Web Manager for Administrators > Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management

Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management
Selecting Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports in Expert Mode, selecting one or more serial ports, and then selecting the Power Management tab, brings up a screen like the one shown in the following figure.
Web Manager Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management Screen
The administrative user can use this screen to authorize one or more users to perform either IPDU or IPMI power management on a device that is connected to the selected serial port. While connected to the device, an authorized user can enter a hot key to bring up a menu or a dialog box to perform IPDU or IPMI power managment. While logged into the Web Manager, the authorized user can perform IPDU power management through the “IPDU Multi-Outlet Ctrl” screen.
Note: “Enable power management” on this screen refers to IPDU power management.
Configuring either IPDU or IPMI power management requires you to specify a hot key. The default for IPDU power management is Ctrl+p. The default for IPMI power management is Ctrl+Shift+i.
Note: The checkbox next to “Enable IPMI on this port” cannot be checked unless an OnSite administrator has previously configured an IPMI server as described under Access>IPMI Power Mgmt.
Web Manager Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management Options
If only “Enable Power Management on this port” is selected, the “IPMI key” and “IPMI Server” menu do not appear. If only “Enable IPMI on this port” is checked, only the “IPMI key” and “IPMI Server” menu appear.
Power management while connected to a port is possible only when one or both of the following conditions are true
IPDU power management can be configured when the device connected to this serial port is plugged into one or more outlets on an AlterPath PM IPDU that is connected to an AUX port on the OnSite, and the AUX port is configured for power management.
See To Configure an AUX Port for IPDU Power Management [Expert].
IPMI power management can be configured when the device connected to this serial port is a server with an IPMI controller, and the server is listed in the “IPMI Server” list that appears on this screen when the “Enable IPMI on this port” checkbox has been checked.
To be listed in the “IPMI Server” list, the server must have been previously configured as described in To Delete, Add, or Edit an IPMI Device to Enable or Disable IPMI Power Management [Expert].
If you click “Enable power management” and click the “Add” button, the “Add Outlet” dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure. In the dialog box, an administrative user can specify the AlterPath PM IPDU and the outlet number(s) into which the device is plugged.
Web Manager Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management>Add Outlets Dialog Box
The “PowerMgm-a1 item” on the “Power Management Alias” pull-down menu in the example figure indicates that an IPDU is connected to AUX port a1, which is configured for power management. If more than one IPDU is listed in the “Power Management Alias” pull-down menu, more than one AUX port on the OnSite is connected to an IPDU and configured for power management.
The “Outlet Number” field is for entering the number(s) of the outlet(s) into which the device that is connected to the selected serial port is plugged. Enter outlet numbers separated by commas, or enter a range of numbers separated by a dash. For example, you could specify outlet number 1,4,5-8 as shown in the following figure, if the device connected to the currently selected serial port 3 is plugged into outlets 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 on an IPDU connected to AUX port 1.
Web Manager Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management—Add Outlets Example
If more than one IPDU is daisy-chained to a port configured for power management, the outlet numbers are specified sequentially. For example, if two IPDUs are daisy-chained, and the first IPDU has eight outlets, then you would enter the number 14 to indicate the sixth outlet on the second IPDU.
To Configure a Serial Port for IPDU or IPMI Power Management [Expert]
This procedure assumes the prerequisites described in Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Power Management are completed. Perform this procedure to enable power management of a device that is connected to a serial port when that device is plugged into one or more outlets on an AlterPath PM IPDU that is connected to an AUX port on the OnSite and properly configured.
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If needed, see “To Select One or More Serial Ports [Expert]” on page 193.
Six tabs appear.
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To enable Power Management of a device connected to the current port and plugged into a connected IPDU, click “Enable Power Management on this port.” and perform the following steps.
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The “Add Outlet” dialog box appears.
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The power management port and the specified outlet numbers display on the PowerMgmt Port list.
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Enter a caret (^) for the escape key, as in ^p. The caret stands for the Ctrl key.
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To enable IPMI Power Management of an IPMI device connected to the currently-selected port, do the following steps.
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The “IPMI key” and “IPMI Server” fields appear.
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Enter the key combination in the IPMI key field with ^, as in ^i. The caret (^) stands for the Ctrl key.
A user of the device connected to this serial port can use this hot key to bring up the IPMI power management screen while connected to the port as described in To Manage Power While Connected to a Serial Port.
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To Configure a User for IPDU Power Management for a Serial Port [Expert]
Perform this procedure to authorize a user to perform power management for a device that is connected to one of the OnSite’s serial ports. The device must be plugged into one or more outlets on an AlterPath PM IPDU that is connected to one of the AUX ports, and the AUX port must be configured for power management. A user configured for IPDU power management for a serial port can manage power for the device connected to the serial port in the two following ways:
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Configure the serial port for IPDU power management as described in Step 1. through Step 3. under “To Configure a Serial Port for IPDU or IPMI Power Management [Expert]” on page 208, but do not click the “Done” button.
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To allow everyone with access permissions for this port to perform power management on this port, click the “Allow All Users” radio button.
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To restrict power management on this port to a restricted list of users authorized to access this port, click the “Allow Users/Groups.”
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