Power & Environmental Management; Remote Power Control (Rpc); Rpc Connection - Tripp Lite B092-016 Owner's Manual

8. POWER & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Introduction
The B095-004/003 and B092-016 Console Server and B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch
products embed software that can be used to manage connected Power Distribution Systems (PDU's),
IPMI devices and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS's) supplied by a number of vendors, and some
the environmental monitoring devices. B092-016 Console Server with PowerAlert also embeds Tripp
Lite's PowerAlert software.
8.1

Remote Power Control (RPC)

The Console Server Management Console monitors and controls Remote Power Control (RPC) devices
using the embedded PowerMan and NUT open source management tool. RPC's include power
distribution units (PDU's) and IPMI power devices.

8.1.1 RPC Connection

Serial and network connected RPC's must first be connected to, and configured to communicate with,
the Console Server:
 For serial RPC's, connect the PDU to the selected serial port on the Console Server. From the
Serial and Network: Serial Port menu, configure the Common Settings of that port with the
RS232 properties required by the PDU (refer to Chapter 4.1.1 Common Settings). Then select
RPC as the Device Type.
 Similarly for each network connected RPC, go to Serial & Network: Network Hosts menu and
configure the RPC as a connected Host.
 Select the Serial & Network: RPC Connections menu. This will display all the RPC connections
that have already been configured.
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