
• Server Technology Sentry™ family of Switched Cabinet Power Distribution Units (CDUs), Smart Cabinet
Power Distribution Units (Smart CDUs) and switched CDU Expansion Module (CW/CX) power devices.
One additional level of power devices can be daisy-chained with ServerTech Expansion modules.
• Server Technology Sentry Power Tower XL™ (PTXL) and Power Tower Expansion Module (PTXM) power
devices.
NOTE: The term PDU refers to any of these types of power devices.
The console server automatically recognizes and supports Avocent PM PDUs, Cyclades PM PDUs or Avocent
SPC devices when the corresponding serial port is configured for power management.
PDUs
To manage a PDU:
1. Select Power Management - PDUs.
2. Select the checkbox next to the PDU you want to manage.
3. Click On, Off, Cycle, Reboot PDU, Reset HW Overcurrent Protection or Factory Defaults if desired. A
confirmation appears. Click OK.
NOTE: The power controls (On, Off and Cycle) will be applied to all outlets of the PDU.
4. To change the PDU ID, click Rename and enter the name in the New PDU ID field.
5. Click Save.
To upgrade firmware:
1. Select the checkbox next to the PDU you want to upgrade and click the Upgrade Firmware button.
2. Fill all fields with correct information and click Download to download the firmware to the console server.
3. When the download finishes, the Install PM Firmware screen appears. If the version information is correct,
click Upgrade Now to start the upgrade of the firmware in the PDU.
4. When the upgrade finishes, the Finish Upgrade screen appears with the result of the upgrade action. Click
Finish.
NOTE: You can upgrade the firmware for multiple PDUs at the same time for Avocent PM PDUs only.
To view a PDU’s information and manage outlets:
1. Select Power Management - PDUs.
2. Click the name of the PDU you want to view or manage.
3. The Outlet Table with power controls window appears and the side navigation bar displays a list of options.
4. To manage outlets of PDU:
a. Check the box(es) of the outlet number(s) you want to manage.
b. Click On, Off, Cycle, Lock or Unlock to perform that function for the selected outlet(s).
5. Click Information in the side navigation bar to view a PDU’s information.
6. Click Overview in the side navigation bar to view data monitoring information.
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