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  • Page 1 Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (PDU) User Manual V1.3.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Contents PowerMax Introduction ..........................4 Functions ...............................4 1.1.1 Monitoring function .........................4 1.1.2 Controlling function ........................4 1.1.3 Maintaining outlet state ........................4 1.1.4 User-defined alarms ........................4 1.1.5 System default alarms ........................4 1.1.6 Daisy-chain ............................4 1.1.7 User management .........................4 1.1.8...
  • Page 3 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.5 Data Graphing ..........................40 3.3.6 Logs ............................41 3.3.7 System ............................44 Telnet Access ............................45 “STATUS” command ........................45 3.4.1 “ON/OFF” command ........................47 3.4.2 “Set” command ........................... 49 3.4.3 “Network” command ........................52 3.4.4...

  • Page 4: Powermax Introduction

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 1 PowerMax Introduction The PowerMax PDU (Intelligent Power Distribution Unit) is a network manageable device that provides power monitoring, control and management to equipment mounted in racks within a data center through LAN or WAN. Siemon PowerMax PDUs offer many connection methods including Web interface (HTTP or HTTPS), Serial connection, Telnet or SNMP.

  • Page 5: Function Comparison Table

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 1.2 Function comparison table Function Description & Range Monitoring function: Through the local LCD screen users can view the total current and the current of each individual outlet Monitoring (Smart and Managed), the on/off status of each individual...

  • Page 6: Product Picture And Description

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 1.3 Product picture and description 1.3.1 Vertical-mounting 1. Input power cord 2. Brackets 3. Hydraulic circuit breaker 4. LCD screen 5. DOWN button: scroll down to the next page 6. UP button: scroll up to the previous page 7.

  • Page 7: Horizontal-Mounting

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 1.3.2 Horizontal-mounting 16 16 7 8 9 14 14 1. Input power cord; 2. Brackets; 3. Hydraulic circuit breaker; 4. LCD screen; 5. DOWN button: scroll down to the next page; 6. UP button: scroll up to the previous page;...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 1.4 Installation 1.4.1 Vertical-Mounting (0U) 1.4.2 Horizontal-Mounting (1U) Horizontally mountable PDUs mount according to EIA/ECA-310-E standards and are compatible with any equivalent 19” rack or cabinet utilizing standard hardware.

  • Page 9: Hardware Introduction

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 2 Hardware Introduction 2.1 System initialization The buzzer sounds when the PowerMax PDU is switched on and stops after 3 seconds. The LCD screen is illuminated after 6 seconds with the following information displayed: 15:53:58...
  • Page 10 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 information is as follows: A:230V 00.0A P: 0.000kW E: 000012.4kWh PF:0.00 Note: the above information is from a single phase device, if it is a 3 phase one, the power of each phase will be displayed as well. A:230V means the input voltage, 00.0A means the total input current, P:0.000KW means the total power, E:000012.4kWh means the total power consumption, PF:0.00...

  • Page 11: Overload Monitoring

    PDU is restored to factory settings. 2.9 Master or Slave configuration Configure the PowerMax PDU to be either Master or Slave in the Web interface. The current Master or Slave status will be displayed in the LCD home page, “M/S: Master” means Master, and “M/S:...

  • Page 12: Daisy-Chain

    PowerMax3 PowerMax4 PowerMax5 How to daisy-chain • Log on to each PowerMax PDU, configure the work mode on Device Manage page. • Daisy-chain all devices as the above schematic shows, from OUT to IN. Maximum 5 units including Master. •...
  • Page 13 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 This will allow ActiveX to run Google Chrome Click on Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Change proxy settings > Security > Trusted Sites > Sites.
  • Page 14 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Enter the URL of your Trusted Site, then click Add. Firefox Firefox doesn't allow ActiveX, if you are using Firefox, you may want to use an Internet Explorer rendering plug in.

  • Page 15: Web Access

    Open your browser and enter the default IP address, the login window will pop up. Figure 3-1 Fill in the correct user name and password (Factory default login name is siemon, password is siemon) to log in to the main interface.

