Avocent Cyclades ACS 6000 Installation & Administrators Manual page 74

62 Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide
• Auto - for auto detection of the type
• Cyclades - for a Cyclades PM PDU
• ServerTech - for a Server Technology PDU
• SPC - for an Avocent SPC PDU
5. (Optional) Configure the polling rate.
6. Click Save.
To enable and configure a port connected to a server to allow power management
by connected users:
Perform this procedure to configure a port that is connected to a server console when that server is
also plugged into outlets on one or more connected PDUs. This procedure identifies the outlet(s)
where the server is plugged in. Users can then manage power for the server while they are
connected to the server.
NOTE: Make sure that each user that you want to manage power for the device while connected is a member of
a group that is authorized to manage power for the specified outlets or has power control rights for the target
serial port.
1. Select Appliance Settings - Ports - Physical Ports - Serial Ports and select a port.
2. Select Enabled from the Status menu.
3. Select CAS from the Serial Profile menu.
4. Click Save.
5. Select Appliance Settings - Ports - CAS Profile - Devices.
6. Click the number of the port in the Devices list.
7. Configure the port in the General, Alerts and Data Buffering windows.
8. Select Power.
9. Click Add. The Power - New Outlet window appears.
10. Click Assign. The Power window appears.
11. To specify outlets on an already-configured PDU, perform the following steps:
a. Click the Select PDU radio button.
b. Select a PDU name from the Connected PDUs pull-down menu.
c. Enter the number(s) of the outlet(s) to which the server is connected in the Outlets field.
d. Click Save.
12. To configure outlets on a PDU that is not currently connected, perform the following steps:
a. Enter the name of a PDU that is not currently connected in the Custom - PDU ID field.
b. Enter the number(s) of the outlet(s) to which the server is or will be connected in the
Outlets field.
13. Click Save.