Page 467 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling Strong Passwords This command enables or disables the strong password feature. config:# security strongPasswords enabled <option> Variables: true false <option> is one of the options: • Option Description true Enables the strong password feature. false Disables the strong password feature.
  • Page 468 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Option Description disable No lowercase character is required. Uppercase Character Requirement This command determines whether a strong password includes at least a uppercase character. config:# security strongPasswords enforceAtLeastOneUpperCaseCharacter <option> Variables: enable disable • <option>...
  • Page 469 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# security strongPasswords enforceAtLeastOneSpecialCharacter <option> Variables: enable disable <option> is one of the options: • Option Description enable At least one special character is required. disable No special character is required. Maximum Password History This command determines the number of previous passwords that CANNOT be repeated when changing the password.
  • Page 470 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv4 defaultPolicy <policy> IPv6 commands • Enable or disable the IPv6 role-based access control feature: config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv6 enabled <option> Determine the IPv6 role-based access control policy: config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv6 defaultPolicy <policy> Variables: true false...
  • Page 471 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Adding a Role-Based Access Control Rule Depending on where you want to add a new rule in the list, the command syntax for adding a rule varies. IPv4 commands • Add a new rule to the bottom of the IPv4 rules list: config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv4 rule add <start_ip>...
  • Page 472 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface insertAbove insertBelow • <insert> is one of the options: Option Description insertAbove Inserts the new rule above the specified rule number. Then: new rule's number = the specified rule number insertBelow Inserts the new rule below the specified rule number.
  • Page 473 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv4 rule modify <rule_number> startIpAddress <start_ip> endIpAddress <end_ip> role <role> policy <policy> IPv6 commands • Modify a rule's IPv6 address range: config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv6 rule modify <rule_number> startIpAddress <start_ip> endIpAddress <end_ip> Modify an IPv6 rule's role: config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv6 rule modify <rule_number>...
  • Page 474 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Policy Description deny Drops traffic from the specified IP address range when the user is a member of the specified role Deleting a Role-Based Access Control Rule These commands remove a specific rule from the list. IPv4 commands config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv4 rule delete <rule_number>...
  • Page 475 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 1 - IPv4 Firewall Control Configuration The following command sets up two parameters of the IPv4 access control feature. security ipAccessControl ipv4 enabled true defaultPolicyIn accept config:# defaultPolicyOut accept Results: The IPv4 access control feature is enabled. •...

  • Page 476: Outlet Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 4 - Adding an IPv4 Role-based Access Control Rule The following command creates a newIPv4 role-based access control rule and specifies its location in the list. config:# security roleBasedAccessControl ipv4 rule add 192.168.78.50 192.168.90.100 admin deny insertAbove 3 Results: •...
  • Page 477 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Changing an Outlet's Default State This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only. This command determines the initial power condition of an outlet after the PX3TS powers up. config:# outlet <n> stateOnDeviceStartup <option> Variables: <n>...

  • Page 478: Inlet Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Setting an Outlet's Cycling Power-Off Period This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only. This command determines the power-off period of the power cycling operation for a specific outlet. config:# outlet <n> cyclingPowerOffPeriod <timing> Variables: <n>...

  • Page 479: Overcurrent Protector Configuration Commands

    The <name> variable must be enclosed in quotes when it contains spaces. Example - Inlet Naming The following command assigns the name "AC source" to the inlet 1. If your PX3TS device contains multiple inlets, this command names the 1st inlet. config:# inlet 1 name "AC source"...

  • Page 480: User Configuration Commands

    This command creates a new user profile. config:# user create <name> <option> <roles> After performing the user creation command, the PX3TS prompts you to assign a password to the newly-created user. Then: 1. Type the password and press Enter. 2. Re-type the same password for confirmation and press Enter.
  • Page 481 Administrator Privileges. config:# user modify <name> password After performing the above command, PX3TS prompts you to enter a new password. Then: 1. Type a new password and press Enter. 2. Re-type the new password for confirmation and press Enter.
  • Page 482 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface 2. Type the following command to change the password for the user profile "May." config:# user modify May password 3. Type a new password when prompted, and press Enter. 4. Type the same new password and press Enter. 5.
  • Page 483 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Enabling or Disabling a User Profile This command enables or disables a user profile. A user can log in to the PX3TS device only after that user's user profile is enabled. config:# user modify <name> enabled <option>...
  • Page 484 You can combine all of the following commands to Multi-Command Syntax modify the SNMPv3 parameters at a time. See (on page 515). Enable or disable the SNMP v3 access to PX3TS for the specified user: config:# user modify <name> snmpV3Access <option1>...
  • Page 485 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# user modify <name> userPasswordAsAuthenticationPassphrase <option3> Variables: <name> is the name of the user whose settings you want to change. • true false • <option3> is one of the options: Option Description true Authentication passphrase is identical to the password.
  • Page 486 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Determine the privacy passphrase: config:# user modify <name> privacyPassPhrase <privacy_passphrase> Variables: • <name> is the name of the user whose settings you want to change. <privacy_passphrase> is a string used as a privacy passphrase, •...
  • Page 487 (on page 515). Note: The measurement unit change only applies to the web interface and command line interface. Tip: To set the default measurement units applied to the PX3TS user interfaces for all users via CLI, see Setting Default Measurement Units (on page 473).
  • Page 488 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Set the preferred length unit: config:# user modify <name> preferredLengthUnit <option2> Variables: <name> is the name of the user whose settings you want to change. • meter feet • <option2> is one of the options: Option Description meter...
  • Page 489 After performing this command, the PX3TS prompts you to enter both current and new passwords respectively. Important: After the password is changed successfully, the new password is effective immediately no matter you type the command "apply"...
  • Page 490 Setting Default Measurement Units Default measurement units, including temperature, length, and pressure units, apply to the PX3TS user interfaces across all users except for those whose preferred measurement units are set differently by themselves or the administrator. Diverse measurement unit commands...
  • Page 491 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# user defaultpreferences preferredLengthUnit <option2> Variables: meter feet <option2> is one of the options: • Option Description meter This option displays the length or height in meters. feet This option displays the length or height in feet. Set the default pressure unit: config:# user defaultpreferences preferredPressureUnit <option3>...
  • Page 492 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 1 - Creating a User Profile The following command creates a new user profile and sets two parameters for the new user. config:# user create May enable admin Results: • A new user profile "May" is created. The new user profile is enabled.

  • Page 493: Role Configuration Commands

    All Privileges This table lists all privileges. Note that available privileges vary according to the model you purchased. For example, a PX3TS device without the outlet switching function does not have the privilege "switchOutlet." Privilege...
  • Page 494 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Privilege Description changeAuthSettings Change Authentication Settings changeDataTimeSettings Change Date/Time Settings changeExternalSensorsConfiguration Change Peripheral Device Configuration changeLhxConfiguration Change LHX/SHX Configuration changeModemConfiguration Change Modem Configuration changeNetworkSettings Change Network Settings changePassword Change Own Password changePduConfiguration Change Pdu, Inlet, Outlet & Overcurrent Protector Configuration changeSecuritySettings...
  • Page 495 An actuator's ID number. For example: switchActuator:1 switchActuator:2 switchActuator:3 • A list of comma-separated ID numbers of different actuators. For example: switchActuator:1,3,6 Note: The ID number of each actuator is shown in the PX3TS web interface. It is an integer between 1 and 32.
  • Page 496 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Modifying a Role You can modify diverse parameters of an existing role, including its privileges. Modify a role's description: config:# role modify <name> description "<description>" Variables: • <name> is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters. <description>...
  • Page 497 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# role modify <name> addPrivileges <privilege1>:<argument1>,<argument2>...; <privilege2>:<argument1>,<argument2>...; <privilege3>:<argument1>,<argument2>...; Variables: • <name> is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters. <privilege1>, <privilege2>, <privilege3> and the like are names of the • privileges assigned to the role. Separate each privilege with a All Privileges semi-colon.

