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Table of Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii
List of Tables ................................................................................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Alarms and monitoring ............................................................................................................... 1
Sequential power application ..................................................................................................... 1
Support for daisy chaining ......................................................................................................... 1
Integration with Avocent management products ........................................................................ 2
Hardware Configuration Options...................................................................................................... 2
Standalone configuration ........................................................................................................... 2
Daisy chained configuration....................................................................................................... 3
Integrated configuration............................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 5
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 5
Supplied with the PM IPDU .............................................................................................................. 5
Modular input power cables for the PM IPDU .......................................................................... 5
Optional outlet cable package .................................................................................................... 6
Rack Mounting the PM IPDU............................................................................................................ 6
Installation environment............................................................................................................. 7
Daisy Chaining PM IPDUs ............................................................................................................... 9
Accessing the Console ....................................................................................................................... 9
Direct console access ................................................................................................................. 9
Console access through a management device ........................................................................ 10
Configuring the PM IPDU............................................................................................................... 10
Default configuration parameters ............................................................................................ 10
Initial configuration using the command prompt ..................................................................... 10
Resetting the admin password .................................................................................................. 11
Upgrading the PM IPDU firmware.......................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface....................... 13
PM IPDU User Interface ................................................................................................................. 13
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