Raritan DPX-OG-E User manual

Dominion® PX

User Guide

Release 1.1.0

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Copyright©2008Raritan,Inc.

DPX‐0G‐E

March2008

255‐80‐6080‐00

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FCC Information

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,

pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection

againstharmfulinterferenceinacommercialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan

radiateradiofrequencyenergyandifno

tinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,may

causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidential

environmentmaycauseharmfulinterference.

VCCI Information (Japan)

Raritanisnotresponsiblefordamagetothisproductresultingfromaccident,disaster,misuse,abuse,

non‐Raritanmodificationoftheproduct,orothereventsoutsideofRaritanʹsreasonablecontrolornot

arisingundernormaloperatingconditions.

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ToavoidpotentiallyfatalshockhazardandpossibledamagetoRaritan

equipment:

SYSTEMSSHOULDONLYBECONFIGUREDBYACOMPETENT

PERSON.

ITISESSENTIALTHATTHISEQUIPMENTISCONNECTEDTO

ANELECTRICALSUPPLYTHATHASAPROTECTIVEGROUND

CONDUCTOR

WARNING:TOISOLATETHISEQUIPMENTDISCONNECT

POWERSUPPLYPLUG.

ATTENTION:AFINDʹISO

LERTOTALEMENTCETAPPAREIL

DEBRANCHERFICHEDʹALIMENTATION.

CAUTION:USEONLYINDRYLOCATIONS.

ATTENTION:UTILISERUNIQUEMENTDANSDES

EMPLACEMENTSSECS.

Donotusea2‐wirepowercordinanyproductconfiguration.

TestACoutletsatyourcomputerandmonitorforproperpolarity

andgrounding.

Useonlywithgroundedoutletsatboththecomputerandmonitor.

Whenus

ingabackupUPS,powerthecomputer,monitorand

applianceoffthesupply.

Theinstallationsocketoutletusedforthepowersupplytothis

equipmentmustbeinstalledneartheequipmentandmustbeeasily

accessible.

Wheninstallingthisproduct,itisessentialtha

tthedistribution

circuitsupplyingtheproductisprotectedbyabranchcircuit

protectiondevicewithamaximumratingtosuittheproduct

maximumrating.

Thispowerdistributionunitisintendedforpowersupplyprovision

toequipmentonly.Secondary(Satellite)powerstripsshallnotbe

connectedtothereceptacles

Thisproducthasbeende

signedtoconformtothelatestsafety

requirements.Inadditiontocompliancewithstandardsforgeneral

use,ithasbeenfactoryconfiguredforuseinrackmounting

environmentsaidingtheinstallertoprovidesystemscompliantwith

relevantstandards.

Safety Guidelines

Product Models

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Provideanearthingconnectionbeforethemainsplugisconnectedto

themains.And,whendisconnectingtheearthingconnection,besure

todisconnectafterpullingoutthemainsplugfromthemains.

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Contents

Safety Guidelines iii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

ProductModels.......................................................................................................................................... 1

ProductPhotos........................................................................................................................................... 1

ZeroUSize...................................................................................................................................... 2

1USize ........................................................................................................................... .................. 2

2USize ........................................................................................................................... .................. 3

ProductFeatures........................................................................................................................................ 3

PackageContents ...................................................................................................................................... 4

ZeroUProducts ............................................................................................................................. 4

1UProducts ..................................................................................................................................... 4

2UProducts ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 2 Rack-Mounting the Dominion PX 6

RackMountSafetyGuidelines ................................................................................................................ 6

Tool‐lessMountingInstructions.............................................................................................................. 8

BeforeBeginning: ........................................................................................................................... 8

ToMount:........................................................................................................................................ 9

Chapter 3 Installation and Configuration 10

BeforeYouBegin ..................................................................................................................................... 10

UnpacktheDominionPXandComponents ............................................................................ 10

PreparetheInstallationSite........................................................................................................ 10

FillOuttheEquipmentSetupWorksheet................................................................................. 11

ConnecttheDominionPXtoaComputer ........................................................................................... 11

ConnecttheDominionPXtoYourNetwork....................................................................................... 12

ConfiguretheDominionPXforNetworkConnectivity .................................................................... 12

ResettingtoFactoryDefaults................................................................................................................. 16

Chapter 4 Using the Dominion PX 19

FrontPanel ............................................................................................................................................... 19

ConnectionPorts .......................................................................................................................... 19

BlueLED........................................................................................................................................ 20

