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iii Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii List of Tables ................................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: ...
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iv Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Daisy chained PM IPDUs in the login prompt......................................................................... 13 Logging in to the PM IPDU........................................................................................................
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vii List of Figures Figure 1.1: Standalone Configuration............................................................................................... 2 Figure 1.2: Daisy Chained PM IPDUs with an Avocent Management Device ................................. 3 Figure 2.1: Rack Mount Bracket Installati...
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viii Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide
Page 9 - ix; List of Tables; L I S T O F T A B L E S
ix List of Tables Table 1.1: Standalone Configuration Descriptions ........................................................................... 2 Table 2.1: PM IPDU Shipping Box Contents and Description ......................................................... 5 Table 2.2: PM IPDU Optimum Installatio...
Page 11 - Introduction; Features and Benefits; Alarms and monitoring
1 Introduction This installation, administration and user’s guide provides background information and procedures for installing, configuring and maintaining the Cyclades ® Power Management (PM) Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (IPDU) family. The Cyclades PM IPDU enables remote power control of se...
Page 12 - Integration with Avocent management products; Hardware Configuration Options; The PM IPDU may be used in one of three hardware configurations:; Standalone configuration
2 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Integration with Avocent management products The PM IPDU can be combined with an ACS console server or DSR KVM switch to provide enhanced functionality. Please refer to the appropriate product documentation for more information on how to use the ...
Page 13 - Daisy chained configuration
Chapter 1: Introduction 3 NOTE: The installation example displays the PM IPDU being connected with the RJ-45 to DB-9F adaptor that is shipped with the product. If the unit you are connected to does not have a DB-9M COM port, you may use a USB serial adaptor and connect to a USB port when possible. D...
Page 15 - Installation; Getting Started; A PC running a terminal emulation program; Supplied with the PM IPDU; Modular input power cables for the PM IPDU; C H A P T E R
5 Installation Getting Started Collect the following equipment prior to installing and configuring the PM IPDU in standalone configuration: • One or more RJ-45 to RJ-45 straight-through cables • An RJ-45 to DB-9F straight-through adaptor • A PC running a terminal emulation program Supplied with the ...
Page 16 - Optional outlet cable package; Rack Mounting the PM IPDU
6 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide NOTE: The Cyclades PM 10i-32Au IPDU ships with an unterminated power cord. If necessary, contact Avocent Technical Support for guidelines on approved power plug installation. Optional outlet cable package The following cable packages may be order...
Page 17 - Installation environment; To mount the PM10 IPDU or PM10i IPDU:
Chapter 2: Installation 7 Installation environment When installing the PM IPDU, ensure that the following environment specifications are met. NOTE: Install a PM IPDU 0U model in a location where there is an adjacent and accessible socket outlet. CAUTION: The plug on the power cord of the PM IPDU is ...
Page 18 - Daisy Chaining PM IPDUs
8 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Figure 2.2: A Sample PM IPDU (PM42 Shown) Daisy Chaining PM IPDUs You may manage a maximum of 128 outlets by connecting multiple PM IPDUs to the main PM IPDU device. Table 2.3: Cyclades PM42 IPDU Callout Descriptions Number/Letter Description 1 O...
Page 19 - To daisy chain a PM IPDU:; Accessing the Console; Direct console access; To access the console:; Connect an RJ-45 serial cable to the IN port on the PM IPDU.; Console access through a management device
Chapter 2: Installation 9 To daisy chain a PM IPDU: This procedure assumes that a main PM IPDU is already connected to a workstation or management appliance. 1. Connect one end of an RJ-45 cable to the OUT port of the main PM IPDU, which is connected to a workstation or management appliance. 2. Conn...
Page 20 - To connect a PM IPDU to an Avocent DSR switch:; Configuring the PM IPDU; Default configuration parameters; admin; To create users with the adduser command:; adduser
10 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide power management hotkey ( Ctrl+P by default) to activate a power management menu. Please refer to the appropriate product documentation for more information. To connect a PM IPDU to an Avocent DSR switch: Use the included RJ-45 cable adaptor to ...
