Vertiv RPC2 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Features and Benefits 1
2 Installation and Configuration 3
2.1 Getting Started 3
2.1.1 Required cables 3
2.2 RPC2 Communications Module Ports 4
2.3 Monitoring and Configuration Overview 4
2.3.1 Vertiv™ Rack PDU monitoring structure 4
2.3.2 Rack PDU component ID 5
2.4 Creating a Rack PDU Array 5
2.5 Configuring an RPC2 Communications Module for Static IP 6
2.6 User Level Privileges 7
2.6.1 Using passwords 7
2.6.2 Group membership and access 7
2.7 Reboot and Reset to Factory Defaults 8
3 Accessing an RPC2 Communications Module via the Web Interface 9
3.1 Web Interface Overview for Administrators 9
3.2 RPC2 Communications Module Icons 9
3.3 Summary Tab 10
3.3.1 Recent events 11
3.4 PDU Explorer Tab 11
3.4.1 Measurements 12
3.4.2 Status 12
3.4.3 Settings tab 13
3.4.4 Branch settings 13
3.4.5 Receptacle settings 14
3.4.6 Sensors 16
3.4.7 Information 17
3.5 Device Explorer 17
3.5.1 Device Explorer - receptacle groups 20
3.6 Events Tab 20
3.7 System Tab 21
3.7.1 Support 21
3.7.2 Devices 22
3.7.3 Device change 22
3.7.4 Firmware update 22
3.7.5 Settings 22
3.7.6 Authentication 30
3.7.7 Authorization levels 32
4 RPC BDM™ (Optional) 35
4.1 Orientation of the RPC BDM 35
4.1.1 Navigation Tips 35
4.2 RPC BDM™ Installation 36
4.2.1 Set the IP address for the RPC2 communications module 37
4.2.2 Connect the RPC BDM to the RPC2 communications module 37
4.3 Placement of the RPC BDM™ 37
4.4 RPCBDM Operation 37
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