  • Page 498: Environmental Sensor Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Deleting a Role This command deletes an existing role. config:# role delete <name> Example - Creating a Role The following command creates a new role and assigns privileges to the role. config:# role create tester firmwareUpdate;viewEventSetup Results: A new role "tester"...
  • Page 499 <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to • configure. The ID number is available in the PX3TS web interface or using the command "show externalsensors <n>" in the CLI. It is an integer between 1 and 32.
  • Page 500 <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to • configure. The ID number is available in the PX3TS web interface or using the command "show externalsensors <n>" in the CLI. It is an integer between 1 and 32.
  • Page 501 <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to • configure. The ID number is available in the PX3TS web interface or using the command "show externalsensors <n>" in the CLI. It is an integer between 1 and 32.
  • Page 502 • <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to configure. The ID number is available in the PX3TS web interface or using the command "show externalsensors <n>" in the CLI. It is an integer between 1 and 32.

  • Page 503: Configuring Environmental Sensors' Default Thresholds

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 1 - Environmental Sensor Naming The following command assigns the name "Cabinet humidity" to the environmental sensor with the ID number 4. config:# externalsensor 4 name "Cabinet humidity" Example 2 - Sensor Threshold Selection The following command sets the environmental sensor #1 to use the default thresholds, including the deassertion hysteresis and assertion timeout, as its threshold settings.
  • Page 504 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# defaultThresholds <sensor type> lowerWarning <value> Set the Default Deassertion Hysteresis for a specific sensor type: config:# defaultThresholds <sensor type> hysteresis <hy_value> Set the Default Assertion Timeout for a specific sensor type: config:# defaultThresholds <sensor type>...

  • Page 505: Sensor Threshold Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Sensor types Measurement units vibration <hy_value> is the deassertion hysteresis value applied to the • specified sensor type. • <as_value> is the assertion timeout value applied to the specified sensor type. It ranges from 0 to 100 (samples). Example - Default Upper Thresholds for Temperature It is assumed that your preferred measurement unit for temperature is set to degrees Celsius.
  • Page 506 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# sensor inlet <n> <sensor type> upperCritical <option> Set the Upper Warning threshold for an inlet sensor: config:# sensor inlet <n> <sensor type> upperWarning <option> Set the Lower Critical threshold for an inlet sensor: config:# sensor inlet <n>...
  • Page 507 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Sensor type Description unbalancedCurrent Unbalanced load sensor lineFrequency Line frequency sensor residualCurrent Residual current sensor phaseAngle Inlet phase angle sensor Note: If the requested sensor type is not supported, the "Sensor is not available" message is displayed. enable disable <option>...
  • Page 508 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# sensor outlet <n> <sensor type> upperWarning <option> Set the Lower Critical threshold for an outlet sensor: config:# sensor outlet <n> <sensor type> lowerCritical <option> Set the Lower Warning threshold for an outlet sensor: config:# sensor outlet <n>...
  • Page 509 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface enable disable <option> is one of the options: or a numeric value. • Option Description enable Enables the specified threshold for a specific outlet sensor. disable Disables the specified threshold for a specific outlet sensor.
  • Page 510 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# sensor ocp <n> <sensor type> lowerWarning <option> Set the deassertion hysteresis for an overcurrent protector: config:# sensor ocp <n> <sensor type> hysteresis <hy_value> Set the assertion timeout for an overcurrent protector: config:# sensor ocp <n>...
  • Page 511 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Commands for Environmental Sensors A sensor threshold configuration command for environmental sensors sensor externalsensor begins with You can configure various environmental sensor threshold settings at a Multi-Command Syntax time by combining multiple commands. See page 515).
  • Page 512 <n> is the ID number of the environmental sensor that you want to • configure. The ID number is available in the PX3TS web interface or using the command "show externalsensors <n>" in the CLI. It is an integer between 1 and 32.
  • Page 513 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Commands for Transfer Switch Sensors A sensor threshold configuration command for transfer switch sensors sensor ts begins with . Currently only inlet phase sync angle settings can be configured. You can configure various inlet phase sync angle settings at a time by Multi-Command Syntax combining multiple commands.
  • Page 514 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# sensor ts inletPhaseSyncAngle assertionTimeout <as_value> Variables: enable disable <option> is one of the options: or a numeric value. • Option Description enable Enables the specified threshold for the inlet phase sync angle sensor. disable Disables the specified threshold for the inlet phase sync angle sensor.
  • Page 515 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 1 - Upper Critical Threshold for a Temperature Sensor The following command sets the Upper Critical threshold of the environmental "temperature" sensor with the ID number 2 to 40 degrees Celsius. It also enables the upper critical threshold if this threshold has not been enabled yet.

  • Page 516: Actuator Configuration Commands

    Variables: • <n> is the ID number assigned to the actuator. The ID number can be found using the PX3TS web interface or CLI. It is an integer starting at 1. • <name> is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters.

  • Page 517: Server Reachability Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Note: To specify the Z coordinate using the rack units, see Setting (on page 407). the Z Coordinate Format for Environmental Sensors • <description> is a sentence or paragraph comprising up to 64 ASCII printable characters, and it must be enclosed in quotes.
  • Page 518 <fail_wait> is the wait time to send the next ping after a unsuccessful • ping. Valid range is 3 to 600 (seconds). <resume> is the wait time before the PX3TS resumes pinging after • declaring the monitored device "Unreachable." Valid range is 5 to 120 (seconds).
  • Page 519 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface config:# serverReachability modify <n> ipAddress <IP_host> Enable or disable the ping monitoring feature for the device: config:# serverReachability modify <n> pingMonitoringEnabled <option> Modify the number of successful pings for declaring "Reachable": config:# serverReachability modify <n> numberOfSuccessfulPingsToEnable <succ_number>...
  • Page 520 <fail_wait> is the wait time to send the next ping after a unsuccessful ping. Valid range is 3 to 600 (seconds). • <resume> is the wait time before the PX3TS resumes pinging after declaring the monitored device "Unreachable." Valid range is 5 to 120 (seconds).

  • Page 521: Energywise Configuration Commands

    EnergyWise Configuration Commands energywise An EnergyWise configuration command begins with Enabling or Disabling EnergyWise This command syntax determines whether the Cisco EnergyWise ® endpoint implemented on the PX3TS device is enabled. config:# energywise enabled <option> Variables: true false • <option> is one of the options:...
  • Page 522 <port> is the UDP port number ranging between 1 and 65535. Setting the Polling Interval This command syntax determines the polling interval at which the Cisco ® EnergyWise domain queries the PX3TS device. config:# energywise polling <timing> Variables: <timing> is an integer number in seconds. It ranges between 30 and •...

