This help provides background information and procedures for configuring, administering, and using the Cyclades™ AlterPath™ OnBoard and for accessing connected servers and other connected devices.
Audience
This help is intended for system administrators of the OnBoard and for users who are authorized to perform device management actions and manage power through the OnBoard.
Note: This help describes use of the OnBoard only. It does not describe how to set up and administer other external services or servers that the OnBoard may access for authentication, system logging, IPMI control, SNMP notifications, data buffering, file sharing, or other purposes. This help assumes that users who are authorized to connect to service processors and other devices through the OnBoard already know how to use the management functions provided by the connected devices.
Typographic and Other Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions used in Cyclades help.
Go to: http://www.cyclades.com.
See the AlterPath OnBoard Quick Start.
Filename or Command
Names of commands, files, and directories; onscreen computer output.
Edit the pslave.conf file.
What you type in an example, compared to what the computer displays
# ifconfig eth0
The following table describes other terms and conventions.
When hot keys are shown, a plus (+) appears between two keys that must be pressed at the same time, and a space appears between two keys that must be pressed sequentially.
Ctrl+k p entered while the user is connected to a KVM port brings up an IPDU power management screen. Ctrl and k must be pressed at the same time followed by p pressed by itself.
Ctrl+Shift+i entered while the user is connected to a serial port brings up the IPMI power management utility. The Ctrl key and the Shift and i keys must be pressed at the same time.
Shortcuts use the -> symbol to indicate how to navigate to Web Manager or OSD screens.
Go to Configuration -> KVM -> General -> IP Users in Expert mode.
\ in a command line example
Used in screen examples when a command does not fit in the space available. Indicates that the whole command should be entered in either of the two following ways:
On multiple lines with a backslash at the end of each line to tell the shell that the command continues on the following line.
# openssl req -new \ - nodes -key \ private_key.pem \
 
Additional Resources
The following sections describe how to get technical support, training, and software upgrades.
Cyclades Technical Support
Cyclades offers free technical support. To find out how to contact the support center in your region, go to: http://www.cyclades.com/support/technical_support.php.
Cyclades Technical Training
To learn about the Cyclades Technical Training Center and the courses offered, visit http:www.cyclades.com/training, call 1-888-292-5233, or send an email to training@cyclades.com.
Cyclades Software Upgrades
Cyclades offers periodic software upgrades for the AlterPath products free of charge to current Cyclades customers. You may want to check http://www.cyclades.com/support/downloads.php from time to time to see if upgrades are available for the OnBoard or for an AlterPath PM that you may also be using with this product.