-48 VDC Remote Power Manager
Advanced Operations
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Installation and Operations Manual
Remote Shutdown
The -48 VDC products an orderly shutdown of remote servers, protecting open application files prior to the server
being powered down. Shutdown signaling is initiated over the existing TCP/IP network and requires the use of a
Remote Shutdown Agent.
With the Remote Shutdown Agent installed on the server and Shutdown configured on the unit, an orderly shutdown
of the server is initiated for all actions that would remove power from the outlet such as Off and Reboot commands.
1.
Off or Reboot command received by the unit.
2.
Shutdown signal is sent to the Remote Shutdown Agent on the target server.
3.
Remote Shutdown Agent initiates a graceful shutdown of the target server and includes the ability to execute
user-defined scripts to perform custom activities, such as safely shutting down open databases.
4.
The unit removes power from the outlet.
NOTE:
Remote Shutdown is also supported by the extended feature set of Smart Load Shedding. Graceful shutdown is initiated by Smart
Load-Shedding events such as high temperature, high infeed load, and UPS ‘On Battery’ conditions. For more information about Smart
Load-Shedding, contact your Server Technology sales representative.
Supported Operating Systems
Remote Shutdown Agents are available for the following operating systems:
Windows
2000, 2003, XP
Linux
Red Hat 7.3, 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise 2.1 ES (update 5), 3.0 ES (update 4)
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Unix
HP-UX 11.0, 11i v1, 11i v2
IBM AIX 4.3, 5.3
Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10
Novell Netware
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Shutdown Agent Installation
Windows
1.
Browse to the location of the Remote Shutdown Agent install files.
2.
Run
Setup.exe
by double-clicking on the icon.
3.
Reply to the standard installation prompts.
4.
For additional security, when prompted enter the IP address of the CDU that will be sending the shutdown
signal.
NOTE:
If left blank, any CDU can send a shutdown signal to the server.
Linux
1.
Browse to the location of the Remote Shutdown Agent install files.
2.
Run
SetupRA
.
3.
For additional security, when prompted enter the IP address of the CDU that will be sending the shutdown
signal.
NOTE:
If left blank, any CDU can send a shutdown signal to the server.
Unix
1.
Browse to the location of the Remote Shutdown Agent install files.
2.
Run
Install
.
3.
For additional security, when prompted enter the IP address of the CDU that will be sending the shutdown
signal.
NOTE:
If left blank, any CDU device can send a shutdown signal to the server.
Netware
1.
Browse to the location of the Remote Shutdown Agent install files.
2.
From the NetWare system console, load the configuration module (
pmconfig.nlm
) using the default path.
3.
For additional security, when prompted enter the IP address of the CDU that will be sending the shutdown
signal.
NOTE:
If left blank, any CDU can send a shutdown signal to the server.
