Figure 10-28: Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Power Management > Add Outlets Dialog Box; To Configure A Serial Port For Ipdu Or Ipmi Power Management - Black Box Advanced Console Server User Manual

Ports Menu & Forms
Power management while connected to a port is possible only when one or
both of the following conditions are true.
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If you click "Enable power management" and click the "Add" button, the
"Add Outlet" dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure. In this
dialog box, you can specify the AlterPath PM IPDU and the outlet number(s)
into which the device is plugged.
Figure 10-28: Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Power Management > Add
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. Entered outlet numbers are
separated by commas. You would specify outlet number 1,2,3,4 as shown in
the figure.
To Configure a Serial Port for IPDU or IPMI Power
Management
1. Go to Ports > Physical Ports, select a port or ports to modify, click the
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The device connected to CS is plugged into an AlterPath PM IPDU and is
configured for power management.
The device connected to CS is a server with an IPMI controller and the
server is added to the IPMI device list.
To see the list of previously configured IPMI devices, or to add a new
IPMI device, go to Applications > IPMI Power Mgmt.
Outlets Dialog Box
appropriate Modify Ports button, and the Power Management tab.