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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 8
SL-APM overview ....................................................................................................................................... 8
SL-APM front view ............................................................................................................................ 8
SL-APM rear view ............................................................................................................................ 9
HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager Distribution Module ............................................................ 10
HP Intelligent Modular PDU Managed Extension Bar .......................................................................... 10
Using RJ-45 connections ................................................................................................................. 11
Naming and numbering conventions ................................................................................................ 11
Rack chassis numbering ................................................................................................................. 21
Automatic discovery ....................................................................................................................... 22
Installation and configuration ....................................................................................................... 23
Prerequisites for installation ...................................................................................................................... 23
Preparing for installation .......................................................................................................................... 23
Installing the SL-APM hardware ................................................................................................................. 23
Configuring the SL-APM for the first time ..................................................................................................... 23
Configuring the SL-APM ........................................................................................................................... 23
Serial port configuration ................................................................................................................. 25
Network configuration ................................................................................................................... 25
Duplicating the configuration .................................................................................................................... 26
Command Line Interface .............................................................................................................. 27
Command line conventions ....................................................................................................................... 27
Accessing the SL-APM command line interface ............................................................................................ 27
Accessing the SL-APM through SSH .................................................................................................. 27
Accessing the SL-APM through Telnet ............................................................................................... 27
Accessing the SL-APM through the serial port .................................................................................... 28
Saving configurations .............................................................................................................................. 28
Topology and inventory ........................................................................................................................... 28
Showing the rack .......................................................................................................................... 28
Showing the servers ....................................................................................................................... 30
Showing topology ......................................................................................................................... 30
Showing assetinfo ......................................................................................................................... 30
Showing the MAC address ............................................................................................................. 32
SL-APM logging .......................................................................................................................... 33
Overview of logging ................................................................................................................................ 33
Internal logging ....................................................................................................................................... 33
Showing and clearing the event log ................................................................................................. 33
Showing and clearing the fault log .................................................................................................. 34
External logging ...................................................................................................................................... 34
SL-APM fault messages ............................................................................................................................. 35
Working with RADIUS servers ................................................................................................................... 36
Adding and removing a RADIUS server ............................................................................................ 36
Enabling and disabling a RADIUS server .......................................................................................... 36
Showing a RADIUS server .............................................................................................................. 37
Power capping ........................................................................................................................... 38
