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Remote Power Control (RPC)
The ECS0016 Management Console monitors and controls Remote
Power Control devices using the embedded PowerMan open source
management tool. RPCs include power distribution units (PDUs) and IPMI
power devices.
Serial PDUs invariably can be controlled using their command line
console, so you could manage the PDU through the ECS0016 using
a remote Telnet client. Also, you could use 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. Similarly, network-attached
PDUs with browser controls can be controlled by directly sending HTTP/
HTTPS commands. Also servers and network-attached appliances with
embedded IPMI service processors or BMCs invariably are supplied
with their own management tools (like SoL) that will provide secure
management when connected using with SDT Connector.
However for simplicity all these devices can also be controlled using the
Management Console’s RPC remote power control tools.
RPC Connection
Serial and network connected RPCs must first be connected to, and
configured to communicate with the console server:
For serial RPCs connect the PDU to the selected serial port on 1.
the ECS0016 and from the Serial and Network: Serial Port menu
configure the Common Settings of that port with the RS232 properties
etc required by the PDU. Then select RPC as the Device Type.
Similarly for each network connected RPC go to Serial & Network:
2.
Network Hosts menu and configure the RPC as a connected Host.