32Switched 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 for all banks to 13A, type:
apc> bkOverLoad all 13
E000: Success
Example 2: To view the bank overload threshold setting for banks 1 through 3, type:
apc> bkOverLoad 1-3
E000: Success
1: 13 A
2: 13 A
3: 13 A
bkReading
Access: Administrator, Device User
Description: View the current reading (measurement) in amps for a bank. You can specify all banks, a
single bank, a range, or a comma-separated list of single banks and/or ranges.
Example 1: To view the current reading for bank 3, type:
apc> bkReading 3
E000: Success
3: 4.2 A
Example 2: To view the current reading for all banks, type:
apc> bkReading all
E000: Success
1: 6.3 A
2: 5.1 A
3: 4.2 A
bkRestrictn
Access: Administrator, Device User
Description: Set or read the overload restriction feature to prevent users from applying power to outlets
when an overload threshold is violated. Acceptable arguments are
none, near, and over. 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 overload restriction for phase three to none, type:
apc> bkRestrictn 3 none
E000: Success
Example 2: To view the overload restrictions for all phases, type:
apc> bkRestrictn all
E000: Success
1: over
2: near
3: none
Example 3: To view the overload restrictions for all banks on guest Rack PDU 2, type:
apc> bkRestrictn 2:all
E000: Success
1: None
2: None