Page 21 - To assign outlets to users with the assign command:; assign; To name the outlets with the name command:; name; To save the configuration with the save command:; save; Resetting the admin password; To reset the admin password using the loopback connector:; exit; Upgrading the PM IPDU firmware; assign 2 jane; name 2 chispa
Chapter 2: Installation 11 To assign outlets to users with the assign command: 1. Log in to the PM IPDU. 2. Enter the assign command followed by the outlet number(s) and username. Example: To name the outlets with the name command: 1. Log in to the PM IPDU. 2. Enter the name command followed by the ...
Page 22 - To upgrade PM IPDU firmware:; upgrade 1; upgrade
12 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide To upgrade PM IPDU firmware: 1. Download the new PM IPDU firmware from the Avocent web site. 2. Using terminal emulation software, log into the PM IPDU as admin and type in the command: The <IPDU#> is the number of the IPDU to which you wa...
Page 23 - PM IPDU User Interface; Direct; Daisy chained PM IPDUs in the login prompt; Number of PM IPDUs; Logging in to the PM IPDU; When prompted, enter your username and password.
13 Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface When using the PM IPDU independently of other Cyclades products, users and administrators may access the PM IPDU command line interface through a terminal emulation program. PM IPDU User Interface You may access the PM IPDU user interface by fo...
Page 24 - Commands; username; Examples; adduser popper; alarm; Syntax; In the case of a PM42 IPDU:
14 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide After a successful login, the PM IPDU command prompt appears after which you may use any of the commands described in this chapter. Commands NOTE: When a range of outlets is used in a command and the range spans more than one PM IPDU in a daisy ...
Page 25 - Arguments; To set the threshold on PM IPDU number two phase Y to 5.6A, enter:; tess; number in a daisy chain; Displays alarm status of all PM IPDUs in the daisy chain
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 15 Arguments Examples To set the threshold on PM IPDU number one to 5.6A, enter: To set the threshold on PM IPDU number two phase Y to 5.6A, enter: pm> alarm 2 5.6 Y To read the threshold, enter: assign The assign command assigns man...
Page 26 - buzzer; To get the current status of the buzzer notification, enter:; current; Enables buzzer; Disables buzzer; Displays buzzer status
16 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide buzzer The buzzer command displays or changes the buzzer notification status. When set to “on”, a buzzer sounds when the current exceeds the threshold. This command is available to the admin user only. Syntax buzzer <on|off|status> Argumen...
Page 27 - currentprotection; currentprotection status
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 17 Arguments Examples To get the current status for all units, enter: To get the current status for a specific unit, enter: To reset maximum current drawn, enter: currentprotection The currentprotection command turns the over current pr...
Page 28 - currseg; cycle; currentprotection ON; currseg A
18 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide To enable current protection status for all units, enter: To disable current protection status for all units, enter: NOTE: Current protection commands affect all IPDUs in the daisy chain and all phases of the PM42 IPDU. currseg The currseg comma...
Page 29 - none; deluser; Desired username; Cycles all outlets in the PM IPDU or PM IPDU daisy chain
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 19 Arguments Examples To cycle outlet 3, enter: To cycle outlets 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, enter: dbsync The dbsync command synchronizes the user database for all PM IPDUs in the chain. This command is available to the admin user only. Syntax d...
Page 30 - For single phase PM IPDUs:; deluser rog; Show display status of all PM IPDUs in the daisy chain
20 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Examples To delete the user “rog”, enter: display The display command allows logical inversion of the 2-digit, 7-segment display. The purpose of this command is to allow a PM IPDU to be mounted upside-down. This command is available to the admin...