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BackPanel................................................................................................................................................. 20

PowerCord ................................................................................................................................... 20

Outlets............................................................................................................................................ 21

LEDDisplay.................................................................................................................................. 22

CircuitBreaker......................................................................................................................................... 24

Beeper........................................................................................................................................................ 25

MeasurementAccuracy.......................................................................................................................... 25

Chapter 5 Using the Web Interface 26

LoggingintotheWebInterface ............................................................................................................. 26

LoggingIn ..................................................................................................................................... 26

ChangingYourPassword ........................................................................................................... 30

UsingtheWebInterface ......................................................................................................................... 30

Menus ............................................................................................................................................ 31

NavigationPath............................................................................................................................ 32

StatusPanel................................................................................................................................... 32

StatusMessages....................................................................................................................... ..... 34

UnavailableOptions .................................................................................................................... 35

ResettoDefaults........................................................................................................................... 35

Refresh ........................................................................................................................................... 35

UsingtheHomeWindow....................................................................................................................... 36

GlobalStatusPanel ...................................................................................................................... 36

OutletsList.................................................................................................................................... 37

AllOutletsControl....................................................................................................................... 38

SettingUpUserProfiles ......................................................................................................................... 39

CreatingaUserProfile ................................................................................................................ 39

CopyingaUserProfile ................................................................................................................ 41

ModifyingaUserProfile............................................................................................................. 42

DeletingaUserProfile................................................................................................................. 42

SettingUserPermissionsIndividually...................................................................................... 42

SettingUpUserGroups.......................................................................................................................... 43

CreatingaUserGroup ................................................................................................................ 44

SettingtheSystemPermissions.................................................................................................. 44

SettingtheOutletPermissions ................................................................................................... 47

CopyingaUserGroup ................................................................................................................ 48

ModifyingaUserGroup............................................................................................................. 48

DeletingaUserGroup................................................................................................................. 49

SettingUpAccessControls.................................................................................................................... 49

ForcingHTTPSEncryption......................................................................................................... 49

ConfiguringtheFirewall............................................................................................................. 50

CreatingGroupBasedAccessControlRules ........................................................................... 53

SettingUpUserLoginControls ................................................................................................. 56

SettingUpaDigitalCertificate.............................................................................................................. 59

CreatingaCertificateSigningRequest...................................................................................... 60

InstallingaCertificate.................................................................................................................. 61

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SettingUpExternalUserAuthentication............................................................................................. 62

SettingsUpLDAPAuthentication............................................................................................. 63

SettingUpOutletsandPowerThresholds........................................................................................... 65

SettingtheDefaultOutletState.................................................................................................. 66

SettingtheDominionPXThresholds ........................................................................................ 66

SettingtheOutletPower‐UpSequence..................................................................................... 67

NamingtheOutlets...................................................................................................................... 69

SettingtheOutletThresholds..................................................................................................... 70

ViewingOutletDetails ................................................................................................................ 71

PowerCyclinganOutlet ............................................................................................................. 72

TurninganOutletOnorOff....................................................................................................... 72

EnvironmentalSensors........................................................................................................................... 72

ConnectingtheEnvironmentalSensors .................................................................................... 72

MappingtheEnvironmentalSensors ........................................................................................ 73

ConfiguringEnvironmentalSensorsandThresholds............................................................. 74

ViewingSensorReadings............................................................................................................ 75

SettingUpAlerts ..................................................................................................................................... 76

ConfiguringAlertEvents............................................................................................................ 76

CreatingAlertPolicies................................................................................................................. 78

SpecifyingtheAlertDestination ................................................................................................ 81

SettingUpEventLogging ...................................................................................................................... 82

ConfiguringtheLocalEventLog............................................................................................... 83

ViewingtheInternalEventLog ................................................................................................. 85

ConfiguringNFSLogging........................................................................................................... 86

ConfiguringSMTPLogging........................................................................................................87

ConfiguringSNMPLogging....................................................................................................... 88

ConfiguringSyslogForwarding ................................................................................................ 88

ManagingtheDominionPX .................................................................................................................. 89

DisplayingBasicDeviceInformation........................................................................................ 89

DisplayingModelConfigurationInformation......................................................................... 91

DisplayingConnectedUsers ...................................................................................................... 91

NamingtheDominionPX........................................................................................................... 92

ModifyingtheNetworkSettings................................................................................................ 93

ModifyingtheCommunications,PortandBandwidthSettings ........................................... 94

