• Enable power management on a serial port by an administrator who is connected to the serial portSee To Select a Serial Port or Ports to be Configured [OSD] for how to start and for links to the procedures for performing the previously-listed tasks.To Select a Serial Port or Ports to be Configured [OSD]The Serial ports screen appears with a list of all the serial ports and an option called “All ports.”
• Type the first letters of the port name until the desired port is highlighted in the list or type capital A to highlight “All ports”
3. The “Serial ports” menu appears with the name of the selected port displayed on the first line of the screen.To Configure a Connection Protocol for a Serial Port [OSD]
3. Select the connection protocol that matches the type of device that is connected to the serial port.To Enable Power Management Through a Serial Port [OSD]
• The device that is connected to the serial port currently being configured is plugged into one or more outlets on an IPDU
• The AUX port or serial port where the IPDU is connected has been configured for power management
• You know the number of the port where the IPDU is connected and the number(s) of the outlet(s) into which the device is plugged.
3. Enter the outlet number(s), using the format a|sN.N and using commas to separate multiple outlet identifiers up to a total of 20 characters.After selecting a serial port, an administrative user can use the options on the “Port permissions” screen to grant or deny access by users or groups to a selected serial port or to all serial ports. By default, all users can access all serial ports. Adding a user or group to the port access list has the following effects:
• The user or group is granted access to the port unless the additional step is taken to deny access.The “Select user/group” screen appears displaying the names of configured users. By default, the checkboxes next to each name in the “access” column are not checked, and no regular users have access to the selected port or ports.
8. To deny access to a user or grant access to a user who has previously been denied access, select “Grant/deny access.”
11. To Specify an Authentication Method for Serial Ports [OSD]This procedure assumes you have already configured a server for the authentication method you assign in this screen. See To Configure an Authentication Type for Direct KVM Port AccessSee OnSite Authentication Options for an overview of authentication on the OnSite. See Tasks for Configuring Authentication Servers for links to procedures for setting up authentication servers for each type of method.