Page 31 - The exit command exits the session.; display 3 Iauto 2
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 21 PM42 IPDU commands: Examples To set the display of IPDU #2 to inverted mode, enter: To set the display of IPDU #1 to normal mode, enter: To set the display of IPDU #3 (PM42) to automatically show the current of each phase every two s...
Page 32 - help; Resets all PM IPDUs in the daisy chain to factory default
22 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide factory_defaults The factory_defaults command resets the unit to its factory configuration. When used with a daisy chain, and no argument is given, this command resets all units in the chain. This command is available to the admin user only. Syn...
Page 33 - humidity; To get the humidity for all units in a daisy chain, enter:; hwocp; IPDU number in a daisy chain; Resets the maximum humidity registered
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 23 humidity The humidity command displays the PM IPDU’s surrounding humidity and the maximum humidity the IPDU has registered (humidity peak). It may also be used to clear the saved peak humidity value. Syntax humidity [<IPDU#>|&l...
Page 34 - hwocp 1
24 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Arguments Examples To check the hardware overcurrent status of IPDU #1, enter: To reset the hardware overcurrent protection, enter: id The id command sets or displays the ID of a PM IPDU. A maximum of 16 characters (not case sensitive) is allowe...
Page 35 - To rename an ID to “sammy,” using an existing ID “QA,” enter:; interval; To display the interval of outlet 1, enter:
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 25 Examples To set the ID of PM IPDU 1 R&D, enter: To display the ID of PM IPDU 2, enter: To rename an ID to “sammy,” using an existing ID “QA,” enter: To display the IDs of all PM IPDUs in the daisy chain, enter: interval The inter...
Page 36 - lock; Outlet number, such as “5”, outlet name such as “sunfire”, or group of; list
26 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide NOTE: The PM42 IPDU will not accept entries with decimal places. list For the admin user, the list command lists all users that have been created and the outlets assigned to each of those users. For regular users, the list command lists only the...
Page 37 - This command is available to the administrator user only.; Outlet number, such as “5”
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 27 This command is available to the administrator user only. Syntax name <outlet_number> <name> Arguments Examples To name outlet 4 as nowhere, enter: off The off command turns an outlet or group of outlets off. This command...
Page 38 - To change the password for user alpha, when logged in as admin, enter:; reboot; To change the current user’s password
28 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide on The on command turns an outlet or a group of outlets on. If more than one outlet is selected there will be an interval between outlets being powered on. The interval is defined by the interval command. This command works on outlets in a PM IP...
Page 39 - To restore the configuration currently saved in Flash, enter:
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 29 without a parameter reboots the first unit in a chain, not all the units in a chain. This command is available to the admin user only. Syntax reboot [<IPDU#>|<IPDU_ID>] Arguments Examples To reboot the first unit of the c...
Page 40 - To save the configuration to Flash, enter:; The status command displays the status of selected outlets.; syslog
30 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide If you save your configuration to Flash it will be restored after the next reboot. If you do not save your configuration to Flash, you will lose it all after the next reboot. Syntax save Arguments none Examples To save the configuration to Flash...
Page 41 - temperature
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 31 Arguments Examples To get the current status of the syslog notification, enter: To turn on and off the syslog notification, enter as necessary: temperature The temperature command displays the PM IPDU’s surrounding temperature and th...
Page 42 - unassign; To unassign outlet 2 and 4 from user; unlock; temperature 2
32 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide To get the temperature for specific unit, provide the unit number as an argument, enter the following. To reset the maximum temperature registered and use reset as an argument, enter: unassign The unassign command removes the assignment of an ou...
Page 43 - ver
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 33 Arguments Examples To unlock outlets 2, 3, 4 and 8, enter: upgrade The upgrade command is available only to the administrator. You may either upgrade or boot the firmware. NOTE: For details on upgrading using the upgrade command or u...
Page 44 - voltage; voltage 1 XY
34 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide ver Arguments Examples To view the current software version of all IPDUs in a daisy chain, enter: NOTE: If an IPDU has an id assigned to it, the ver command displays the word “id” followed by the name of the IPDU and the model number of the PM I...