  • Page 523: Asset Management Commands

    Variables: • <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. • <name> is a string comprising up to 32 ASCII printable characters.
  • Page 524 <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset • strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. <number> is the total number of rack units available on the •...
  • Page 525 Specifying the Asset Strip Orientation This command syntax specifies the orientation of the asset strips connected to the PX3TS device. Usually you do not need to perform this command unless your asset strips do NOT come with the tilt sensor, causing the PX3TS unable to detect the asset strips' orientation.
  • Page 526 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Setting LED Colors for Connected Tags This command syntax sets the LED color for all rack units on the asset strip #1 to indicate the presence of a connected asset tag. config:# assetStrip <n> LEDColorForConnectedTags <color> Variables: •...
  • Page 527 • <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. <rack_unit> is the index number of the desired rack unit. The index •...
  • Page 528 • <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. <rack_unit> is the index number of the desired rack unit. The index •...
  • Page 529 • <n> is the number of the FEATURE port where the selected asset strip is physically connected. For the PX3TS device with only one FEATURE port, the number is always 1. <rack_unit> is the index number of the desired rack unit. The index •...

  • Page 530: Serial Port Configuration Commands

    Raritan's P2CIM-SER, or a modem, through the serial port, or there are communications errors. If you change the baud rate dynamically after the connection has been made, you must reset the PX3TS or power cycle the connected device for proper communications.

  • Page 531: Setting The History Buffer Length

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Forcing the Device Detection Mode This command forces the serial port on the PX3TS to enter a specific device detection mode. config:# serial deviceDetectionType <mode> Variables: automatic forceConsole • <mode> is one of the detection modes:...

  • Page 532: Multi-Command Syntax

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Multi-Command Syntax To shorten the configuration time, you can combine various configuration commands in one command to perform all of them at a time. All combined commands must belong to the same configuration type, such network user modify sensor externalsensor...

  • Page 533: Load Shedding Configuration Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 3 - Combination of SSID and PSK Parameters This multi-command syntax configures both SSID and PSK parameters simultaneously for the wireless feature. config:# network wireless SSID myssid PSK encryp_key Results: • The SSID value is set to myssid. The PSK value is set to encryp_key.

  • Page 534: Enabling Or Disabling Load Shedding

    <option> After performing the above command, PX3TS prompts you to confirm the operation. Press y to confirm or n to abort the operation. To skip the confirmation step, you can add the "/y" parameter to the end of the command so that the operation is executed immediately.

  • Page 535: Power Control Operations

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Power Control Operations This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only. Outlets on the PX3TS device can be turned on or off or power cycled through the CLI. Besides, you can cancel the power-on process while the PX3TS is powering on ALL outlets.

  • Page 536: Turning Off The Outlet(S)

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface If you entered the command without "/y", a message appears, prompting you to confirm the operation. Then: Type y to confirm the operation, OR  Type n to abort the operation  Turning Off the Outlet(s) This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only.

  • Page 537: Power Cycling The Outlet(S)

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface If you entered the command without "/y", a message appears, prompting you to confirm the operation. Then: Type y to confirm the operation, OR  Type n to abort the operation  Power Cycling the Outlet(s) This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only.

  • Page 538: Actuator Control Operations

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface If you entered the command without "/y", a message appears, prompting you to confirm the operation. Then: Type y to confirm the operation, OR  Type n to abort the operation  Canceling the Power-On Process This section applies to outlet-switching capable models only.

  • Page 539: Switching On An Actuator

    <n> is an actuator's ID number. • The ID number is available in the PX3TS web interface or using the show command in the CLI. It is an integer between 1 and 32. If you entered the command without "/y", a message appears, prompting you to confirm the operation.

  • Page 540: Unblocking A User

    The following command turns on the actuator whose ID number is 8. control actuator 8 on Unblocking a User If any user is blocked from accessing the PX3TS, you can unblock them at the local console. To unblock a user: 1.

  • Page 541: Restarting The Pdu

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Restarting the PDU This command restarts the PX3TS device. It is not a factory default reset. To restart the PX3TS device: 1. Ensure you have entered administrator mode and the # prompt is displayed.

  • Page 542: Network Troubleshooting

    Note: The outlet active energy reset feature is only available for models with outlet switching. Resetting to Factory Defaults The following commands restore all settings of the PX3TS device to factory defaults. To reset PX3TS settings after login, use either command:...

  • Page 543: Quitting Diagnostic Mode

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface 2. Type diag and press Enter. The diag# or diag> prompt appears, indicating that you have entered the diagnostic mode. 3. Now you can type any diagnostic commands for troubleshooting. Quitting Diagnostic Mode To quit the diagnostic mode, use this command: diag>...
  • Page 544 Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Option Description connections Shows network connections. Testing the Network Connectivity This ping command sends the ICMP ECHO_REQUEST message to a network host for checking its network connectivity. If the output shows the host is responding properly, the network connectivity is good. If not, either the host is shut down or it is not being properly connected to the network.

  • Page 545: Retrieving Previous Commands

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Tracing the Route This command syntax traces the network route between your PX3TS device and a network host. diag> traceroute <host> Variables: • <host> is the name or IP address of the host you want to trace.

  • Page 546: Logging Out Of Cli

    Chapter 8: Using the Command Line Interface Example 1: Type the first word and the first letter of the second word of the "reset factorydefaults" command, that is, reset f. Then press Tab or Ctrl+i to complete the second word. Example 2: Type the first word and initial letters of the second word of the "security enforceHttpsForWebAccess"...

  • Page 547: Chapter 9 Using Scp Commands

    Chapter 9 Using SCP Commands You can perform a Secure Copy (SCP) command to update the PX3TS firmware, do bulk configuration, or back up and restore the configuration. In This Chapter Firmware Update via SCP ................. 530 Bulk Configuration via SCP ..............531 Backup and Restore via SCP ..............

  • Page 548: Bulk Configuration Via Scp

     you want to save. 2. Type the user password when prompted. 3. The system saves the configuration from the PX3TS to a file named "bulk_config.xml." To copy the configuration via SCP: 1. Type the following SCP command and press Enter.

  • Page 549: Backup And Restore Via Scp

    <device ip> is the IP address of the PX3TS whose settings you  want to back up. 2. Type the user password when prompted. 3. The system saves the settings from the PX3TS to a file named "backup_settings.xml."...

  • Page 550: Downloading Diagnostic Data Via Scp

    "admin" or any user profile with the  administrator privileges. <device ip> is the IP address of the PX3TS whose settings you  want to restore. 2. Type the user password when prompted. 3. The system copies the configuration included in the file "backup_settings.xml"...
  • Page 551 IP address of the PX3TS whose diagnostic data  you want to download. 2. Type the password when the system prompts you to type it. 3. The system saves the diagnostic data from the PX3TS to a file named "diag-data.tgz." SCP example: scp admin@192.168.87.50:/diag-data.tgz Windows PSCP command: PSCP in Windows works in a similar way to the SCP.

  • Page 552: In This Chapter Technical Specifications

    Appendix A Specifications In This Chapter Technical Specifications ................535 Serial RS-232 "DB9" Port Pinouts ............537 Sensor RJ-45 Port Pinouts ............... 538 Feature RJ-45 Port Pinouts ..............538 Technical Specifications...
  • Page 553 Appendix A: Specifications See the label or nameplate on your PX3TS Rated voltage and current model 50/60Hz +/- 5Hz Rated frequency 0.60 to 1.00 (leading or lagging) Load power factor Rated current up to crest factor 3.5 Non-linear load 4-8 milliseconds...

