APC AP8886 - Manuals

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 3 Watchdog Features Overview To detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs, the Rack PDU uses internal, system- wide watchdog mechanisms. When it restarts to recover from an internal problem, a System: Warmstart event is recorded in the event log. Netw...

4 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Specific assignment of Display IDs. Follow the instructions below before powering up any of the Rack PDUs in the group. If it is desired to have a specific assignment of Display IDs, this can be achieved by powering up the units for the first time in the desired order, ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 5 Establish Network Settings Note: Disregard the procedures described in this section if you have StruxureWare Data Center Expert as part of your system. See the documentation for your StruxureWare Data Center Expert device for more information. You must configure the fol...

6 Metered Rack PDU User Guide When the Rack PDU reboots, the BOOTP server provides it with the TCP/IP settings. • If you specified a bootup file name, the Rack PDU attempts to transfer that file from the BOOTP server using TFTP or FTP. The Rack PDU assumes all settings specified in the bootup file. ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 7 Command Line Interface 1. Log on to the command line interface. See “Log on to the Command Line Interface” on page 14. 2. Contact your network administrator to obtain the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the Rack PDU. 3. Use these three commands to confi...

8 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Recovering from a Lost Password You can use a local computer (a computer that connects to the Rack PDU or other device through the serial port) to access the command line interface. 1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service that uses that po...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 9 Rack PDU Front Panel Note: Your APC product is configured so the display backlight turns off after 10 minutes of inactivity. The backlight can be turned on by depressing any button below the display. Item Function Display Shows information about the Rack PDU. In normal ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 11 Display Tree Example 1

12 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Display Tree Example 2

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 13 Network Status LED 10/100 LED Load indicator LED The load indicator LED identifies overload and warning conditions for the Rack PDU. Condition Description Off One of the following situations exists:• The Rack PDU is not receiving input power.• The Rack PDU is not opera...

14 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Command Line Interface About the Command Line Interface You can use the command line interface to view the status of and configure and manage the Rack PDU. In addition, the command line interface enables you to create scripts for automated operation. An Administrator h...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 15 Local access to the command line interface For local access, use a computer that connects to the Rack PDU through the serial port to access the command line interface: 1. Select a serial port at the computer and disable any service that uses that port. 2. Connect the s...

16 Metered Rack PDU User Guide • A Stat field reports the Rack PDU status. Stat : P+ N4 N6 Note: If P+ is not displayed, contact APC support staff. Using the Command Line Interface At the command line interface, use commands to configure the Rack PDU. To use a command, type the command and press ENT...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 17 Command Syntax Example of a command that supports multiple options: user [-an <admin name>] [-ap <admin password>] In this example, the user command accepts the option -an , which defines the Administrator user name, and the option -ap , which defines the A...

18 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Command Response Codes The command response codes enable scripted operations to detect error conditions reliably without having to match error message text: The CLI reports all command operations with the following format: E [0-9] [0-9] [0-9] : Error message Code Messa...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 19 Network Management Card Command Descriptions Access: Administrator, Device User Description: View a list of all the CLI commands available to your account type. To view help text for a specific command, type the command followed by a question mark. Example: To view a l...

20 Metered Rack PDU User Guide boot Access: Administrator only Description: Define how the Rack PDU will obtain its network settings, including the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Then configure the BOOTP or DHCP server settings. Example: To use a DHCP server to obtain network settings...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 21 console Access: Administrator only Description: Define whether users can access the command line interface using Telnet, which is enabled by default, or Secure SHell (SSH), which provides protection by transmitting user names, passwords, and data in encrypted form. You...

22 Metered Rack PDU User Guide date Access: Administrator only Definition: Configure the date used by the Rack PDU. To configure an NTP server to define the date and time for the Rack PDU, see “Set the Date and Time” on page 76. Example 1: To display the date using the format yyyy-mm-dd, type: date ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 23 dns Access: Administrator only Definition: Configure the manual Domain Name System (DNS) settings. eventlog Access: Administrator, Device User Description: View the date and time you retrieved the event log, the status of the Rack PDU, and the status of sensors connect...

24 Metered Rack PDU User Guide FTP Access: Administrator only Description: Enable or disable access to the FTP server. Optionally, change the port setting to the number of any unused port from 5001 to 32768 for added security. Example: To change the TCP/IP port to 5001, type: ftp -p 5001 help Access...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 25 ping Access: Administrator, Device User Description. Determine whether the device with the IP address or DNS name you specify is connected to the network. Four inquiries are sent to the address. Example: To determine whether a device with an IP address of 150.250.6.10 ...