Page 45 - whoami
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface 35 whoami The whoami command shows the username of the user currently logged in. Syntax whoami Arguments none Examples To view the current username, enter: pm> whoami
Page 47 - Appendices; Appendix A: Specifications; A P P E N D I C E S
37 Appendices Appendix A: Specifications Table A.1: PM IPDU Specifications Unit Input Voltage Max Output Current Max Output Each Outlet Operating Temp Weight Width Depth Height PM10-15A 100-125 VAC 15A (12A) 15A (12A) 10-50 ºC 3.64 kg 17 in 8 in 1.75 in PM10-20A,PM10-L20A 100-125 VAC 20A (16A) 15A (...
Page 48 - Interface Pinouts
38 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Interface Pinouts Table A.2: PM42 IPDU Specifications Characteristics Electrical Input Voltage Three phases, phase to phase 208 VAC Max Input Current 24A Max Output Current Total 16A on any single bank (XY, YZ or XZ) -or- 13.8A evenly distribute...
Page 49 - Appendix B: Safety Instructions; Safety Instructions; Sicherheitsanweisungen
Appendices 39 Appendix B: Safety Instructions Follow the safety precautions in this document when installing and operating the PM IPDU. Safety Instructions Read all the following safety guidelines to protect yourself and your Cyclades PM. DANGER! All outlets of the PM IPDU output high voltage. Neces...
Page 50 - Istruzioni di Sicurezza
40 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide GEFAHR! Auch nach Öffnung einer der beiden Sicherungen kann das Gerät noch unter Spannung über die Phasen- oder Nullleiterzufuhr stehen. Wichtig: Der PM IPDU ist für den Unternehmenseinsatz und den Gebrauch innerhalb von abgeschlossenen Gebäuden...
Page 51 - Instruções de Segurança; Instrucciones de seguridad
Appendices 41 Instruções de Segurança Leia e siga as diretrizes de segurança abaixo para sua proteção e de seu PM IPDU. PERIGO! Alta voltagem está presente em todas as tomadas do PM IPDU. As devidas precauções devem ser tomadas. PERIGO! Para evitar choques elétricos, conecte o PM IPDU a uma tomada d...
Page 52 - Instructions de sécurités
42 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide ¡PELIGRO! Existe la posibilidad de tensión en cualquier conector del PM IPDU, incluso si uno de los interruptores esta desabilitado. Importante: El PM IPDU se piensa para la empresa y el uso de interior solamente. Importante: Para ayudar a prote...
Page 53 - Appendix C: Circuit Breakers; PM IPDU Units with One Circuit Breaker; Only one circuit breaker is used for the following units:
Appendices 43 Appendix C: Circuit Breakers The PM IPDU circuit breakers are designed to turn the power off to some or all of the PM IPDU outlets in case the rated current is exceeded. The circuit breaker mechanism for each PM IPDU model is explained the in the following sections. PM IPDU Units with ...
Page 58 - Circuit breaker trip time
48 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer/Administrator/User Guide Circuit breaker trip time Depending on the model, the PM IPDU uses either one 10 amp, one 20 amp, two 15 amp, or two 16 amp circuit breakers. Table C.5 shows the circuit breaker trip time for all PM IPDU models except the PM42 IPDU. CAUTION: Do ...
Page 59 - Appendix D: Technical Support; Call the Avocent Technical Support location nearest you.
Appendices 49 Appendix D: Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operating issues you encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service. To resolve an issue: 1. Check the per...
Page 62 - For Technical Support:; Cyclades
590-667-501B For Technical Support: www.avocent.com/support Avocent Corporation4991 Corporate DriveHuntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USATel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent Asia PacificSingapore Branch Office100 Tras Street, #15-01Amara Corporate TowerSingapore 079027 Tel: +656 227 3773Fax...