Avocent CYCLADES PM IPDU, Installer/User Manual

Page 1: ...CYCLADES PM IPDU Installer User Guide...

Page 2: ...C Notice The Cyclades PM IPDU does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communicat...

Page 3: ...Being There Cyclades and DSR are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates in the U S and other countries All other marks are the property of their respective owners 2009 Avocent...

Page 4: ...he product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Power On This symbol indicates the principal on off switch is in the on position Power Off...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...buzzer 16 current 16 currentprotection 17 cycle 18 dbsync 19 deluser 19 display 19 exit 21 factory_default 21 help 21 humidity 22 hwocp 23 id 23 interval 24 list 25 lock 25 name 26 off 26 on 27 outcyc...

Page 7: ...ver 33 voltage 34 whoami 34 Appendices 35 Appendix A Specifications 35 Appendix B Safety Instructions 38 Appendix C Circuit Breakers 42 Appendix D Technical Support 48 pm_install_admin_user book Page...

Page 8: ...vi Cyclades PM IPDU Installer Administrator User Guide pm_install_admin_user book Page vi Tuesday March 24 2009 3 02 PM...

Page 9: ...ation on a PM IPDU 6 Figure 2 2 A Sample PM IPDU PM42 Shown 8 Figure C 1 PM10 L30A IPDU Circuit Breakers 43 Figure C 2 PM10i L30A IPDU Circuit Breakers 44 Figure C 3 PM20 L30A IPDU Circuit Breakers 45...

Page 10: ...viii Cyclades PM IPDU Installer Administrator User Guide pm_install_admin_user book Page viii Tuesday March 24 2009 3 02 PM...

Page 11: ...lation Environment 7 Table 2 3 Cyclades PM42 IPDU Callout Descriptions 8 Table A 1 PM IPDU Specifications 35 Table A 2 PM42 IPDU Specifications 36 Table A 3 Pinouts for IN and OUT RS 232 Serial Ports...

Page 12: ...x Cyclades PM IPDU Installer Administrator User Guide pm_install_admin_user book Page x Tuesday March 24 2009 3 02 PM...

Page 13: ...connected devices via the user interface screen or locally through an LED digital display Users have the ability to set a current alarm threshold that once exceeded will cause the PM IPDU to sound an...

Page 14: ...her hardware device Daisy chained Multiple PM IPDUs connected to one another and managed by one main PM IPDU Integrated Managed by a console server or a KVM switch Standalone configuration In a standa...

Page 15: ...ts The following example shows three PM IPDUs operating in a daisy chained environment PM IPDU 1 is connected to the local workstation and is the main PM IPDU Figure 1 2 Daisy Chained PM IPDUs with an...

Page 16: ...4 Cyclades PM IPDU Installer Administrator User Guide pm_install_admin_user book Page 4 Tuesday March 24 2009 3 02 PM...

Page 17: ...IPDU Quick Installation Guide QIG Basic installation guide in printed format RJ 45 to RJ 45 7ft straight through CAT5 cable Used for the following Along with an adaptor to connect a terminal or PC to...

Page 18: ...on a desktop or other flat surface Two brackets are supplied with six Phillips screws for attaching the brackets to the PM8i IPDU the PM10 IPDU and the PM10i IPDU for mounting If you are mounting the...

Page 19: ...mbient temperature Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature See above Reduced Air Flow...

Page 20: ...Z in sequence or the voltage across Phases X and Y Y and Z and X and Z in sequence 6 SCROLL button manually toggles display when the display command is set to cycle manually see display on page 19 7...

Page 21: ...cable with the corresponding adaptor s The system administrator must specify basic settings on the PM IPDU before users may connect to and manage the unit and the connected devices To perform necessar...

Page 22: ...adaptor 3 Plug the other end of the CAT 5 cable into the PM IPDU s IN port Configuring the PM IPDU The PM IPDU may be configured by any one of two methods Command Prompt Full configuration capabilitie...

Page 23: ...r wants to reset the password for the PM IPDU for example if the administrator forgets the admin password then the loopback connector that is shipped with the PM IPDU may be used for temporary access...

Page 24: ...e a daisy chain and you want to upgrade all units you should start from the last unit and work your way towards the first 3 At the boot loader menu select option 1 to upgrade the firmware The boot loa...

Page 25: ...e any PM IPDUs daisy chained to the first PM IPDU the PM IPDU line appears once for each PM IPDU in the chain For each PM IPDU the value is incremented by 1 The final appearance of the PM IPDU line wi...

Page 26: ...of eight individual users is allowed This command is available to the admin user only Syntax adduser user Arguments user username Examples To add a user enter pm adduser popper alarm The alarm command...

Page 27: ...in user only Syntax assign outlet_number user IPDU or ID IPDU number in a daisy chain or identification string set by the id command threshold Value of the threshold current above which IPDU enters al...

Page 28: ...enter To turn buzzer notification on or off enter current Displays the current and the maximum recorded current in Amps in a unit if the IPDU identification is provided or in all units if it is not pr...

Page 29: ...allow an outlet to be turned on if the current drawn by the unit phase or segment is greater than the current threshold configured for each of them using the command alarm This command may also be use...

Page 30: ...he outlet number or the outlet name see command name for details Syntax cycle all outlet_string Arguments Examples To cycle outlet 3 enter To cycle outlets 2 3 5 6 and 7 enter on Enables over current...