  • Page 554: Serial Rs-232 "Db9" Port Pinouts

     24A or 32A models: Bussmann FWP-50A14F (50A/660V) Raritan part number: 557-90-0038-00 You can also find the appropriate fuse types by checking the model names shown on the Raritan-provided fuses accompanying your PX3TS models. Serial RS-232 "DB9" Port Pinouts RS-232 Pin/signal definition Pin No.

  • Page 555: Sensor Rj-45 Port Pinouts

    Note: A maximum of 500mA power is permitted for both pin 1 and pin 2 altogether. Feature RJ-45 Port Pinouts RJ-45 Pin/signal definition Pin No. Signal Direction Description Output Reserved ― Signal Ground ― Power for CIM (200mA, fuse protected) Warning: Pin 3 is only intended for use with Raritan devices.
  • Page 556 Appendix A: Specifications RJ-45 Pin/signal definition Pin No. Signal Direction Description Output Transmit Data (Data out) Input Receive Data (Data in) +12V ― Warning: Pin 6 is only intended for use with Raritan devices. Do NOT connect. ― Signal Ground Input Reserved...

  • Page 557: Appendix B Equipment Setup Worksheet

    Appendix B Equipment Setup Worksheet PX3TS Series Model ____________ PX3TS Series Serial Number ____________ OUTLET 1 OUTLET 2 OUTLET 3 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER OUTLET 4 OUTLET 5 OUTLET 6 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER...
  • Page 558 Appendix B: Equipment Setup Worksheet OUTLET 7 OUTLET 8 OUTLET 9 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER OUTLET 10 OUTLET 11 OUTLET 12 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER OUTLET 13 OUTLET 14 OUTLET 15 MODEL MODEL MODEL...
  • Page 559 Appendix B: Equipment Setup Worksheet OUTLET 16 OUTLET 17 OUTLET 18 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER OUTLET 19 OUTLET 20 OUTLET 21 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER...
  • Page 560 Appendix B: Equipment Setup Worksheet OUTLET 22 OUTLET 23 OUTLET 24 MODEL MODEL MODEL SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER Types of adapters _________________________________________________________ Types of cables _________________________________________________________ Name of software program _________________________________________________________...

  • Page 561: System And Usb Requirements

    PX3TS system requirements: • There is at least one USB-A port available on your Raritan device. Your PX3TS must be version 2.2.13 or later. • Note that the PX3TS interpreted the USB drive's contents using the firmware which was running when plugging the USB drive, not the new firmware after firmware upgrade.

  • Page 562: Configuration Files

    This file is required only when there are device-specific settings to devices.csv configure for multiple PX3TS devices. See (on page 552). Raritan provides a Mass Deployment Utility, which helps you to quickly Creating generate all configuration files for your PX3TS. See Configuration Files via Mass Deployment Utility...

  • Page 563: Fwupdate.cfg

    For a PX3TS with factory default configuration, set this option to • raritan. logfile Specify the name of a text file where the PX3TS will append the log • messages when interpreting the USB drive contents. If the specified file does not exist in the USB drive, it will be •...
  • Page 564 • 552). match • Specify a match condition for identifying a line or a PX3TS device in the device configuration file "devices.csv." The option's value comprises one word and one number as explained below: The word prior to the colon is an identification property, which is ...
  • Page 565 This option is used only if the "device_list" option has been set. • collect_diag If this option is set to true, the diagnostic data of the PX3TS is • downloaded to the USB drive. The filename of the diagnostic data written into the USB drive varies, •...
  • Page 566 Supported as of release 3.1.0. • • Specify the name of the full configuration backup file used to restore the PX3TS. Note: See (on page 338) for Backup and Restore of Device Settings instructions on generating the full configuration backup file.

  • Page 567: Config.txt

    PX3TS model. You can use Raritan's Mass Deployment Utility to create this file by yourself, or contact Raritan to get a device configuration file specific to your PX3TS model and firmware version.
  • Page 568 Appendix C: Configuration or Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive Special configuration keys: There are 3 special configuration keys that are prefixed with magic:. A special key that sets a user account's password without  knowing the firmware's internal encryption/hashing algorithms is implemented as of release 2.2.13.

  • Page 569: Devices.csv

    Every PX3TS identifies its entry in the "devicelist.csv" file by comparing its serial number or MAC address to one of the columns in the file. Determine the column to identify PX3TS devices: By default, a PX3TS searches for its serial number in the 1st column. • match To override the default, set the option in the "fwupdate.cfg"...

  • Page 570: Creating Configuration Files Via Mass Deployment Utility

    After entering required information, you can generate all configuration fwupdate.cfg config.txt files with only one click, including devices.csv To use the Mass Deployment Utility: 1. Download the Mass Deployment Utility from the Raritan website. mass_deployment-xxx The utility is named (where xxx is the  firmware version number).

  • Page 571: Data Encryption In 'Config.txt

    If an appropriate "config.txt" is not created yet, see  Configuration Files via Mass Deployment Utility (on page 553). 2. Launch a terminal to log in to the CLI of any PX3TS running version Logging in to CLI 3.2.20 or later. See (on page 358).

  • Page 572: Firmware Upgrade Via Usb

    Firmware files are available on Raritan website's http://www.raritan.com/support/ Note that if the firmware file used for firmware upgrade is the same as the firmware version running on the PX3TS, no firmware upgrade will be force_update performed unless you have set the option to true in the fwupdate.cfg...
  • Page 573 4. The PX3TS performs the firmware upgrade. The firmware upgrade message "FUP" is displayed on the front panel display. Tip: You can remove the USB drive and plug it into another PX3TS for firmware upgrade when the firmware upgrade message displays.

  • Page 574: Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure

    Bulk Configuration/Upgrade Procedure The DHCP/TFTP feature is supported as of release 3.1.0 so make sure that all PX3TS devices which you want to configure or upgrade are running firmware version 3.1.0 or later. Steps of using DHCP/TFTP for bulk configuration/upgrade: 1.

  • Page 575: Tftp Requirements

    (on page 576)  DHCP IPv6 Configuration in Linux (on page 578)  5. Make sure all of the desired PX3TS devices use DHCP as the IP directly configuration method and have been connected to the network. 6. Re-boot these PX3TS devices. The DHCP server will execute the commands in the "fwupdate.cfg"...