26 Metered Rack PDU User Guide radius Access: Administrator only Description: View the existing RADIUS settings, enable or disable RADIUS authentication, and configure basic authentication parameters for up to two RADIUS servers. For a summary of RADIUS server configuration and a list of supported R...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 27 resetToDef Access: Administrator only Description: Reset all parameters to their default. Example: To reset all of the configuration changes except the TCP/IP settings for the Rack PDU, type: resetToDef -p keepip snmp, snmpv3 Access: Administrator only Description: Ena...

30 Metered Rack PDU User Guide xferINI Access: Administrator only Description: Use XMODEM to upload an INI file while you are accessing the command line interface through a serial connection. After the upload completes: • If there are any system or network changes, the command line interface restart...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 31 Device Command Descriptions Network Port Sharing Commands The Command Line Interface allows commands to be sent to guest Rack PDUs. The user may specify the Display ID of the Rack PDU to be commanded, followed by a colon, before the first argument (or as the first argu...

32 Metered Rack PDU User Guide bkOverLoad Access: Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the bank overload threshold current in amps. You can specify all banks, a single bank, a range, or a comma-separated list of single banks and/or ranges. Example 1: To set the bank overload threshold...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 33 devNearOver Access: Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the near-overload threshold in kilowatts for the device. Example 1: To view the near-overload threshold, type: apc> devNearOver E000: Success 20.5 kW Example 2: To set the near-overload threshol...

34 Metered Rack PDU User Guide humLow Access: Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the low humidity threshold as a percent of the relative humidity. Example 1: To view the low humidity threshold, type: apc> humLow E000: Success 10 %RH Example 2: To set the low humidity threshold, t...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 35 phLowLoad Access: Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the phase low-load threshold in kilowatts. To specify phases, choose from the following options. Type: all , a single phase, a range, or a comma-separated list of phases. Example 1: To set the low-lo...

36 Metered Rack PDU User Guide phReading Access: Administrator, Device User Description: View the current, voltage, or power for a phase. Set or view the phase near-overload threshold in kilowatts. You can specify all phases, a single phase, a range, or a comma-separated list of phases. Example 1: T...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 37 prodInfo Access: Administrator, Device User Description: View information about the Rack PDU. Example 1: To view the product information for this Rack PDU, type: apc> prodInfo E000: Success AOS X.X.X Metered Rack PDU X.X.X Model: AP8XXX Present Outlets: XX Switched ...

38 Metered Rack PDU User Guide tempHigh Access: Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the high-temperature threshold in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. Example 1: To set the high-temperature threshold to 70º Fahrenheit, type: apc> tempHigh F 70 E000: Success Example 2: To view the hig...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 39 whoami Access: Administrator, Device User Description: View the user name of the active user. Example: apc> whoami E000: Success admin

40 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Web Interface Supported Web Browsers You can use Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® (IE) 7.x and higher (on Windows ® operating systems only) or Mozilla ® Firefox ® 3.0.6 or higher (on all operating systems) to access the Rack PDU through its Web interface. Other commonly...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 41 URL address formats Type the DNS name or IP address of the Rack PDU in the Web browser’s URL address field and press E NTER . When you specify a non-default Web server port in Internet Explorer, you must include http:// or https:// in the URL. Common browser error mess...

42 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Web Interface Features Read the following to familiarize yourself with basic Web interface features for your Rack PDU. Tabs The following tabs are available: • Home : Appears when you log on. View active alarms, the load status of the Rack PDU , and the most recent Rac...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 43 Quick Links At the lower left on each page of the interface, there are three configurable links. By default, the links access the URLs for these Web pages: • Link 1 : The home page of the APC Web site • Link 2 : Demonstrations of APC Web-enabled products • Link 3: Info...

44 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Network Port Sharing on the Web Interface Group Control using Network Port Sharing The web interface of the Rack PDU will have additional capabilities if the Rack PDU is part of a group. These capabilities are only displayed if the Rack PDU is part of a group. This inc...

46 Metered Rack PDU User Guide About the Home Tab Use the Home tab to view active alarms, the load status of the Rack PDU, and the most recent Rack PDU events. The Overview view Path: Home > Overview The top of the Overview indicates the alarm status. If one or more alarms are present, the number...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 47 Device Management About the Device Manager Tab Path: Device Manager Use the Device Manager tab to: • View the load status for the Rack PDU • Configure load thresholds for all connected devices, phases, and banks as applicable • Configure a name and location for the Rac...

48 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Configure the Name and Location of the Rack PDU Path: Device Manager > Device Load The name and location you enter appear on the Home tab. Note: You can set the Name and Location through either the Device Manager tab or the Administration tab. A change in one affect...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 49 Environment Configure Temperature and Humidity Sensors Path: Environment Through the Environment tab, when you have a temperature or a temperature and humidity sensor connected to the Rack PDU, you can set thresholds for Warning and Critical alarm generation (see “Devi...