ModifyingtheLANInterfaceSettings ...................................................................................... 95

SettingtheDateandTime........................................................................................................... 96

ConfiguringtheSMTPSettings.................................................................................................. 97

ConfiguringtheSNMPSettings................................................................................................. 98

ResettingtheDominionPX ......................................................................................................... 99

UpdatingtheFirmware............................................................................................................. 100

OutletGrouping .................................................................................................................................... 102

IdentifyingOtherDominionPXUnits .................................................................................... 102

GroupingOutletsTogether....................................................................................................... 103

ControllingOutletGroups........................................................................................................ 105

EditingorDeletingOutletGroups .......................................................................................... 106

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DeletingOutletGroupDevices................................................................................................ 106

Chapter 6 Integration 107

DominionKX ......................................................................................................................................... 108

KXManagerApplication(DominionKX‐Ionly)................................................................... 108

AssociateOutletswithaTarget ............................................................................................... 108

ControlaTargetʹsPower........................................................................................................... 110

DominionKX‐II .......................................................................................................................... 111

ParagonII ............................................................................................................................................... 111

ParagonManagerApplication ................................................................................................. 112

AddaDominionPXUnitinParagonII.................................................................................. 112

AssociateOutletswithaTarget ............................................................................................... 113

ControlaTargetʹsPower........................................................................................................... 113

ControlanOutletʹsPower......................................................................................................... 114

DominionSX .......................................................................................................................................... 114

ConfigureaDominionPXPowerUnitonDominionSX...................................................... 114

PowerControl............................................................................................................................. 115

CheckPowerStripStatus.......................................................................................................... 116

DominionKSX ....................................................................................................................................... 116

CommandCenter ................................................................................................................................... 117

Appendix A Dominion PX Models 118

HardwareSpecification ........................................................................................................................ 119

EnvironmentalSpecifications .............................................................................................................. 120

Appendix B Equipment Setup Worksheet 121

Appendix C Using the CLP Interface 125

AbouttheCLPInterface ....................................................................................................................... 125

LoggingintotheCLPinterface............................................................................................................ 126

UsingHyperTerminal................................................................................................................ 126

UsingSSHorTelnet................................................................................................................... 127

ShowingOutletInformation................................................................................................................ 127

Syntax........................................................................................................................................... 128

Attributes..................................................................................................................................... 128

Examples ..................................................................................................................................... 129

TurninganOutletOnorOff................................................................................................................ 130

Syntax........................................................................................................................................... 130

Contents

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QueryinganOutletSensor................................................................................................................... 130

Appendix D Using SNMP 131

EnablingSNMP ..................................................................................................................................... 132

ConfiguringUsersforEncryptedSNMPv3........................................................................... 134

ConfiguringSNMPTraps..................................................................................................................... 135

SNMPGetsandSets.............................................................................................................................. 136

TheDominionPXMIB .............................................................................................................. 137

Appendix E Using the IPMI Tool Set 139

ChannelCommands.............................................................................................................................. 139

authcap<channelnumber><maxpriv>.................................................................................. 139

info[channelnumber] ............................................................................................................... 140

getaccess<channelnumber>[userid]...................................................................................... 140

setaccess<channelnumber><userid>[callin=on|off][ipmi=on|off][link=on|off]

[privilege=level].......................................................................................................................... 140

getciphers<all|supported><ipmi|sol>[channel] ............................................................. 141

EventCommands .................................................................................................................................. 141

<predefinedeventnumber>...................................................................................................... 141

file<filename>............................................................................................................................. 142

LANCommands.................................................................................................................................... 142

print<channel>........................................................................................................................... 142

set<channel><parameter>........................................................................................................ 143

SensorCommands................................................................................................................................. 144

list ................................................................................................................................................. 144

get<id>...[<id>] ......................................................................................................................... 144

thresh<id><threshold><setting> ............................................................................................ 145

OEMCommands................................................................................................................................... 145

SetPowerSetDelayCommand................................................................................................ 146

GetPowerOnDelayCommand .............................................................................................. 146

SetReceptacleStateCommand ................................................................................................ 146

GetReceptacleStateCommand ............................................................................................... 147

SetGroupStateCommand ....................................................................................................... 147

SetGroupMembershipCommand.......................................................................................... 148

GetGroupMembershipCommand......................................................................................... 148

SetGroupPowerOnDelayCommand................................................................................... 149

GetGroupPowerOnDelayCommand.................................................................................. 149

