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6.6.5 Power device logging
The console server also logs access and communications with network attached hosts and maintain a
history of the UPS and PDU power status.
7 POWER, ENVIRONMENT & DIGITAL I/O
Opengear console servers manage Remote Power Control devices (RPCs including PDUs and IPMI
devices) and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSes). They also monitor remote operating environments
using Environmental Monitoring Devices (EMDs) and sensors and can provide digital I/O control.
7.1 Remote Power Control (RPC)
The console server Management Console monitors and controls Remote Power Control (RPC) devices
using the embedded PowerMan and Network UPS Tools open source management tools and Opengear’s
power management software. RPCs include power distribution units (PDUs) and IPMI power devices.
Serial PDUs can be controlled using their command line console, so you can manage the PDU through the
console server using a remote Telnet client or proprietary software tools supplied by the vendor. This
generally runs on a remote Windows PC and you could configure the console server serial port to operate
with a serial COM port redirector in the PC. Network-attached PDUs can be controlled with a browser (e.g.
with SDT) or an SNMP management package or using the vendor supplied control software. Servers and
network-attached appliances with embedded IPMI service processors or BMCs are supplied with their
own management tools (like SoL) that provide secure management when connected using with SDT
Connector.
All of these devices can be controlled through the one window using the Management Console’s RPC
remote power control tools.
7.1.1 RPC connection
Serial and network connected RPCs must first be connected to, and configured to communicate with the
console server:
1. For serial RPCs connect the PDU to the selected serial port on the console server and from the
Serial & Network > Serial Port menu configure the Common Settings of that port with the RS232
properties required by the PDU. Select RPC as the Device Type
2. For each network connected RPC go to Serial & Network > Network Hosts menu and configure
the RPC as a connected Host by specifying it as Device Type > RPC and clicking Apply
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