Page 31: ...og enter display Sets Display mode 0 180 sets up the display orientation For PM42 IPDUs it can show current I or voltage V and it cycles each cycle time seconds In 30A IPDUs it may show 3 values curre...

Page 32: ...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 secon...

Page 33: ...ry_default IPDU IPDU_ID Arguments Examples To reset the factory default enter help The help command displays the system help message for all commands or for a single command when specified NOTE When t...

Page 34: ...egistered humidity peak It may also be used to clear the saved peak humidity value Syntax humidity IPDU IPDU_ID reset Arguments Examples To get the humidity for all units in a daisy chain enter To get...

Page 35: ...user only Syntax hwocp IPDU IPDU_ID reset 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 displ...

Page 36: ...ystem This command is available to the admin user only Syntax interval outlet_number duration Arguments NOTE When this value is set to 0 0 there is still an interval of approximately 0 1 seconds betwe...

Page 37: ...e outlets assigned to the user currently logged in Syntax list Arguments none Examples As admin to list usernames and associated outlets in the internal database enter lock The lock command locks an o...

Page 38: ...4 as nowhere enter off The off command turns an outlet or group of outlets off This command works on outlets in a PM IPDU daisy chain Syntax off all outlet_string Arguments CAUTION The all argument wi...

Page 39: ...o turn on outlets 1 3 4 and 5 type outcycledelay The outcycledelay command sets the cycle delay time for the IPDU Valid cycle delay times are 1 to 60 seconds If no argument is given the current value...

Page 40: ...mand followed by the unit s logical number or the unit s ID Issuing the reboot command without a parameter reboots the first unit in a chain not all the units in a chain This command is available to t...

Page 41: ...username password database and the specific information pertaining to each outlet such as outlet name outlet assignments and outlet state This command is available to the admin user only If you save...

Page 42: ...urn on and off the syslog notification enter as necessary outlet_string Outlet number such as 5 outlet name such as sunfire or group of outlets such as 1 3 5 all Displays the status of all outlets in...

Page 43: ...rature 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...

Page 44: ...ly to the administrator You may either upgrade or boot the firmware NOTE For details on upgrading using the upgrade command or using the reboot command see Upgrading the PM IPDU firmware on page 12 Sy...

Page 45: ...isy 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 IPDU To get this information for a specifi...

Page 46: ...er whoami The whoami command shows the username of the user currently logged in Syntax whoami Arguments none Examples To view the current username enter IPDU IPDU number in a daisy chain IPDU_ID Ident...

Page 47: ...VAC 15A 12A 10A 8A 10 50 C 3 64 kg 17 in 8 in 1 75 in PM10i 16A 100 240 VAC 16A 10A 10 50 C 3 64 kg 17 in 8 in 1 75 in PM10i 20A 100 240 VAC 20A 16A 10A 8A 10 50 C 3 64 kg 17 in 8 in 1 75 in PM10i 32...

Page 48: ...rovided to all banks then in order to have this maximum input current of 24A the maximum allowed current per bank will have to be decreased to 13 8A Max Output Current Each Outlet 42 IEC320 C13 12A at...

Page 49: ...endices 37 DSR Data Set Ready I 8 8 Table A 3 Pinouts for IN and OUT RS 232 Serial Ports Continued Signal Name Function I O IN Pin OUT Pin pm_install_admin_user book Page 37 Tuesday March 24 2009 3 02...

Page 50: ...p protect the PM IPDU from electrical power fluctuations use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply IMPORTANT Be sure that nothing rests on the cables of the PM IPDU and t...

Page 51: ...lta tensione Occorre prendere precauzioni PERICOLO Per evitare di prendere la scossa inserire la spina dell PM IPDU nell appropriata presa a terra L alimentatore equipaggiato con una spina a tre poli...

Page 52: ...use um estabilizador filtro ou baterias que evitem eventual interrup o no fornecimento de energia Importante Garanta que n o haja nenhum objeto sobre os cabos do PM IPDU e que eles n o estejam em loca...

Page 53: ...e Le cordon lectrique est quip d une prise 3 broches pour aider assurer une connexion correcte avec la terre N utilisez pas d adaptateurs ou n enlevez pas la broche de la terre du cable N utilisez pas...

Page 54: ...ircuit Breakers Some PM IPDU models have two segments with a circuit breaker dedicated to protect each segment PM10 L30A IPDU PM10i L30A IPDU PM10i 32A IPDU PM10i 32Au IPDU PM20 L30A IPDU PM20i L30A I...

Page 55: ...takes for the circuit breaker to trip based on the amount of current overload Figure C 1 PM10 L30A IPDU Circuit Breakers PM10i L30A IPDU The PM10i L30A IPDU has two 15 amp circuit breakers The first...

Page 56: ...ets 1 through 10 as well as the power supply to the logic board In the event the total current flow to outlets 11 through 20 exceeds 15 amps due to equipment connected to these outlets then the second...

Page 57: ...oller is installed so that tripping either or both breakers will not render it inoperative When either circuit breaker trips only the power outlets of that segment will be affected Table C 3 PM20 L30A...

Page 58: ...rs the whole unit will become inoperative only when both circuit breakers trip however the controller will remain functioning When either circuit breaker trips only the power outlets of that segment w...

Page 59: ...s can cause damage to your equipment The off command provides a means to safely turn off the power to the selected outlet before pulling the plug from the outlet Table C 5 Circuit Breaker Trip Time Cu...

Page 60: ...develop follow the steps below for the fastest possible service To resolve an issue 1 Check the pertinent section of this manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following the procedures outline...

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