SetReceptacleACL .................................................................................................................... 150

GetReceptacleACL ................................................................................................................... 150

SetSensorCalibration................................................................................................................ 151

TestActors................................................................................................................................... 151

TestSensors................................................................................................................................. 151

SetPowerCycleDelayCommand........................................................................................... 151

Contents

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GetPowerCycleDelayCommand .......................................................................................... 152

IPMIPrivilegeLevels............................................................................................................................ 152

Appendix F Event Types 153

Appendix G Specifications 155

Index 157

1

TheDominionPXunitisanintelligentpowerdistributionunitthat

allowsyoutorebootremoteserversandothernetworkdevices,and

monitorpowerinthedatacenter,throughRaritanʹsKVMswitchesand

SecureConsoleServers.Fromtheofficeorfromanywhere,theDominion

PXunitwillpoweron,poweroff,orrebo

otremoteequipment,aswellas

monitorcurrent,voltage,power,andtemperature.

TheDominionPXofferstheabilitytorecoversystemsremotelyinthe

eventofsystemfailureand/orsystemlockup.Iteliminatestheneedto

performmanualinterventionordispatchfieldpersonnel,reduces

downtimeandmeantimetorepair,andincre

asesproductivity.

In This Chapter

ProductModels..................................................................................................1

ProductPhotos

...................................................................................................1

ProductFeat

ures ................................................................................................3

PackageContents

...............................................................................................4

Product Models

TheDominionPXcomesinseveralmodelsthatarebuilttostockandcan

beobtainedalmostimmediately.Raritanalsoofferscustommodelsthat

arebuilttoorderandcanonlybeobtainedonrequest.

RefertoAppendixA(seeʺDominionPXMode

lsʺonpage118)foralistof

DominionPXmodels.

Product Photos

TheDominionPXcomesinZeroU,1U,and2Usizes.

Chapter 1

Introduction

Product Photos

2

Zero U Size



1U Size



Chapter 1: Introduction

3

2U Size





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Product Features

AllmodelsandsizesoftheDominionPXprovidethefollowingfeatures:

• Theabilitytocontroloutletscollectivelyandindividually

• Theabilitytopoweron,poweroffandrebootthedevicesconnected

toeachoutlet

• TheabilitytogroupoutletsfrommultipleDominionPXasvirtual

outletsaccessiblefromasingleses

sion

• Theabilitytomonitorthefollowingattheoutletlevel:

RMSCurrent

PowerFactor

MaximumRMSCurrent

RMSVoltage

ActivePower

ApparentPower

Package Contents

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• Theabilitytomonitortheinternal,CPUtemperatureofthe

DominionPX

• Theabilitytomonitorenvironmentalfactorssuchasexternal

temperatureandhumidity

• Anaudiblealarm(beeper)andavisualalarm(blinkingLED)to

indicatecurrentoverload

• Configurablealarmthresholds

• SupportforSNMPv1,v2andV3

.

• TheabilitytosendtrapsusingSNMPprotocol.

• TheabilitytoretrieveoutletspecificdatausingSNMP,including

outletstate,current,voltageandpower.

• TheabilitytoconfigureandsetvaluesthroughSNMP,including

unitandoutletthresholdlevels.

• Fullyshroudedlocalbranchcircuitbreakersonproductsra

tedover

20Atoprotectconnectedequipmentagainstoverloadandshort

circuits

• IntegrationwithRaritanʹsParagon,CommandCenterSecure

Gateway(CC‐SG),andDominionsolutions

Package Contents

Thefollowingdescribestheequipmentandother materialincludedin

eachproductpackage.

Zero U Products

• DominionPXunitincludingpowercord1.80m(6feet)

• BracketforZeroUandscrews

• Tool‐lessmountingbracketforZeroUunits

• Null‐modemcablewithRJ‐45andDB9Fconnectorsoneitherend

1U Products

• DominionPXunitincludingpowercord1.80m(6feet)

• 1Ubracketpackandscrews

• Null‐modemcablewithRJ‐45andDB9Fconnectorsoneitherend

Chapter 1: Introduction

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2U Products

• DominionPXunitincludingpowercord1.80m(6feet)

• 2Ubracketpackandscrews

• Null‐modemcablewithRJ‐45andDB9Fconnectorsoneitherend

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In This Chapter

RackMountSafetyGuidelines.........................................................................6

Tool‐lessMo

untingInstructions...................................................................... 8

Rack Mount Safety Guidelines

InRaritanproductswhichrequireRackMounting,pleasefollowthese

precautions:

Operationtemperatureinaclosedrackenvironmentmaybegreater

thanroomtemperature.Donotexceedtheratedmaximumambient

temperatureoftheappliances(seeAppendixA:Specifications).

