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JULY 2000
Power Management Module
Customer Support Information:
FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746.
Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
© Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.
ACRPWR
Doc. No. 590-137-001 Rev. B

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  • Page 1 Customer Support Information: FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746. Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com © Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 ServSwitch system that’s just right for you. The ServSwitch ™ family from Black Box—the one-stop answer for all your KVM- switching needs! This manual will tell you all about your new ServLINK™ Power Management Module, including how to install, operate, and troubleshoot it. For an introduction to the Module, see Chapter 2.
  • Page 3 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServLINK and ServSwitch are trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM, PS/2, and RS/6000 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
  • Page 4 RFI STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC), INDUSTRY CANADA (IC), AND VOLUNTARY CONTROL COUNCIL FOR INTERFERENCE (VCCI) RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication.
  • Page 5 SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in the European standard EN55022. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference.
  • Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 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 7 SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 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 8: Table Of Contents

    5.1.1 The Main Dialog Box .............. 26 5.1.2 The Settings Dialog Box ............29 5.2 Control Module Configuration ............32 5.3 Users ....................34 5.4 Reset Options ..................36 6. Troubleshooting ..................38 6.1 Calling Black Box ................38 6.2 Shipping and Packaging ..............38...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 1. Specifications Compliance — EMI/RFI: CE (EN55022 Class A, EN50082); FCC Part 15 Subpart J Class A, IC Class/classe A; Electrical safety: UL ® 1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN60950 Power: IEC 320; Interfaces — Serial: EIA/TIA RS-232, proprietarily pinned on RJ-45 connectors User Controls —...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction NOTE This manual is intended to be a basic hardcopy reference. For some features of the ServLINK Power Management Modules—especially for certain obscure and/or complex software-driven functions—the on-line help system of the ServLINK itself will provide more details. 2.1 Overview The ServLINK™...

  • Page 11: The Complete Module Package

    • One DB9 female to DB25 male adapter. • This manual. If anything is missing or damaged, please call Black Box right away. Normally you would run the Module’s power patch cord from the Module to the power-controlled device, and run the device’s power cord from the Module to the AC outlet.

  • Page 12: Installation

    CHAPTER 3: Installation 3. Installation 3.1 Installing the Module Controlling Power to the ServLINK Take these steps to install any Power Management Module you’ll be using to control power to the ServLINK itself: 1. If the ServLINK is powered, power it down. 2.
  • Page 13 SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 4. Find the power patch cord that came with your Management Module. It will have a IEC 320 female connector on one end and an IEC 320 male connector on the other. Plug the male end of this cord into the power port marked “OUT”...

  • Page 14: Installing The Modules Controlling Power To The Attached Devices

    CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.2 Installing the Modules Controlling Power to the Attached Devices Take these steps to install each of the Modules you’ll be using to control power to the ServLINK’s attached PC CPUs, routers, and other devices: 1. Power down the device that the Module will be power-controlling. 2.
  • Page 15 Module’s included adapters (or identical ones if you’ve already used any that you need—call Black Box Tech Support for extras) to connect to a “pass-through” serial device that you can communicate with when none of the Power Management Modules are active.

  • Page 16: After Installing The Modules

    CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.3 After Installing the Modules Once you’ve installed all your Modules, cables, power cords, etc., your power- managed ServLINK system should be ready to be powered up. When you do so (see the next section), the ServLINK’s control software will automatically sense that you’ve added the Power Management Modules.
  • Page 17 SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE optional modem To additional Power Management Modules attached to other devices, and/or to an optional pass- through serial device Figure 3-6. A ServLINK system with Management Modules installed.

  • Page 18: Initial Power-Up

    CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.4 Initial Power-Up When all of your equipment is in place, take these steps to power up the devices at your local site: 1. Turn the Power Management Modules ON. 2. Turn ON the ServLINK by pressing the large button marked on the ServLINK’s front panel.

  • Page 19: Operation

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 4. Operation 4.1 Controls and Connectors The front panel of the ServLINK Power Management Module, shown in Figure 4-1, uses three LEDs to keep you informed of the Module’s status at all times: • The green “POWER” LED will light while the Module is receiving power. •...
  • Page 20 CHAPTER 4: Operation The rear panel of the ServLINK Power Management Module, shown in Figure 4-2, has three RJ-45 jacks for control and communication: • The “DATA IN” jack receives control information from the ServLINK, through any lower-numbered Modules. • The “DATA OUT” jack sends data to, and receives data from, higher- numbered Modules in the daisychain or the optional pass-through device at the end of the chain.

  • Page 21: Rebooting The Servlink Itself

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 4.2 Rebooting the ServLINK Itself 4.2.1 P RIMARY ESET EBOOTING The most common use for the ServLINK Power Management Modules is for remote or automatic rebooting of the ServLINK system. If you’ve installed a Power Management Module to control power to the ServLINK itself, as described in Section 3.1, you can dial in to the ServLINK from anywhere in the world and cycle the ServLINK’s power: When you let the phone ring more than a certain preset number of times, independent circuitry inside the ServLINK will send a command...

