Avocent Cyclades ACS 5000 - Notifications, Alarms and Data Buffering; Configuration of Access to Connected Devices; Power Management

6 Cyclades ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide
Notifications, Alarms and Data Buffering
An administrator can set up logging, notifications and alarms to alert administrators of problems.
System generated messages on the console server and the connected devices can be sent to syslog
servers for handling. The administrator can also configure storage of data from communication on
serial ports in data buffer files. By default, logging, notifications, alarms and data buffering are not
enabled. Data can be stored locally in the Flash memory or remotely, either on an NFS server or a
syslog server.
Configuration of Access to Connected Devices
During hardware installation, the installer connects servers, devices and any modems or power
units to the serial ports. During software configuration, the administrator must enable the ports,
configure each port to match the type of device connected and also configure user authorizations
for the ports and for optional power management.
For port configuration procedures, see Expert - Ports - Physical Ports on page 69. For user
configuration procedures, see Expert - Security - Users and Groups on page 61.
Power Management
Authorized users can power up, power down and reboot devices that are plugged into one of the
following types of power devices, which can be optionally connected to any of the serial ports:
• Cyclades PM Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDUs) - With Cyclades PM IPDUs, up to
128 IPDU outlets can be daisy-chained from a single serial port.
• Avocent SPC power control devices
• Server Technology Sentry™ family of Switched Cabinet Power Distribution Units (CDUs)
and switched CDU Expansion Module (CW/CX) power devices
• Server Technology Sentry Power Tower XL™ (PTXL) and Power Tower Expansion Module
(PTXM) power devices
NOTE: The term IPDU is used to refer to any of these types of power devices.
If a target device is connected to a serial port and is also connected to one or more IPDUs, an
authorized user can manage power while connected to the target device. While connected, the user
can enter a configurable hotkey to bring up a power management screen. The default hotkey is
Ctrl+Shift+p.
The following figure shows two daisy-chained Cyclades IPDUs connected to serial port 2 on a
console server.