Ensuresufficientairflowthroughtherackenvironment.

Mountequipmentintherackca

refullytoavoidunevenmechanical

loading.

Connectequipmenttothesupplycircuitcarefullytoavoid

overloadingcircuits.

Groundallequipmentproperly,especiallysupplyconnections,tothe

branchcircuit.



TheZeroUunitsareprovidedwithhigh

gradeengineeringpolycarbonateisolation

hardwaretoallowfixinginavarietyof

positionswithintherack.



Forpanel/flushmount,pulloutfixing

bracketsareavailableoneachendcapto

allowmountingonsuitablerails.



Seeotheroptionsshownbelow.

Chapter 2 Rack-Mounting the Dominion

PX

Chapter 2: Rack-Mounting the Dominion PX

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SideFixing



EndFixing



BlindFixing



Tool-less Mounting Instructions

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Tool-less Mounting Instructions

TheZeroUunitsalsoshipwithatool‐lessmountingkitconsistingofa

clawfeetwithasilverbuttonononeside.Theseworkbyattachingtothe

backsideofaZeroUDominionPX(thesideoppositeoftheoutlets)and

fittingthebuttonintothemountingho

lesofthecabinet.Notethatnotall

racksmayallowtheoptionofsecuringtheDominionPXinthisway.



Before Beginning:

• Ensurethatyouhavesufficientspaceinthecabinettomountthe

DominionPX.Approximatelyoneinchofclearanceisrequiredat

eachend(topandbottom)oftheunit.

• ItmayhelptomarkthebackoftheDominionPXthroughthe

mountingholesyouintendtouse.Youca

nthenusethismarkto

assistinaligningthesilverbuttonsproperlywhenattachingthe

claw‐feet.

Chapter 2: Rack-Mounting the Dominion PX

9

To Mount:

• SnapfittheclawfeetmountsontothebackoftheDominionPXunit.

Leaveatleast24inchesbetweenthebuttonsforstability.Oncethe

clawfeetaremountedontheDominionPXrail,theywillnotreadily

move‐aflat‐headscrewdrivercanbeusedtoremovethefeetifthey

needtober

epositioned.

• Alignthesilverbuttonswiththemountingholesinthecabinet,and

ensurethatbothbuttonscanengagetheirmountingholes

simultaneously.

• PresstheDominionPXforward,pushingthesilverbuttonsthrough

themountingholes,thenlettingtheDominionPXdropabout5/

8ths

ofaninch.ThiswillsecuretheDominionPXinplaceandcomplete

theinstallation.

Thepictureshowshowfirmpressureisappliedtosnapfittheclawfeet

totheDominionPXZero‐Uunit.Hookonesideoftheproductbodyinto

onesideofaclawfootfir

st,andthenapplypressuretosnapinthe

secondside.



10

ThischapterexplainshowtoinstallaDominionPXunitandconfigureit

fornetworkconnectivity.

In This Chapter

BeforeYouBegin..............................................................................................10

ConnecttheDominionPXtoaComput

er....................................................11

ConnecttheDominionPXtoYourNet

work ...............................................12

ConfiguretheDominionPXforNetwor

kConnectivity ............................12

ResettingtoFa

ctoryDefaults .........................................................................16

Before You Begin

Beforebeginningtheinstallation,performtheactivitieslistedbelow:

Unpack the Dominion PX and Components

1. RemovetheDominionPXunitandotherequipmentfromtheboxin

whichtheywereshipped.Referto“PackageContents”sectionfora

completelistofthecontentsofthebox.

2. Comparetheunitandserialnumberoftheequipmentwiththe

numberonthepackingsliplocatedontheoutsideofth

eboxand

makesuretheymatch.

3. Inspecttheequipmentcarefully.Ifanyoftheequipmentisdamaged

ormissing,contactRaritanʹsTechnicalSupportDepartmentfor

assistance.

Prepare the Installation Site

1. Makesuretheinstallationareaiscleanandfreeofextreme

temperaturesandhumidity.

2. AllowsufficientspacearoundtheDominionPXforcablingand

outletconnections.

3. ReviewtheSafetyInstructionslistedinthebeginningofthisuser

guide.

Chapter 3

Installation and Configuration

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