  • Page 576: Dhcp Ipv4 Configuration In Windows

    (on page 557). If you are going to upload any PX3TS diagnostic file or create a log file in the TFTP server, the first of the following requirements is also required. The TFTP server supports the write operation, including file creation •...
  • Page 577 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP The vendor class is named "Raritan PDU" in this illustration. 2. Define one DHCP standard option - Vendor Class Identifier. a. Right-click the IPv4 node in DHCP to select Set Predefined...
  • Page 578 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP b. Select DHCP Standard Options in the "Option class" field, and Vendor Class Identifier in the "Option name" field. Leave the String field blank. 3. Add three options to the new vendor class "Raritan PDU" in the same dialog.
  • Page 579 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP a. Select Raritan PDU in the "Option class" field. b. Click Add to add the first option. Type "pdu-tftp-server" in the Name field, select IP Address as the data type, and type 1 in the...
  • Page 580 Name field, select String as the data type, and type 3 in the Code field. 4. Create a new policy associated with the "Raritan PDU" vendor class. a. Right-click the Policies node under IPv4 to select New Policy. b. Specify a policy name, and click Next.
  • Page 581 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP The policy is named "PDU" in this illustration. c. Click Add to add a new condition.
  • Page 582 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP d. Select the vendor class "Raritan PDU" in the Value field, click Add and then Ok. e. Click Next.
  • Page 583 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP Select DHCP Standard Options in the "Vendor class" field, select "060 Vendor Class Identifier" from the Available Options list, and type "Raritan PDU 1.0" in the "String value" field.
  • Page 584 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP g. Select the "Raritan PDU" in the "Vendor class" field, select "001 pdu-tftp-server" from the Available Options list, and type your TFTP server's IPv4 address in the "IP address" field.
  • Page 585 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP h. Select "002 pdu-update-control-file" from the Available Options list, and type the filename "fwupdate.cfg" in the "String value" field. Select "003 pdu-update-magic" from the Available Options list, and type any string in the "String value" field. This third fwupdate.cfg option/code is the magic cookie to prevent the commands from being executed repeatedly.

  • Page 586: Dhcp Ipv6 Configuration In Windows

    Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP Important: The magic cookie is transmitted to and stored in PX3TS at the time of executing the "fwupdate.cfg" commands. The DHCP/TFTP operation is triggered only when there is a mismatch between the magic cookie in DHCP and the one stored in PX3TS.
  • Page 587 Click Add to add a new vendor class. c. Specify a unique name for the vendor class, type "13742" in the "Vendor ID (IANA)" field, and type the binary codes of "Raritan PDU 1.0" in the New Class dialog.
  • Page 588 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP 2. Add three options to the "Raritan PDU 1.0" vendor class. a. Right-click the IPv6 node in DHCP to select Set Predefined Options.
  • Page 589 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP b. Select Raritan PDU 1.0 in the "Option class" field. c. Click Add to add the first option. Type "pdu-tftp-server" in the Name field, select IP Address as the data type, and type 1 in the...
  • Page 590 Click Add to add the third one. Type "pdu-update-magic" in the Name field, select String as the data type, and type 3 in the Code field. 3. Configure server options associated with the "Raritan PDU 1.0" vendor class. a. Right-click the Server Options node under IPv6 to select Configure Options.
  • Page 591 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP c. Select "Raritan PDU 1.0" in the "Vendor class" field, select "00001 pdu-tftp-server" from the Available Options list, and type your TFTP server's IPv6 address in the "IPv6 address" field.
  • Page 592 Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP d. Select "00002 pdu-update-control-file" from the Available Options list, and type the filename "fwupdate.cfg" in the "String value" field. e. Select "00003 pdu-update-magic" from the Available Options list, and type any string in the "String value" field. This third fwupdate.cfg option/code is the magic cookie to prevent the commands from being executed repeatedly.

  • Page 593: Dhcp Ipv4 Configuration In Linux

    Appendix D: Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP Important: The magic cookie is transmitted to and stored in PX3TS at the time of executing the "fwupdate.cfg" commands. The DHCP/TFTP operation is triggered only when there is a mismatch between the magic cookie in DHCP and the one stored in PX3TS.
  • Page 594 In the following illustration diagram, it is a combination of a date and a serial number. Important: The magic cookie is transmitted to and stored in PX3TS at the time of executing the "fwupdate.cfg" commands. The DHCP/TFTP operation is triggered only when there is a mismatch between the magic cookie in DHCP and the one stored in PX3TS.

  • Page 595: Dhcp Ipv6 Configuration In Linux

    Required Linux IPv6 settings in DHCP: 1. Locate and open the "dhcpd6.conf" file of the DHCP server. 2. The PX3TS will provide the following values to the "vendor-class" option (option 16). Configure related settings in DHCP accordingly. 13742 (Raritan's IANA number) ...
  • Page 596 In the following illustration diagram, it is a combination of a date and a serial number. Important: The magic cookie is transmitted to and stored in PX3TS at the time of executing the "fwupdate.cfg" commands. The DHCP/TFTP operation is triggered only when there is a mismatch between the magic cookie in DHCP and the one stored in PX3TS.

  • Page 597: Appendix E Resetting To Factory Defaults

    Computer (on page 14). 2. Launch a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal, Kermit, or PuTTY, and open a window on the PX3TS. For information Initial Network on the serial port configuration, see Step 2 of Configuration via CLI (on page 17).

  • Page 598: Using The Cli Command

    To reset to factory defaults without logging in to the CLI: The PX3TS provides an easier way to reset the product to factory defaults in the CLI prior to login. 1. Connect to the PX3TS and launch a terminal emulation program as described in the above procedure.
  • Page 599 Appendix E: Resetting to Factory Defaults Username: factorydefaults 3. Type y on a confirmation message to perform the reset.

  • Page 600: Appendix F Ldap Configuration Illustration

    Step A. Determine User Accounts and Roles Determine the user accounts and roles (groups) that are authenticated for accessing the PX3TS. In this example, we will create two user roles with different permissions. Each role (group) will consist of two user accounts available on the AD server.

  • Page 601: Step B. Configure User Groups On The Ad Server

    Appendix F: LDAP Configuration Illustration Step B. Configure User Groups on the AD Server You must create the groups (roles) for the PX3TS on the AD server, and then make appropriate users members of these groups. In this illustration, we assume:...

  • Page 602: Step C. Configure Ldap Authentication On The Px3Ts Device

    Appendix F: LDAP Configuration Illustration Step C. Configure LDAP Authentication on the PX3TS Device You must enable and set up LDAP authentication properly on the PX3TS device to use external authentication. In the illustration, we assume: Wired • The DNS server settings have been configured properly. See...

  • Page 603: Step D. Configure Roles On The Px3Ts Device

    5. In the Authentication Type field, select LDAP. 6. Click Save. The LDAP authentication is activated. Note: If the PX3TS clock and the LDAP server clock are out of sync, the installed TLS certificates, if any, may be considered expired. To ensure proper synchronization, administrators should configure the PX3TS and the LDAP server to use the same NTP server(s).
  • Page 604 Appendix F: LDAP Configuration Illustration 2. Click to add a new role. a. Type PX_User in the Role Name field. b. Type a description for the PX_User role in the Description field. In this example, we type "View PX settings" to describe the role. c.
  • Page 605 In this example, we type "Includes all PX privileges" to describe the role. c. In the Privileges list, select Administrator Privileges. The Administrator Privileges allows users to configure or change all PX3TS settings. d. Click Save. The PX_Admin role is created.

  • Page 606: Returning User Group Information

    From LDAP/LDAPS When an LDAP/LDAPS authentication is successful, the PX3TS determines the permissions for a given user based on the permissions of the user's role. Your remote LDAP server can provide these user role...

  • Page 607: Setting The Registry To Permit Write Operations To The Schema

    Appendix G: Updating the LDAP Schema Setting the Registry to Permit Write Operations to the Schema To allow a domain controller to write to the schema, you must set a registry entry that permits schema updates. To permit write operations to the schema: 1.

