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- Page 1 © Copyright 2005. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746...
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- Page 5 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
- Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.
- Page 7 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. ProComm is a registered trademark of DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.™ Crosstalk is a registered trademark of Digital Communications Associates, Inc.
- Page 8 Disconnect Power If any of the following events occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the outlet and contact Black Box at 724-746-5500. 1. The power cord is frayed or damaged. 2. Liquid has been spilled into the device or the device has been...
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL Contents Chapter Page Specifications ........... . 8 Overview . - Page 10 A.1 Calling Black Box ........
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Page 11: Specifications
Power: PS580A: AC Input: (1) 100- to 120-VAC, 50- to 60-Hz IEC-320-C14 inlet, 15 amps maximum; AC Outputs: (4) 100- to 120-VAC, 50- to 60-Hz NEMA 5-15R outlets; PS581A: AC Inputs: (1) 208- to 240-VAC, 50- to 60-Hz IEC-320-C14 inlet, 10 amps maximum; AC Outputs: (4) 208- to 240-VAC IEC-320-C13 outlets Size: 1.75"H (1U) x 19"W x 4.5"D (4.4 x 48.3 x 11.3 cm) -
Page 12: Overview
Outlets can be switched on, off, or booted using plug numbers or names. Two models are available. The Rackmount Remote Power Manager (PS580A) has four switched 100- to 120-VAC power outlets. The PS581A has four switched 208- to 240-VAC power outlets. -
Page 13: What's Included
ANEL The Rackmount Remote Power Manager (PS580A) is pictured in Figure 2-1. The PS581A has four 208- to 240-VAC IEC-320-C13 AC oulets instead of four 100- to 120-VAC, 50- to 60-Hz NEMA 5-15R AC outlets. Back-panel connectors, indicators, and switches are described in Table 2-1. The numbers in the figures correspond to the numbers in the table. - Page 14 CHAPTER 2: Overview Table 2-1. Back-panel components. Component Description ❶ Network port An RJ-45 Ethernet port for connection to your TCP/IP network. The default IP address is 192.168.168.168. For more information, refer to Section 4.3.4. ❷ ACT LED Flashes to indicate activity at the network port. ❸...
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Page 15: Front Panel
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL Table 2-1 (continued). Back-panel components. Component Description ❼ Master I/O switch This switch applies power to the power manager. The switch must be “On” for the power manager to function. This switch is not used to set the on/off status of the switched outlets. -
Page 16: Installation
15 amps (PS580A) or 10 amps (PS581A) maximum. Once the power supply is connected to the PS580A or PS581A, set the master power switch to the on position. The Power On LED will light, and the Sys Rdy... -
Page 17: Connection To Switched Outlets
When power is applied to the power manager, the switched AC outlets will be switched on. The power manager includes a power bus. The PS580A bus supports a total of 15 amps; the PS581A bus supports a total of 10 amps. 3.3 COM/RS-232 Port Connection The COM/RS-232 port is a male, DB9 connector, wired in a DTE configuration. -
Page 18: Connecting The Network Cable
CHAPTER 3: Installation • Local PC: Use the supplied null-modem cable to connect your PCs COM/ RS-232 port to the power manager’s COM/RS-232 port. Make sure that the serial port mode is set to console as described in Section 4.3.3. •... -
Page 19: Configuration
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 4. Configuration 4.1 System Mode and User Mode To restrict access to sensitive command functions, the Rackmount Remote Power Manager features two operating modes: system mode and user mode. • System mode allows access to all configuration menus, switching functions, and status screens. -
Page 20: Communicating With The Rackmount Remote Power Manager
CHAPTER 4: Configuration 4.2 Communicating with the Rackmount Remote Power Manager To configure the power manager or invoke command functions, you must first connect to the power manager and access command mode. The power manager offers two separate command interfaces: the Web browser interface and the text interface. -
Page 21: Accessing The Text Interface
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL If a valid password is entered, the Plug Status screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-1. Option buttons include Setup (to access configuration menus), Log Out (to exit the system), Refresh (to refresh the screen), Apply (to save your selections), and Cancel (to start over without saving). - Page 22 CHAPTER 4: Configuration To access command mode via the text interface, proceed as follows: 1. The power manager is transparent to parity and will accept 7- or 8-bit characters, but it will always answer back at 8 bits, no parity. Make sure that your communications program is set for the appropriate baud rate, parity, and communications port.
