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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 8
HP APM overview ........................................................................................................................................ 8
HP APM kit contents ........................................................................................................................... 9
HP APM front view ........................................................................................................................... 10
HP APM rear view ............................................................................................................................ 11
HP APM connections ........................................................................................................................ 11
HP SL Advanced Power Manager Distribution Module ......................................................................... 14
HP Intelligent Modular PDU Managed Extension Bar ............................................................................ 15
Using RJ-45 connections .................................................................................................................... 16
Naming and numbering conventions .................................................................................................. 16
Rack chassis numbering .................................................................................................................... 17
Automatic discovery ......................................................................................................................... 18
Installation and configuration ....................................................................................................... 20
Prerequisites for installation ......................................................................................................................... 20
Preparing for installation ............................................................................................................................. 20
Configuring the HP APM for the first time ...................................................................................................... 20
Configuring the HP APM ............................................................................................................................. 20
Serial port configuration ................................................................................................................... 22
Network configuration ...................................................................................................................... 22
Duplicating the configuration ....................................................................................................................... 23
Command Line Interface .............................................................................................................. 24
Command line conventions ......................................................................................................................... 24
Accessing the HP APM command line interface ............................................................................................. 24
Accessing the HP APM through SSH ................................................................................................... 24
Accessing the HP APM through Telnet ................................................................................................ 24
Accessing the HP APM through the serial port ..................................................................................... 25
Saving configurations ................................................................................................................................. 25
Topology and inventory .............................................................................................................................. 25
Showing the rack ............................................................................................................................. 25
Showing the servers ......................................................................................................................... 28
Showing topology ............................................................................................................................ 28
Showing assetinfo ............................................................................................................................ 29
Showing the MAC address ............................................................................................................... 30
Logging ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Overview of logging .................................................................................................................................. 32
Internal logging.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Showing and clearing the event log ................................................................................................... 32
Showing and clearing the fault log ..................................................................................................... 35
External logging ......................................................................................................................................... 35
HP APM fault messages .............................................................................................................................. 35
XML-related fault messages .......................................................................................................................... 37
Working with RADIUS servers ..................................................................................................................... 37
Adding and removing a RADIUS server .............................................................................................. 37
Enabling and disabling a RADIUS server ............................................................................................ 37