  • Page 608: Adding Attributes To The Class

    Appendix G: Updating the LDAP Schema 3. Click New and then choose Attribute. When the warning message appears, click Continue and the Create New Attribute dialog appears. rciusergroup 4. Type in the Common Name field. rciusergroup 5. Type in the LDAP Display Name field. 1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.50 6.
  • Page 609 Appendix G: Updating the LDAP Schema 2. Scroll to the user class in the right pane and right-click it. 3. Choose Properties from the menu. The user Properties dialog appears. 4. Click the Attributes tab to open it. 5. Click Add.

  • Page 610: Updating The Schema Cache

    Appendix G: Updating the LDAP Schema 6. Choose rciusergroup from the Select Schema Object list. 7. Click OK in the Select Schema Object dialog. 8. Click OK in the User Properties dialog. Updating the Schema Cache To update the schema cache: 1.
  • Page 611 Appendix G: Updating the LDAP Schema 3. Go to the directory where the support tools were installed. Run adsiedit.msc. The ADSI Edit window opens. 4. Open the Domain. 5. In the left pane of the window, select the CN=Users folder.
  • Page 612 7. Click the Attribute Editor tab if it is not already open. Choose rciusergroup from the Attributes list. 8. Click Edit. The String Attribute Editor dialog appears. 9. Type the user role (created in the PX3TS) in the Edit Attribute field. Click OK.

  • Page 613: Appendix H Radius Configuration Illustration

    Servers (on page 252). Creating Roles 2. Configure roles on the PX3TS. See (on page 202). 3. Configure PX3TS user credentials and roles on your RADIUS server. Standard Attributes To configure using standard attributes, see  (on page 596). To configure using vendor-specific attributes, see ...
  • Page 614 (on page 628). Step A: Add Your PX3TS as a RADIUS Client The RADIUS implementation on a PX3TS follows the standard RADIUS Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) specification so you must select "RADIUS Standard" as its vendor name when configuring the NPS server.
  • Page 615 2. Right-click NPS (Local), and select Properties. Verify the authentication and accounting port numbers shown in the properties dialog are the same as those specified on your PX3TS. In this example, they are 1812 and 1813. Then close this dialog.
  • Page 616 New RADIUS Client. The New RADIUS Client dialog appears. 4. Do the following to add your PX3TS to NPS: a. Verify the "Enable this RADIUS client" checkbox is selected. b. Type a name for identifying your PX3TS in the "Friendly name" field. 192.168.56.29 c.
  • Page 617 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Type the shared secret in the "Shared secret" and "Confirm shared secret" fields. The shared secret must be the same as the one specified on your PX3TS. 5. Click OK.
  • Page 618 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Step B: Configure Connection Policies and Standard Attributes You need to configure the following for connection request policies: • IP address or host name of the PX3TS • Connection request forwarding method Authentication method(s) •...
  • Page 619 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 2. Right-click Connection Request Policies and select New. The New Connection Request Policy dialog appears. 3. Type a descriptive name for identifying this policy in the "Policy name" field.
  • Page 620 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration You can leave the "Type of network access server" field to the  default -- Unspecified.
  • Page 621 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 4. Click Next to show the "Specify Conditions" screen. Click Add. 5. The "Select condition" dialog appears. Click Add.
  • Page 622 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 6. The NAS IPv4 Address dialog appears. Type the PX3TS IP address -- 192.168.56.29 , and click OK. 7. Click Next in the New Connection Request Policy dialog. 8. Select "Authenticate requests on this server" because a local NPS...
  • Page 623 Note: Connection Request Forwarding options must match your environment. 9. When the system prompts you to select the authentication method, select the following two options: Override network policy authentication settings  CHAP -- the PX3TS uses "CHAP" in this example ...
  • Page 624 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Note: If your PX3TS uses PAP, then select "PAP."...
  • Page 625 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 10. Select Standard to the left of the dialog and then click Add.
  • Page 626 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 11. Select Filter-Id from the list of attributes and click Add.
  • Page 627 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 12. In the Attribute Information dialog, click Add. Raritan:G{Admin} 13. Select String, type in the text box, and then click...
  • Page 628 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Admin inside the curved brackets {} is the existing role on the PX3TS. It is recommended to use the Admin role to test this configuration. The role name is case sensitive.
  • Page 629 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 14. The new attribute is added. Click OK.
  • Page 630 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 15. Click Next to continue.

  • Page 631: Freeradius Standard Attribute Illustration

    Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 16. A summary showing connection request policy settings is displayed. Click Finish to close the dialog. FreeRADIUS Standard Attribute Illustration With standard attributes, NO dictionary files are required. You simply add all user data, including user names, passwords, and roles, in the following FreeRADIUS path.

  • Page 632: Vendor-Specific Attributes

    To configure Windows 2008 NPS with the , you must: Step A: Add Your PX3TS as a RADIUS a. Add your PX3TS to NPS. See Client (on page 597). b. On the NPS, configure connection request policies and the Step B: Configure Connection vendor-specific attribute.
  • Page 633 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Step A: Add Your PX3TS as a RADIUS Client The RADIUS implementation on a PX3TS follows the standard RADIUS Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) specification so you must select "RADIUS Standard" as its vendor name when configuring the NPS server.
  • Page 634 2. Right-click NPS (Local), and select Properties. Verify the authentication and accounting port numbers shown in the properties dialog are the same as those specified on your PX3TS. In this example, they are 1812 and 1813. Then close this dialog.
  • Page 635 New RADIUS Client. The New RADIUS Client dialog appears. 4. Do the following to add your PX3TS to NPS: a. Verify the "Enable this RADIUS client" checkbox is selected. b. Type a name for identifying your PX3TS in the "Friendly name" field. 192.168.56.29 c.
  • Page 636 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Type the shared secret in the "Shared secret" and "Confirm shared secret" fields. The shared secret must be the same as the one specified on your PX3TS. 5. Click OK.
  • Page 637 IP address of your PX3TS = 192.168.56.29 Local NPS server is used • RADIUS protocol selected on your PX3TS = CHAP • Existing roles of your PX3TS = Admin, User and SystemTester • Illustration: 1. Open the NPS console, and expand the Policies folder.
  • Page 638 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 2. Right-click Connection Request Policies and select New. The New Connection Request Policy dialog appears. 3. Type a descriptive name for identifying this policy in the "Policy name" field.
  • Page 639 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration You can leave the "Type of network access server" field to the  default -- Unspecified.
  • Page 640 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 4. Click Next to show the "Specify Conditions" screen. Click Add. 5. The "Select condition" dialog appears. Click Add.
  • Page 641 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 6. The NAS IPv4 Address dialog appears. Type the PX3TS IP address -- 192.168.56.29 , and click OK. 7. Click Next in the New Connection Request Policy dialog. 8. Select "Authenticate requests on this server" because a local NPS...
  • Page 642 Note: Connection Request Forwarding options must match your environment. 9. When the system prompts you to select the authentication method, select the following two options: Override network policy authentication settings  CHAP -- the PX3TS uses "CHAP" in this example ...
  • Page 643 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration Note: If your PX3TS uses PAP, then select "PAP." 10. Select Vendor Specific to the left of the dialog, and click Add. The Add Vendor Specific Attribute dialog appears. 11. Select Custom in the Vendor field, and click Add. The Attribute Information dialog appears.