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Page 23: Configuration Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL NOTE The Plug Status screen will not display actual passwords. Instead, the password column will display “defined” or “undefined.” Rackmount Remote Power Manager v1.41h Site ID: (undefined) Plug |Name |Password |Status |Boot/Seq.Delay |Default ------------------------------------------------------------------- |(undefined) |(undefined) |ON |0.5 Secs |(undefined) |(undefined) |ON... -
Page 24: General Parameters Menus
CHAPTER 4: Configuration Sections 4.3.1 through 4.3.9 describe options and parameters that can be accessed via each of the configuration menus. NOTES Essentially the same selection of parameters and options are available via both the Web browser interface and the text interface. Configuration menus are only available when the System mode is active. - Page 25 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL GENERAL PARAMETERS: 1. System Password: (undefined) 2. User Name: (undefined) 3. Site ID: (undefined) 4. Command Echo: 5. Inactivity Timeout: 2 Mins 6. Command Confirmation: On 7. Automated Mode: 8. Manual Switch Button: On 9.
- Page 26 CHAPTER 4: Configuration NOTES The user name is required only when the power manager is accessed via the Web browser interface. (The user name must be 4 to 16 characters, and the default is undefined.) If a user name is defined, then users who log in with a plug password (user mode) will also need to enter this same user name at the login prompt when attempting to access command mode via the Web browser interface.
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Page 27: Plug Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL NOTE When this option is enabled, security functions are suppressed, and users are able to access configuration menus and control plugs without entering a password. If security is a concern and the automated mode is required, we recommend using the IP security feature (see Section 4.3.4) to restrict access. - Page 28 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Figure 4-5a. Plug Parameters menu—Web browser interface. Figure 4-5b. Plug Parameters menu—Web browser interface (continued).
- Page 29 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL • Text interface: Type /P n and then press Enter (where n is the number or name of the plug you want to configure). The Plug Parameters menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 4-6. PLUG #1 PARAMETERS: 1.
- Page 30 CHAPTER 4: Configuration NOTES (continued from the previous page) The plug passwords cannot include non-printable characters, spaces, asterisks (*), or quotation marks. • Boot/seq. delay: When more than one plug is switched on/off or a reboot cycle is initiated, the boot/sequence delay determines how much time will elapse between switching operations.
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Page 31: Serial Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 2. On/off switching: The boot/seq. delay determines how long the power manager will pause before proceeding to the next plug. Examples Assume that a user is only allowed access to plugs one through four, and that the boot sequence delays for each plug have been set as follows: plug 1 = 1 second, plug 2 = 2 seconds, plug 3 = 5 seconds, plug 4 = 1 minute. - Page 32 CHAPTER 4: Configuration • Web browser interface: Click on the Setup button to access the Setup menus, then click on the Serial Parameters button. The Serial Parameters menu appears (Figure 4-7). Once you select the appropriate menu options, click on Apply to save the settings or Cancel to start over.
- Page 33 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL As shown in Figures 4-7 and 4-8, the Serial Parameters menus allow you to define the following parameters. • Baud rate: This is the baud rate for the power manager’s COM port. (The default value is 9600 bps.) NOTE When this setting is changed, the new baud rate will not be applied until the user exits and then re-enters command mode.
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Page 34: Network Parameters Menus
CHAPTER 4: Configuration 4.3.4 N ETWORK ARAMETERS ENUS The Network Parameters menus are used to select the IP address and other network parameters. • Web browser interface: Click on the Setup button to access the Setup menus, then click on the Network Parameters button. The Network Parameters menu appears (Figure 4-9). - Page 35 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL • Text interface: Type /N and press Enter. The Network Parameters menu will appear (see Figure 4-10). NETWORK PARAMETERS: 1. IP Address: 207.212.30.88 2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 3. Gateway Address: 207.212.30.1 4. Send MSS: 5.
- Page 36 CHAPTER 4: Configuration • MAC Address (for Text interface only): Displays the power manager’s MAC address. NOTE This item merely displays the assigned MAC address and cannot be used to redefine the address. The MAC address is not displayed in the Web browser interface. IP Security Feature The IP Security feature can be used to restrict unauthorized IP addresses from establishing a connection with the power manager.
- Page 37 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 2. The IP Security menu lists five IP security “masks” along with the selected permit/deny action for each mask. a) Each security mask prompt defines a specific IP address or range of addresses. Each mask action prompt defines the permit/deny action for the corresponding mask.
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Page 38: Telnet Parameters Menus
CHAPTER 4: Configuration NOTE Mask #5 has priority over the other four masks. If mask #5 is set to deny access to 255.255.255.255 (all wild cards), you will not be able to access the Rackmount Remote Power Manager’s command mode via the network. -
Page 39: Web Server Parameters Menus
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL TELNET PARAMETERS: 1. Service: 2. Telnet Port #: Enter Selection, Press <ESC> to Exit… Figure 4-13. Telnet Parameters menu—text interface. NOTE All parameters listed here are available for both the Web browser interface and the text interface. The Telnet Parameters menus allow the following parameters to be defined: •... - Page 40 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Figure 4-14. Web Server Parameters menu—Web browser interface. • Text Interface: Type /W and press Enter. The Web Server Parameters menu will appear (Figure 4-15). WEB SERVER: 1. Service: 2. Server Port #: Enter Selection, Press <ESC> to Exit… Figure 4-15.
