Avocent ACS 6000 Network Card User Manual


 
62 Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide
1. Select Power Management - Outlet Groups. The Outlet Groups window appears.
2. Check the box next to the name of the Outlet Group you want to manage.
3. Click the On, Off or Cycle radio button, if desired, then click Save.
To view and change outlet group information:
1. Select Power Management - Outlet Groups. The Outlet Groups window appears.
2. Click on the name of the outlet group for which you want to view information. The Outlet
Group Information window appears and the side navigation bar displays a list of options.
3. Click on Current, Voltage, Power Consumption, Cumulative Power, Environment or Outlet
Table to see the appropriate information on the outlet group and each of its banks and outlets.
4. To reset the values, select an option then check the box next to the outlet group, bank or
individual outlet you want to reset then click on the Reset Values button. A confirmation box
opens. Click Yes, then click Save.
Power configuration
During hardware installation, the installer can connect power devices to serial ports or the AUX/
Modem port. During software configuration, the administrator can do the following:
Enable the ports
Configure the ports for power management (assign the Power Profile)
Configure the Power Profile for this PDU (PDU type, polling rate and speed auto detection)
(Optional) Create groups of power outlets
Configure user group authorizations for the ports and for power management of outlets
Configuring a port for a connected PDU
When a serial port is connected to a power device, an administrator can configure power on the
Serial Port settings window. When the AUX/Modem port is connected to a power device, an
administrator can configure power on the AUX Port Settings window.
The following example shows the Serial Profile and PDU Type menus and the Polling Rate field,
which are the same for the serial port and AUX/Modem port.
NOTE: The Power option does not appear on the Serial Profile for the AUX Port if an internal modem is installed
on the console server.
To enable and configure a port that is connected to a power device:
1. When the PDU is connected to serial port, select Appliance Settings - Ports - Physical Ports -
Serial Ports.
- or -
When the PDU is connected to the AUX/Modem port, select Appliance Settings - Ports -
Physical Ports - Auxiliary Ports.