  • Page 644: Freeradius Vsa Illustration

    A vendor-specific dictionary file is required for the vendor-specific-attribute configuration on FreeRADIUS. Therefore, there are two major configuration steps. a. Use a dictionary to define the Raritan vendor-specific attribute b. Add all user data, including user names, passwords, and roles Presumptions in the illustration: Raritan attribute = Raritan-User-Roles •...

  • Page 645: Ad-Related Configuration

    2. Add the data of the user "steve" by typing the following. Note that the values after the equal sign (=) must be enclosed in double quotes ("). steve Cleartext-Password := "test123" Raritan-PDU-User-Roles = "Raritan:G{Admin User SystemTester}" AD-Related Configuration When RADIUS authentication is intended, make sure you also configure...
  • Page 646 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 2. Right-click NPS (Local) and select "Register server in Active Directory." 3. Click OK, and then OK again. To grant PX3TS users remote access permission: 1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
  • Page 647 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 2. Open the properties dialog of the user whom you want to grant the access permission. 3. Click the Dial-in tab and select the "Allow access" checkbox. To enable reversible encryption for CHAP authentication: 1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers. 2.
  • Page 648 Appendix H: RADIUS Configuration Illustration 3. Click the Account tab and select the "Store password using reversible encryption" checkbox.

  • Page 649: In This Chapter Securelock™ Outlets And Cords

    SecureLock is an innovative mechanism designed by Raritan, which ™ securely holds C14 or C20 plugs that are plugged into Raritan PDUs in place. This method requires the following two components: Raritan PDU with SecureLock outlets, which have a latch slot inside •...
  • Page 650 Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information Only specific PDUs are implemented with the SecureLock mechanism. ™ If your PDU does not have this design, do NOT use the SecureLock cords ™ with it. Tip: The SecureLock outlets can accept regular power cords for power ™...

  • Page 651: Reserving Ip Addresses In Dhcp Servers

    The PX3TS uses its serial number as the client identifier in the DHCP request. Therefore, to successfully reserve an IP address for the PX3TS in a DHCP server, use the PX3TS device's serial number as the unique ID instead of the MAC address.
  • Page 652 Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information Interface Client identifier conversion WIRELESS PEG1A00003-WIRELESS = 50 45 47 31 41 30 30 30 30 33 2D 57 49 52 45 4C 45 53 53  The suffix comprising the dash symbol and the word "WIRELESS"...

  • Page 653: Reserving Ip In Linux

    For each interface's client identifier, see DHCP Servers (on page 634). In the following illustrations, it is assumed that the PX3TS serial number is PEG1A00003, and the IP address you want to reserve is 192.168.20.1. Illustration with ASCII code conversion: 1.

  • Page 654: Sensor Threshold Settings

    Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information For example, the client identifier of the ETHERNET interface looks like the following: \000PEG1A00003 3. Now enter the original client identifier with the following syntax. The client identifier is enclosed in quotation marks. host mypx { option dhcp-client-identifier = "\000PEG1A00003";...
  • Page 655 Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information above upper critical Upper Critical above upper warning Upper Warning normal Lower Warning below lower warning Lower Critical below lower critical Available sensor states:...
  • Page 656 Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information The more thresholds are enabled for a sensor, the more sensor states are available for it. The "normal' state is always available regardless of whether any threshold is enabled. For example: • When a sensor only has the Upper Critical threshold enabled, it has two sensor states: normal and above upper critical.

  • Page 657: To Assert" And Assertion Timeout

    Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information "To Assert" and Assertion Timeout If multiple sensor states are available for a specific sensor, the PX3TS asserts a state for it whenever a bad state change occurs. To assert a state: To assert a state is to announce a new, "worse" state.
  • Page 658 3 seconds. How "Assertion Timeout" is helpful: If you have created an event rule that instructs the PX3TS to send notifications for assertion events, setting the "Assertion Timeout" is helpful for eliminating a number of notifications that you may receive in case the sensor's readings fluctuate around a certain threshold.

  • Page 659: To De-Assert" And Deassertion Hysteresis

    Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information "To De-assert" and Deassertion Hysteresis After the PX3TS asserts a worse state for a sensor, it may de-assert that state later on if the readings improve. To de-assert a state: To de-assert a state is to announce the end of the previously-asserted worse state.
  • Page 660 Deassertion Hysteresis to 0 (zero). How "Deassertion Hysteresis" is helpful: If you have created an event rule that instructs the PX3TS to send notifications for deassertion events, setting the "Deassertion Hysteresis" is helpful for eliminating a number of notifications that you may receive in case a sensor's readings fluctuate around a certain threshold.

  • Page 661: Pdview App For Viewing The Px3Ts

    If the temperature falls between 20 and 17 degrees Celsius, the PX3TS does NOT perform the "deassertion" action. If the temperature drops to 17 degrees Celsius or lower, the PX3TS • performs the "deassertion" action to announce the end of the "above upper warning"...
  • Page 662 2. After installing the PDView, launch it. Below illustrates the PDView screen for Android devices. 3. Connect your mobile device to the USB port of the PX3TS. Your mobile device type determines which USB port on the PX3TS shall be used to connect the mobile device. The PDView will automatically detect and indicate the appropriate USB port for connecting your mobile device.

  • Page 663: Altitude Correction Factors

    PX3TS. Altitude Correction Factors If a Raritan differential air pressure sensor is attached to your device, the altitude you enter for the device can serve as an altitude correction factor. That is, the reading of the differential air pressure sensor will be multiplied by the correction factor to get a correct reading.

  • Page 664: Ways To Probe Existing User Profiles

    Webcam-Live-Preview sessions, which show a list of associated user names. Raritan Training Website Raritan offers free training materials for various Raritan products on the Raritan training website http://www.raritantraining.com . The Raritan products introduced on this website include the intelligent PDU,...

  • Page 665: Role Of A Dns Server

    The following lists the network accessibility issues and possible root causes. You can always troubleshoot the software settings by connecting the PX3TS to a computer if network access to that PX3TS fails. See Connecting the PX3TS to a Computer (on page 14).
  • Page 666 For the wireless networking, one of the following may lead to the accessibility failure: The USB wireless LAN adapter attached to the  master device is not the Raritan USB WIFI LAN USB Wireless LAN Adapters adapter. See (on page 12).
  • Page 667 • any upstream device is older than 3.3.10. Tip: To determine which PX3TS may be the failure point of network, you may ping each PX3TS in the cascading chain, or check the slave-related events in the event log of each PX3TS. See Slave Connection and (on page 651).

  • Page 668: Slave Connection And Disconnection Events

    USB is detected, the PX3TS at the USB-A end of the USB cable logs it in the internal log. Note that the PX3TS at the USB-B end of the cable does NOT log these events.
  • Page 669 Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information Ping via the CLI You can access the CLI interface by connecting a computer to the PX3TS SSH/Telnet Access With SSH or Telnet or using SSH/Telnet. See (see " " on page 359) for details.

  • Page 670: Browsing Through The Online Help

    <host> count <number1> size <number2> timeout <number3> Browsing through the Online Help The PX3TS Online Help is accessible over the Internet. To use online help, Active Content must be enabled in your browser. If you are using Internet Explorer 7, you must enable Scriplets. Consult your browser help for information on enabling these features.
  • Page 671 Appendix I: Additional PX3TS Information 9. To email any URL link to the currently selected topic to any person, click the "Email this page" icon in the toolbar. 10. To email your comments or suggestions regarding the online help to Raritan, click the "Send feedback"...