  • Page 16: Device Settings

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 There are three sections on the main interface: Navigation menu, Device information and Output status. Navigation menu: shows company logo, function menus and language selector. Device information: displays device name, device series, device status and function level.
  • Page 17 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Group settings When enabled, users can assign any outlet to 6 different groups. Save the selection after configuration Figure 3-4...
  • Page 18 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.2.2 Outlet settings Click Outlet setting from Device management. Outlet name: Rename each individual outlet. Click save to complete after each name change. a. Individual outlet threshold setting: enter the value at which to trigger an alarm b.
  • Page 19 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.2.2.1 Schedule Outlet Schedule a specific time that each individual outlet will power on/off automatically, the time format is year-month-day hour:minutes, for example: 2015-05-27 13:52. To activate, select the check box. Note: Please calibrate the device time before scheduling an outlet action.
  • Page 20 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.2.2.2 Overload power cut-off Users can set power to cut-off automatically on each outlet if the current exceeds the Max value set. Figure 3-7...
  • Page 21 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.2.3 Sensor settings Set temperature and humidity thresholds. Note – Total Load for 30/32A units split into two circuits (Line 1, Line 2) with each circuit limited to 15/16A Figure 3-8...
  • Page 22 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.2.4 Energy setting Click Energy setting form the Device Management menu. Users can view the power consumption of each individual outlet (Smart and Managed) and click the Energy Reset button to return the kWh to zero.
  • Page 23 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.2.5 Outlet control Click Outlet control form the Device Management menu. Users can switch on/off/reboot each individual outlet by clicking the corresponding on/off/reboot buttons; Also users can switch on or off all socket together by clicking the ALL on/off button...

  • Page 24: User Management

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.3 User Management Click User Management form the navigation bar to manage users, user group and user access rights Figure 3-11...
  • Page 25 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.3.1.1 User Settings Click User settings from the User Management menu. a. Create new account: Click user settings and fill in the new user name and password, click Add to finish b. Edit account: Click User settings, enter changed user name and password in the right hand side, click Modify to finish c.
  • Page 26 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Administrators can assign different outlet access rights to different user groups, click Save to finish. Figure 3-13...

  • Page 27: Network Settings

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4 Network Settings Click Network Settings from the navigation bar. Figure 3-14 Note: network settings include Network, WIFI, HTTP, SSH, FTP, Modbus, SNMP, Telnet, SMTP, NTP,...
  • Page 28 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.1 Network Users can configure the network manually or by automatic acquisition. Manual settings IP:192.168.1.163（factory default IP） Subnet mask:255.255.255.0 Gateway:192.168.1.1 DNS: default as 0.0.0.0;Fill in correct DNS to enable email notifications. Note: please restart the software after modification of network settings.
  • Page 29 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Automatic acquisition Fill out the WIFI connection settings and save, select automatic acquisition from the drop-down list of WIFI network settings and save. Then restart the device and system will acquire the IP address within the LAN. The address can be viewed on the LCD display.
  • Page 30 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.3 HTTP Fill in the correct HTTP port and save; under normal work mode, the default port is 80. HTTPS(SSL) Mode Port: default as 443. Note: please restart the software after modification of HTTP settings.
  • Page 31 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.4 SSH Users can enable or disable SSH. This requires a restart of the device after saving the configuration. The SSH port is 22. Note: SSH command line access, please refer to Telnet access instruction...
  • Page 32 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.5 FTP Users can enable or disable FTP. This requires a restart of the device after saving the configuration. The FTP port is 21. Note: Users can upgrade remotely by enabling the FTP service. Figure 3-18...
  • Page 33 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.6 MODBUS MODBUS protocol configuration includes MODBUS communication address (1-255), baud rate (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200), data bit (6,7,8), parity (N/A, even number, odd number), stop bit (1,2). Note: The Master unit collects data from the SER port, please refer to the MODBUS protocol detail for reference.
  • Page 34 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.8 SNMP SNMP V1/V2c: Users can Enable or Disable SNMP access from the Web interface. Enabling SNMP V1 and V2C requires configuration of read community and write community. The default “Read community” and “Write community” is public and private. Both strings can be changed if required Trap address: 2 trap addresses can be set.
  • Page 35 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.9 Telnet Telnet: select “Enable” or “Disable” and save. Restart the software after modification. Fill in Telnet account and password. Telnet port is 23. Figure 3-21...
  • Page 36 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.10 SMTP Click SMTP from network setting to configure SMTP. Fill in the parameters of SMTP service including SMTP account, password, SMTP server, port and authentication mode. After saving, restart the software to take effect.
  • Page 37 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.11 Click NTP from network settings. Local time is the present time of the device server. Enable or disable NTM service and click Save. Then restart the device. Enable NTP, fill in the NTP server and port, select time zone and click “Save”.
  • Page 38 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.12 RADIUS Users can choose basic authentication or Radius authentication. Select Radius authentication, device will authenticate a user account from the Radius server. Server address: fill in the Radius server address. Shared secret: fill in the required public key of the Radius server.
  • Page 39 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.4.13 SYSLOG Fill in the SYSLOG server IP address. Figure 3-25 Note: SYSLOG contains system start, service errors during operation and command error information. After saving the SYSLOG server address, restart the software to take effect.

