Avocent Cyclades ACS 5000 Installation & Administrators Manual page 95

Power management while connected to a port is possible only when the device connected to the
selected port is plugged into an IPDU connected to a serial port that is configured for power
management.
If the administrator clicks Enable power management and clicks the Add button, the Add Outlet
dialog box appears. In this dialog box, the administrator can specify the IPDU and the outlet
number(s) into which the device is plugged.
The PM on the Power Management Alias pull-down menu in the example figure indicates that a
serial port is configured for power management and an IPDU is connected to the configured port.
Separate outlet numbers with commas, as in
To configure a serial port for IPDU power management [Expert]:
1. Select Expert - Ports - Physical Ports, select a port or ports to modify and click Modify
Selected Ports.
2. Click the Power Management tab.
3. To enable Power Management of a device connected to the current port and plugged into a
connected IPDU, click Enable Power Management on this port.
4. Select the name of a port configured for power management and click Add. The Add Outlet
dialog box appears.
5. Enter the IPDUs and the outlet number(s) into which the device is connected. Separate entries
for multiple IPDUs by commas.
6. Click Done. The power management port and the specified outlets are listed on the
PowerMgmt Port list.
7. Enter the power management hotkey in the Power Management Key field. Enter a caret (
the escape key, as in
8. Click Done.
9. Click apply changes.
To configure a user for IPDU power management while connected to a serial port
[Expert]:
Perform this procedure to allow a user to perform power management on a device while connected
to it through one of the serial ports. You can also configure the hotkey used to bring up the power
management menu.
1. Configure a serial port for IPDU power management as described in the previous section.
2. To permit everyone to perform power management on this port, click the Allow All Users radio
button.
3. To restrict power management on this port to a set of users authorized to access this port, click
the Allow Users/Groups radio button.
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