50 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Logs Use the Event and Data Logs Event log Path: Logs > Events > options You can view, filter, or delete the event log. By default, the log displays all events recorded during the last two days in reverse chronological order. For lists of all configurable events ...

52 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Data log Path: Logs > Data > options The data log records the current and power for the device, phase, and banks, as well as temperature and humidity at the specified time interval. Each entry is listed by the date and time the data was recorded. To display the d...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 53 To configure data log rotation (Logs > Data > rotation): Set up a password-protected data log repository on a specified FTP server. Enabling rotation causes the contents of the data log to be appended to the file you specify by name and location. Updates to this ...

54 Metered Rack PDU User Guide How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files An Administrator or Device User can use FTP or SCP to retrieve a tab-delineated event log file ( event.txt ) or data log file ( data.txt ) and import it into a spreadsheet. • The file reports all events or data recorded since...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 55 Administration: Security Local Users Setting user access Path: Administration > Security > Local Users > options The Administrator user account always has access to the Rack PDU. The Device User and Read-Only User accounts are enabled by default. To disable th...

56 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Select one of the following: • Local Authentication Only : RADIUS is disabled. Local authentication is enabled. • RADIUS, then Local Authentication : RADIUS and local authentication are enabled. Authentication is requested from the RADIUS server first. If the RADIUS se...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 57 Configure the RADIUS Server Summary of the configuration procedure You must configure your RADIUS server to work with the Rack PDU. For examples of the RADIUS users file with Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) and an example of an entry in the dictionary file on the RAD...

58 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Inactivity Timeout Path: Administration > Security > Auto Log Off Use this option to configure the time (3 minutes by default) that the system waits before logging off an inactive user. If you change this value, you must log off for the change to take effect. Not...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 59 Administration: Network Features TCP/IP and Communication Settings TCP/IP settings Path: Administration > Network > TCP/IP The TCP/IP option on the left navigation menu, selected by default when you choose Network on the top menu bar, displays the current IPv4 ad...

60 Metered Rack PDU User Guide DHCP response options Each valid DHCP response contains options that provide the TCP/IP settings that the Rack PDU needs to operate on a network, and other information that affects the operation of the Rack PDU. Vendor Specific Information (option 43). The Rack PDU use...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 61 Path: Administration > Network > TCP/IP > IPv6 settings Port Speed Path: Administration > Network > Port Speed The Port Speed setting defines the communication speed of the TCP/IP port. • For Auto-negotiation (the default), Ethernet devices negotiate to ...

62 Metered Rack PDU User Guide DNS Path: Administration > Network > DNS > options Use the options under DNS to configure and test the Domain Name System (DNS): • Select Primary DNS Server or Secondary DNS Server to specify the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the primary and optional secondary DNS...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 63 Web Path: Administration > Network > Web > options Option Description access To activate changes to any of these selections, log off from the Rack PDU:• Disable : Disables access to the Web interface. (To re-enable access, log in to the command line interface,...

64 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Console Path: Administration > Network > Console > options Note: To use SSH, you must have an SSH client installed. Most Linux and other UNIX platforms include an SSH client, but Microsoft Windows operating systems do not. Clients are available from various ve...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 65 SNMP All user names, passwords, and community names for SNMP are transferred over the network as plain text. If your network requires the high security of encryption, disable SNMP access or set the access for each community to Read. (A community with Read access can re...

66 Metered Rack PDU User Guide SNMPv1 Path: Administration > Network > SNMPv1 > options Option Description access Enable SNMPv1 Access: Enables SNMP version 1 as a method of communication with this device. access control You can configure up to four access control entries to specify which N...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 67 SNMPv3 Path: Administration > Network > SNMPv3 > options For SNMP GETs, SETs, and trap receivers, SNMPv3 uses a system of user profiles to identify users. An SNMPv3 user must have a user profile assigned in the MIB software program to perform GETs and SETs, br...

68 Metered Rack PDU User Guide FTP Server Path: Administration > Network > FTP Server The FTP Server settings enable (by default) or disable access to the FTP server and specify the TCP/IP port (21 by default) that the FTP server uses to communicate with the Rack PDU. The FTP server uses both ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 69 Administration: Notification Event Actions Path: Administration > Notification > Event Actions > options Types of notification You can configure event actions to occur in response to an event or group of events. These actions notify users of the event in any o...