  • Page 40: Data Graphing

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.5 Data Graphing Select device to view information over the past 24 hours including total power (kW), current (Ampere), voltage, average temperature and humidity. Figure 3-26...

  • Page 41: Logs

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.6 Logs Click Logs from the navigation bar to enter the logs interface. The logs contain events, historic data and energy data. 3.3.6.1 Logs Record Shows the operation time, log type, user name and log details.
  • Page 42 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.6.2 History Data Select the date, device and information type (total power, voltage, power, temperature and humidity) you want to view, and then click “View” to see the history data. Figure 3-28...
  • Page 43 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.6.3 Energy Record Select the device, start and end date, and click “View”. The system will show the accumulated kWh value on each date and calculate the kWh value during that period. Figure 3-29...

  • Page 44: System

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.3.7 System Click System from the navigation bar to enter the system. show system information: Users can check system version, last update date, flash size etc. and download an update tool to remotely update the software provided;...

  • Page 45: Telnet Access

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.4 Telnet Access The device supports Telnet access, after entering the username and password, users can remotely monitor and manage the device. Telnet access supports daisy-chain to enable the user to manage up to 5 devices.
  • Page 46 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 kWh). Command line format: STATUS 【index】 【operation】 Figure 3-33 【index】:device mode（0-9， 0 is master，1-4 is slave）; 【operation】:view the device information, details as below: 【operation】 Description For example: Total Enter command line---status 0 total: 0 means the Master(1-4 means Slave 1 to Slave 4), total means the overall status, the above figure shows input “status 0 total”.

  • Page 47: On/Off" Command

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Enter command line--- status 0 sensor: 0 means the Master unit; 1-4 means the Slave units. Enter command line--- status 0 all, 0 means the Master unit; 1-4 means the Slave units. For example Output...
  • Page 48 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Figure 3-34 【index】:device mode（0-9， 0 is master，1-4 is slave）; 【operation】:view device information. 【operation】 Description Command line---on 0 all means to switch on all outlets of the Master unit...

  • Page 49: Set" Command

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 Output Command line---off 0 1 means to switch off the first outlet of the Master unit 3.4.3 “Set” command “Set” command enables setting of outlet current, temperature and humidity minimum and maximum threshold, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, dns , dns1;...
  • Page 50 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 output Command line---set 0 output1 a1 means rename the output 1 as current Command line--- set 0 current1 min=0 max=12 means minimum current as 0 and maximum current as 12 for output 1 of Master...
  • Page 51 Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 humidity Command line---set 0 hum1 min=0 max=90 means minimum humidity as 0% and maximum humidity as 90% for humidity sensor 1 of Master unit Tcurrent Command line---set 0 Tcurrent1 Tmin=0 Tmax=16 means minimum current as 0A and maximum current as 16A for total...

  • Page 52: Network" Command

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.4.4 “Network” command Check network configuration information, such as IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, main DNS, spare DNS. Figure 3-36...

  • Page 53: Reboot" Command

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.4.5 “Reboot” Command Reboot command: to restart device Figure 3-37 To exit the telnet interface and restart the device choose y and enter; type n and press Enter to exit the telnet interface without restarting the device...

  • Page 54: Reset" Command

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 3.4.6 “RESET” command To restore to factory settings Figure 3-38...

  • Page 55: Quit" Command

    Type y and press Enter to quit the Telnet interface. Type n and press Enter to cancel the operation. 3.5 MODBUS Access Please refer to the 《PowerMax MODBUS RTU Protocol Instruction》 for MODBUS access. 4 Frequently Asked Questions 4.1 Forgot IP address •...

  • Page 56: Technology Parameters

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 5 Technology Parameters Performance parameter Technical parameter 110/220VAC 50/60HZ; Rated input voltage 380V~ 50/60 Hz; Rated input plug IEC60309 standard 16A:3×2.5mm² 32A:3×6.0mm²; Cable specification 3×16A:5×2.5mm² 3×32A:5×6.0mm² Input Cable length 2.5M 16A, 32A Max. load current 3×16A, 3×32A...

  • Page 57: Warranty And Service

    Compliance 6 Warranty and Service Siemon warranties the PDU to be free from any defects, material and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase. Siemon’s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing.

  • Page 58: General Policies

    Siemon PowerMax™ User Manual v1.3.0 6.2 General policies To assist safe installations, comply with the following: A. Use caution when installing or modifying telecommunications circuits. B. Never touch uninsulated wire terminals unless the circuit has been disconnected. C. Never install this device in a wet location.

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