  • Page 672: Appendix J Integration

    ...................... 666 Dominion KX II / III Configuration Raritan PX2, PX3 or PX3TS series can be connected to the Raritan's Dominion KX II or KX III device (a digital KVM switch) to provide one more alternative of power management.

  • Page 673: Configuring Rack Pdu Targets

    KX III allows you to connect rack PDUs (power strips) to KX III ports. KX III rack PDU configuration is done from the KX III Port Configuration page. Note: Raritan recommends no more than eight (8) rack PDUs (power strips) be connected to a KX III at once since performance may be affected.
  • Page 674 Note: PX rack PDUs (power strips) can be named in the PX as well as in the KX III. Once a Raritan remote rack PDU is connected to the KX III, it will appear on the Port Configuration page. Click on the power port name on that page to access it.
  • Page 675 Appendix J: Integration 3. Click OK.

  • Page 676: Turning Outlets On/Off And Cycling Power

    PDU (power strip) with each. From this page, you can define those associations so that you can power on, power off, and power cycle the server from the Port Access page. To use this feature, you will need: Raritan remote rack PDU(s) • • Power CIMs (D2CIM-PWR)

  • Page 677: Dominion Ksx Ii, Sx Or Sx Ii Configuration

    SX II - a CSCSPCS cable • Note: To only access the CLI of the PX3TS via SX / SX II, treat the PX3TS as a serial device by connecting SX /SX II to the PDU's serial port instead of the FEATURE port.
  • Page 678 Appendix J: Integration Connecting a Rack PDU To connect the Raritan PX to the KSX II: 1. Connect one end of a Cat5 cable to the following ports of different Raritan PX. PX1 series: RJ-45 "SERIAL" port  PX2 or PX3 series: RJ-45 "FEATURE" port ...

  • Page 679: Dominion Sx And Sx Ii

    PX3TS device to specific SX or SX II ports. Dominion SX II The way to use Dominion SX II to configure and control a Raritan PDU is similar to using Dominion KX III, but the connection method is different from KX III.
  • Page 680 Power Strips Using CLI in the SX II User Guide or Online Help. PX appliance SX II Dominion SX Configuring a PX3TS on Dominion SX 1. Choose Setup > Power Strip Configuration. 2. Click Add. The Power Strip Configuration screen appears.
  • Page 681 Appendix J: Integration 3. Type a name and description in the Name and Description fields. 4. Select the number of outlets from the Number of Outlets drop-down menu. 5. Type the port number in the Port field. 6. Click OK. Power Control 1.

  • Page 682: Power Iq Configuration

    Appendix J: Integration Checking Power Strip Status 1. Choose Power Control > Power Strip Status. 2. A status box appears, displaying details of the controlled PX3TS, including power state of each outlet on the device. Power IQ Configuration Sunbird's Power IQ is a software application that collects and manages the data from different PDUs installed in your server room or data center.

  • Page 683: Dctrack

    ® center. The PX3TS is categorized as a power item in dcTrack. dcTrack offers an import wizard for conveniently adding the PX3TS as well as other IT equipment to dcTrack for management.

  • Page 684: Dctrack Overview

    Appendix J: Integration dcTrack Overview dcTrack is a powerful and intelligent data center management and ® automation application. It has been designed by data center and IT professionals to provide broad and deep visibility into the data center. It empowers data center managers to plan for growth and change by optimizing their current operations, assets, and infrastructure.

  • Page 685: Asset Management Strips And Dctrack

    If any asset strips are connected to the PX3TS, the PX3TS can transmit their information to Sunbird's dcTrack. All you have to do is to add the PX3TS to dcTrack, and also add each IT item where an asset tag is attached to dcTrack.

  • Page 686: Index

    Ethernet Connectivity • xvii, 23, 210, 221, Asset Strip Information • 90 Asset Strip Management • 507 Cascading the PX3TS via USB • xvii, 11, 24, 76, Asset Strip Settings • 386 Associating Outlets with Target Devices • 660 Cascading Troubleshooting • xviii, 24, 228, 649 Automatic Retransfer •...
  • Page 687 Configuration or Firmware Upgrade with a Changing HTTP(S) Settings • 207, 229, 230, USB Drive • 22, 338, 545, 555, 558 Configuring a PX3TS on Dominion SX • 664 Configuring Data Push Settings • 207, 286, 311 Changing Measurement Units • 471, 474 Configuring DNS Parameters •...
  • Page 688 Deleting a Monitored Device • 502 50, 55 Deleting a Role • 482 Connecting the PX3TS to a Computer • xvii, 4, Deleting a Role-Based Access Control Rule • 13, 14, 221, 581, 582, 649 Connecting the PX3TS to Your Network • 11, Deleting a User Profile •...
  • Page 689 Index Downloading SNMP MIB • 232, 350, 353 Enabling Service Advertising • 207, 229, 236, DPX Sensor Packages • 28, 29 DPX2 Sensor Packages • 28, 34 Enabling the Restricted Service Agreement • DPX3 Sensor Packages • 28, 36 102, 207, 237, 258 EnergyWise Configuration Commands •...
  • Page 690 Index Example 1 - Combination of IP, Subnet Mask Existing User Profiles • 374, 384 and Gateway Parameters • 516 External Beeper • 184, 193, 282, 285 Example 1 - Creating a User Profile • 476 Example 1 - Environmental Sensor Naming • Feature Port •...
  • Page 691 Logging out of CLI • 530 Parameters • 453 Login • 13, 14, 15, 101, 652 Modifying SNMPv3 Settings • 468 Monitoring Server Accessibility • 207, 313, 315 Login Limitation • 448 Login, Logout and Password Change • 101 Mounting a PX3TS Device • 7...
  • Page 692 491, 493, 495, 497, 500, 502, 516 PDU Configuration • 136, 371 PDU Configuration Commands • 402 PDView App for Viewing the PX3TS • 645 Performing Manual Transfer • 65, 397 Naming a Rack Unit • 511 Peripherals • 38, 107, 139, 165, 171, 173, 176, Naming an Asset Strip •...
  • Page 693 Scheduling an Action • 263, 286, 298, 301 Rear View • 3 Schroff LHX/SHX • 184, 194 Rebooting the PX3TS Device • 326, 342 SecureLock™ Outlets and Cords • 633 Record Snapshots to Webcam Storage • 282, Security Configuration Commands • 440 Security Settings •...
  • Page 694 Index Setting LAN Interface Parameters • xviii, 419 Setting the Registry to Permit Write Setting LED Colors for Connected Tags • 510, Operations to the Schema • 591 511, 512 Setting the SNMP Configuration • 431 Setting LED Colors for Disconnected Tags • Setting the SNMP Read Community •...
  • Page 695 122, 127, 134 Transfer Switch Indicator Lamps • 61, 67 Step A Transfer Switch Information • 365, 397 Add Your PX3TS as a RADIUS Client • 597, Transfer Timing Statistics • 366 598, 616, 617 Turning Off the Outlet(s) • 520 Step A.
  • Page 696 Ways to Probe Existing User Profiles • 648 Web Interface Overview • 103, 654 Webcam Management • 107, 332, 344 What's New in the PX3TS User Guide • xvii Windows NTP Server Synchronization Solution • 260, 261 Wired Network Settings • 208, 209, 222, 236, Wireless LAN Diagnostic Log •...

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