Introduction
Emerson
®
MPH2
™
User Manual 5
A rack PDU can be monitored locally through its on-board LCD, through a Web interface or through an
optional display module, either the RPC BDM (Part# RPCBDM-1000). The display module connects
directly to the RPC2 communications module and may be moved between operating MPH2 units. It can be
hand-held, mounted in or on the rack or mounted on a wall near the rack PDU it is monitoring.
Multiple MPH2 Rack PDUs can be managed with these software applications:
• Avocent
®
Rack Power Manager software
• Avocent DSView
™
management software
• Emerson’s Trellis
™
Real-Time Infrastructure Optimization platform software
• Liebert
®
Nform
®
, which adds group-based receptacle management
• Liebert SiteScan
®
Figure 1-1 Vertical MPH2 Rack PDU Configuration
Number Description Number Description
1 Vertical MPH2 Rack PDU 6 Serial appliance
2 Connected equipment 7 RPC basic display module (BDM)
3 Case ventilation, both sides (Optional) 8 Monitoring station
4 Rack PDU array 9 Network connection (10 MB/100 MB/1 GB)
5 Sensors—integrated and modular