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Page 41: Save Parameters Button
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 4.3.7 S ARAMETERS UTTON Click on this button to save parameters and return to the Plug Status screen (Figure 4-1 or Figure 4-2). 4.3.8 S WITCH ANEL UTTON Click on this button to return to the Plug Status screen (Figure 4-1 or Figure 4-2) without saving. -
Page 42: Operation
CHAPTER 5: Operation 5. Operation As discussed in Chapter 4, the Rackmount Remote Power Manager offers two separate command interfaces: the Web browser interface and the text interface. Both interfaces offer essentially the same command options and features, and parameters defined via the Web interface will also apply when communicating via the text interface (and vice versa). -
Page 43: Invoking Commands
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 5.1.2 I NVOKING OMMANDS To invoke on/off/boot commands or view plug status via the Web browser interface, proceed as follows. 1. Access the power manager’s command mode as described in Section 4.2.1. 2. When the Plug Status screen (Figure 5-1) appears, note that the screen includes a status field and on/off/boot controls for each of the power manager’s switched AC outlets. -
Page 44: Operation Via The Text Interface
CHAPTER 5: Operation 6. Set plugs to default on/off values: To set all outlets to their user-defined on/off status, click on the Default button in the All Plugs row and then click on the Apply button. For this feature to function properly, the default on/off values for each outlet must first be defined. -
Page 45: The Plug Status Screen
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 5.2.1 T TATUS CREEN When you log into the power manager’s command mode using the text interface, the first screen displayed after login is the Plug Status screen. This screen (Figure 5-3) lists the current status of the power manager’s switched AC outlets and displays the firmware version and currently defined site ID message. - Page 46 CHAPTER 5: Operation NOTES (continued) When switching and reboot operations are initiated, boot/sequence delay times will be applied as described in Section 4.3.2. To switch plugs, or to initiate a boot cycle, proceed as follows: 1. Switch plug(s) on: To power on a plug, type /ON n and press Enter (where n is the number or name of the desired plug).
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Page 47: Applying Commands To Several Plugs
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 5. Suppress command confirmation prompt: To execute a boot/on/off command without displaying the Sure? prompt, include the ,Y option at the end of the command line. For example: /ON ROUTER,Y or /BOOT 2,Y 5.2.3 A PPLYING OMMANDS TO EVERAL... -
Page 48: Automated Mode
CHAPTER 5: Operation 5.4 Automated Mode The automated mode allows the power manager to execute switching and reboot commands without displaying menus or generating response messages. Automated mode is designed to allow the power manager to be controlled by a device that can generate commands to control power switching functions without human intervention. -
Page 49: Manual Operation
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 3. Sure? prompt suppressed: All commands are executed without prompting for user confirmation. 4. Error messages suppressed: If the Enter key is pressed without entering a command, the power manager will not respond with the Invalid Command message. -
Page 50: Saving And Restoring Configuration Parameters
CHAPTER 6: Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters 6. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters After the power manager has been properly configured, parameters can be downloaded and saved as an ASCII text file on your local or remote PC. Later, if the configuration is accidentally altered, the file with the saved parameters can be uploaded to automatically reconfigure the power manager without the need to manually assign each parameter. -
Page 51: Restoring Saved Parameters
RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 6.2 Restoring Saved Parameters This section describes the procedure for using your communications program to send saved parameters to the power manager. NOTE Parameters saved to an ASCII file can only be restored via the text interface. -
Page 52: Upgrading The Power Manager's Firmware
Chapter 6) before beginning this upgrade procedure. 1. Download the update file onto your local or remote PC. Firmware modifications can be downloaded from the Black Box Web site (www.blackbox.com). 2. Access the power manager’s command mode via the text interface. When the password prompt is displayed, type in the system level password. - Page 53 RACKMOUNT REMOTE POWER MANAGER USER’S MANUAL 4. Set your communication program for ASCII mode, then use the program’s Send File function to transfer the upgrade file to the power manager. Select ASCII format, then specify the filename and directory location where the firmware upgrade file resides.
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Page 54: Appendix: Troubleshooting
• Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • If you are shipping the Rackmount Remote Power Manager for repair, make sure you include everything that came in the original package. Before you ship, contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization (RA) number.