72 Metered Rack PDU User Guide E-mail test. Path: Administration > Notification > E-mail > test Send a test message to a configured recipient. SMTP Server Select one of the following methods for routing e-mail:• Local : Through the Rack PDU’s SMTP server. This setting (recommended) ensures ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 73 SNMP traps Trap Receivers. Path: Administration > Notification > SNMP Traps > trap receivers View trap receivers by NMS IP/Host Name. You can configure up to six trap receivers. • To configure a new trap receiver, click Add Trap Receiver . • To modify or delet...

74 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Remote Monitoring Service Path: Administration > Notification > Remote Monitoring The APC Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) is an optional service that monitors your system from a remote operation center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and notifies you of device and...

76 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Administration: General Options Identification Path: Administration > General > Identification Define the Name (the device name), Location (the physical location), and Contact (the person responsible for the device) used by StruxureWare Data Center Expert and the...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 77 Daylight saving Path: Administration > General > Date & Time > daylight saving Enable traditional United States Daylight Saving Time (DST), or enable and configure a customized daylight saving time to match how Daylight Saving Time is implemented in your l...

78 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Event Log and Temperature Units Path: Administration > General > Preferences Color-code event log text This option is disabled by default. Mark the Event Log Color Coding checkbox to enable color-coding of alarm text recorded in the event log. System-event entrie...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 79 Configure Links Path: Administration > General > Quick Links Select the Administration tab, General on the top menu bar, and Quick Links on the left navigation menu to view and change the URL links displayed at the bottom left of each page of the interface. By de...

80 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Device IP Configuration Wizard Capabilities, Requirements, and Installation How to use the Wizard to configure TCP/IP settings The Device IP Configuration Wizard configures the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway of one or more Rack PDUs or network-enabled dev...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 81 Run the Wizard to perform the configuration. To discover and configure the unconfigured Rack PDUs or network-enabled devices over the network: 1. From the Start menu, launch the Wizard. The Wizard detects the first Rack PDU or network- enabled device that is not config...

82 Metered Rack PDU User Guide How to Export Configuration Settings Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File Summary of the procedure An Administrator can retrieve the .ini file of a Rack PDU and export it to another Rack PDU or to multiple Rack PDUs. 1. Configure a Rack PDU to have the settings you w...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 83 Detailed procedures Retrieving. To set up and retrieve an .ini file to export: 1. If possible, use the interface of a Rack PDU to configure it with the settings to export. Directly editing the .ini file risks introducing errors. 2. To use FTP to retrieve config.ini fro...

84 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Transferring the file to a single Rack PDU. To transfer the .ini file to another Rack PDU, do either of the following: • From the Web interface of the receiving Rack PDU, select the Administration tab, General on the top menu bar, and User Config File on the left navig...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 85 The Upload Event and Error Messages The event and its error messages The following event occurs when the receiving Rack PDU completes using the .ini file to update its settings. Configuration file upload complete, with number valid values If a keyword, section name, or...

86 Metered Rack PDU User Guide File Transfers How to Upgrade Firmware Benefits of upgrading firmware When you upgrade the firmware on the Rack PDU: • You obtain the latest bug fixes and performance improvements. • New features become available for immediate use. Keeping the firmware versions consist...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 87 Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility This Firmware Upgrade Utility is part of the firmware upgrade package available on the APC Web site. ( Never use an Upgrade Utility designated for one product to upgrade the firmware of another product). Using the Utility for upgrades...

88 Metered Rack PDU User Guide SCP. To use Secure CoPy (SCP) to upgrade firmware for the Rack PDU, follow these steps (this procedure assumes bootmon does not need upgrading, it is always necessary to upgrade the other two though): 1. Locate the firmware modules, see “Using the Utility for manual up...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 89 How to upgrade multiple Rack PDUs Firmware Upgrade Utility. Use this for multiple firmware updates in IPv4 if you have Windows. The utility records all upgrade steps in a log as a good reference to validate the upgrade. Export configuration settings. You can create bat...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 91 Verifying Upgrades and Updates Verify the success or failure of the transfer To verify whether a firmware upgrade succeeded, use the xferStatus command in the command line interface to view the last transfer result, or use an SNMP GET to the mfiletransferStatusLastTran...

92 Metered Rack PDU User Guide Troubleshooting Rack PDU Access Problems For problems that persist or are not described here, see the back cover of this manual. Problem Solution Unable to ping the Rack PDU If the Rack PDU’s Status LED is green, try to ping another node on the same network segment as ...

Metered Rack PDU User Guide 93 Appendix A: List of Supported Commands Network Management Card Command Descriptions ? about alarmcount [-p [all | warning | critical]] boot [-b <dhcpBootp | dhcp | bootp | manual>][-a <remainDhcpBootp | gotoDhcpOrBootp>][-o <stop | prevSettings>][-f &...

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