  • Page 22: Rebooting The Attached Devices

    CHAPTER 4: Operation 4.3 Rebooting the Attached Devices You can also connect one or more ServLINK Power Management Modules to one of the ServLINK’s serial ports in order to control power to servers, routers, or other devices, whether they’re otherwise administered through the ServLINK or not. Control information from the ServLINK, by way of any lower-numbered Modules, is received on a Module’s “DATA IN”...

  • Page 23: Transferring Files To And From The Attached Devices

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 4.4 Transferring Files To and From the Attached Devices Here’s an example of the typical steps used to transfer files from a remote PC to a local PC through a daisychain of ServLINK Power Management Modules: 1.
  • Page 24 The end-to-end pinning must be correctly crossed for null-modem DTE-to-DTE communication; if it isn’t, you’ll need to use a different cable and/or adapters. Please contact Black Box Technical Support for further information.

  • Page 25: The Servlink Menu System

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 5. The ServLINK Menu System Except for the recessed “default power” switch on their front panel (see Section 4.1), the ServLINK Power Management Modules are configured and controlled entirely through the menu system of the ServLINK’s application program.
  • Page 26 CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System As you can see, you have seven primary menus to choose from; these are described in Sections 6.1 through 6.7 of the ServLINK manual. Four options accessible through this menu system concern the Power Management Modules: •...

  • Page 27: Control Module Processing

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 5.1 Control Module Processing NOTE Before activating Control Module Processing for the first time, select Control Module Configuration (see Section 5.2) and specify which of the ServLINK’s COM ports that the daisychain of Power Management Modules is attached to. The default COM port will be COM1 if you don’t specify a COM port;...
  • Page 28 CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System recorded in the ServLINK event log. Also, any active Power Management Modules are cleared (deactivated) during the polling process, which puts the daisychain into “pass-through mode.” If no Power Management Modules are detected during the polling process, an appropriate message is displayed, and the Activate, Settings, and Pass Through buttons on the right of the window are grayed out.
  • Page 29 SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE • Settings Highlighting an entry and selecting this option will bring up the “Control Module Processing: Settings” window (see Section 5.1.2), at which you can cause this Power Management Module to turn its device ON or OFF or reboot it, or set up conditions under which this will happen automatically.

  • Page 30: The Settings Dialog Box

    CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System 5.1.2 T ETTINGS IALOG When you click “Settings” at the Control Module Processing box, the dialog box shown in Figure 5-3 appears. Figure 5-3. The Control Module Processing: Settings dialog box. Here’s what the components of the “Control Module Processing: Settings” box are for: •...
  • Page 31 SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE • Power OFF Click this button to turn OFF power to the PC or other device attached to this Power Management Module. (If the power is already OFF, this option will be grayed out.) If “Require Reasons for Power OFF actions” is checked in the Control Module Configuration window (see Section 5.2), you will be required to give a reason for doing this.
  • Page 32 CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System • As a response to another event: Let’s say you have a batch file on one of your admin PCs called “SHUTDOWN.BAT” that your SNMP program runs whenever it traps serious policy violations on a certain server. If you specify “C:\MODULE\SHUTDOWN.BAT”...

  • Page 33: Control Module Configuration

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 5.2 Control Module Configuration When you select “Control Module Configuration” from the Switch menu, or when you click “Configuration” at the Control Module Processing box, the dialog box shown in Figure 5-4 appears. Figure 5-4. The Control Module Configuration dialog box. This box is for configuring some of the ServLINK’s systemwide Power Management Module settings.
  • Page 34 CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System • Reboot Delay in Seconds Use this option to configure the number of seconds that power is temporarily shut off to the device connected to a Power Management Module when the Reboot option is selected at the “Control Module Processing: Settings” window (see Section 5.1.2).

  • Page 35: Users

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 5.3 Users When you select “Users” from the Security menu, the dialog box shown in Figure 5-5 appears. Figure 5-5. The Users dialog box. To configure Power Management Module access rights (and other security) for a new user, click the Add User button.
  • Page 36 CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System Figure 5-6. The Add Users dialog box. For descriptions of how to use the User Names, User Settings, and Host PC Access Rights areas of this box, see Section 6.2.1 of your ServLINK manual. To set the Non-Supervisor Control Module [that is, Management Module] Access Rights, click the Add button.

  • Page 37: Reset Options

    SERVLINK™ POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE 5.4 Reset Options When you select “Reset Options” from the Other menu, the dialog box shown in Figure 5-7 appears. Figure 5-7. The Reset (Reboot) Options dialog box. Use this option if you have a Power Management Module controlling power to the ServLINK itself.
  • Page 38 CHAPTER 5: The ServLINK Menu System If the Module is also attached to a secondary external modem as described in step 6 of Section 3.1, you can call the secondary modem to trigger a reboot if the primary line is dead, busy, or not responding for whatever reason: •...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Frequently Asked Questions topic in the ServLINK’s on-line help. The FAQ discusses what to do about many difficulties that people sometimes have with the ServLINK. If this doesn’t help, call Black Box as directed in Section 6.1. 6.1 Calling Black Box If you determine that a ServLINK Power Management Module is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit.
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