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Server Technology
Solutions for the Data Center Equipment Cabinet
Sentry
Remote Power Manager
- PT22
Installation and Operations Manual
© 2005 Server Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
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Instructions This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Dangerous Voltage This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Protective Grounding Terminal This symbol indicates a terminal that must be connect
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 4 Quick Start Guide.............................................................................................................................4 Technical Support ............................................................................................................................4 Equipment Overview........................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATI
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Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Start Guide The following instructions will help you quickly install and configure your PT22 for use in your data center equipment cabinet. For detailed information on each step, go to the page number listed to the right. 1. Mount the PT22..........................................................................................................................6 2. Connect to the power source ...................................................................
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Equipment Overview 1. The power inlet/cord(s) connects the CDU to the electrical power source. 2. Two RJ45 connectors for Serial (RS-232) and Ethernet connection. 3. Two mini RJ11 connectors for Temperature/Humidity sensors. A number is printed above each PT22 outlet. These numbers may be used in commands that require an outlet name. 3 2 1 1 1 1 Figure 1.1 PT22 Views Sentry PT22 Introduction • 5 Installation and Operations Manual
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Chapter 2: Installation Before installing your Sentry PT22, refer to the following lists to ensure that you have all the items shipped with the unit as well as all other items required for proper installation. Standard Accessories • Mounting bracket hardware: two mounting brackets and four screws • RJ45 to RJ45 crossover cable • RJ45 to DB9F serial port adapter (for connection to standard DB9M DTE serial port) • DB9F to DB25M modem cable • Cable Management Bar with four mounting screws
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Mounting 1. Select the appropriate bracket mounting points for proper mounting depth within the rack. 2. Attach the brackets to these mounting points with two screws for each bracket. 3. Install the enclosure into your rack, using the slots in each bracket. The slots allow about ¼ inch of horizontal adaptability to align with the mounting holes of your rack. NOTE: A mounting bracket kit for 23” wide racks or cabinets is available. Contact your Server Technology Sales Representative f
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Connecting to the Unit Serial (RS232) port The PT22 is equipped with an RJ45 Serial RS-232 port for attachment to a PC or networked terminal server using the supplied RJ45 to RJ45 crossover cable and RJ45 to DB9F serial port adapter as required. See Power Ratings in Appendix C: Technical Specifications for more information on the Serial RS-232 port. Ethernet port The PT22 is equipped with an RJ45 10/100Base-T Ethernet port for attachment to an existing network. This connection allows a
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Chapter 3: Operations INTERFACES 10 Outlet Naming and Grouping 10 Usernames and Passwords 10 HTML INTERFACE 11 Logging In 11 Outlet Control 12 Individual..............................................................................................................................12 Group....................................................................................................................................12 Environmental Monitoring 13 Input Load .............................
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Interfaces The PT22 has two interfaces: the HTML interface accessed via the HTTP enabled Ethernet connections and the command line for serial and Telnet connections. Outlet Naming and Grouping For commands requiring an outlet name, you may specify it in one of two ways: a predefined absolute name or a descriptive name assigned by an administrator. For units with multiple infeed connectors, absolute names are specified by a period (.) followed by the tower letter, the infeed letter and out
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HTML Interface The HTML interface is constructed of three major components: the System Location bar, the User/Navigation bar and the Control Screen. The System Location bar displays the Sentry’s location and IP address as well as the current Control Screen title. The User/Navigation bar displays the current user and privilege level and provides access to all HTML pages. And the Control Screen is used to display current data and allow changes to outlet states or system configuration. The
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Outlet Control The Outlet Control section offers access to the Individual and Group outlet control pages. From the Individual and Group pages, the user can review and manipulate power control functions for all outlets and groups assigned to the current user. Both pages include the outlets absolute and descriptive names, the Outlet Status reported to the Sentry by the outlet, the current Control State being applied by the Sentry and the outlet load in amperes. Available outlet and group
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Environmental Monitoring Input Load The Input Load page displays the tower(s) absolute and descriptive name and the cumulative input load in amperes of all devices attached to the Sentry at the time the page was loaded. This page will refresh automatically every 10 seconds. Sensors The Sensors page displays: • Temperature/humidity sensor’s absolute and descriptive names • Temperature/humidity sensor readings in degrees Celsius and percent relative humidity Configuration The Configura
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Network The Network configuration page is used for maintenance of the network interface. From this page an administrator may configure the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, DNS addresses as well as view the link status, speed and duplex value. The Sentry is configured with the following network defaults to allow unit configuration out-of-the-box through either Telnet or HTML: • IP address: 192.168.1.254 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • Gateway: 192.168.1.1 The initial local PC
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Setting SSL access level Sentry SSL supports configuration of SSL connections as being either optional or required. The default access level is set to optional. • Optional –Both non-secure (HTTP) and SSL encrypted connections (HTTPS) are allowed access. • Required – ONLY SSL encrypted connections (HTTPS) are allowed access. Select Optional or Required from the Secure Access drop-down menu and press Apply. Serial Ports The Serial Ports configuration page is used for maintenance of all ser
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Editing modem initialization strings: Click on the Edit link in the Modem port Action column. On the subsequent Serial Port Edit page, enter the initialization string in the appropriate field and press Apply. The Init1 and Init2 strings may be up to 48 characters. The Attention and Hang-up strings may be up to 16 characters. Predefined Modem Initialization Strings String Type String Description Init 1 AT Gets modem attention Init 2 AT E0 Q1 S0=1 S2=64 S12=50 &C1 &D2 Initializes defau
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Adding and Deleting outlets from a group: Press the Edit link in the Action column for the associated group. On the subsequent Group Edit page, select or deselect outlets to be included in that group. Press Apply. Users The Users configuration page is used for creation and removal of usernames, assignment of accessible outlets and group, assignment of privilege levels and the changing of user passwords. Creating a new user: Enter a user name in the Username field. Up to 16 alphanumer
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Adding and Deleting serial port access: Click on the Ports link in the Access column for the associated user. On the subsequent User Ports page, select or deselect ports to be accessed by the user and press Apply. FTP The FTP configuration page is used for setup and maintenance of all settings required to perform an FTP firmware upload. See Appendix B: Uploading Firmware for more information on uploading firmware. Setting the FTP Host IP Address: Enter the IP address in the Host IP Ad
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Configuring input feed traps: Click on the Input Feed Traps link. On the subsequent Input Feed Traps page, select or deselect the desired traps and press Apply. For Load traps, enter a maximum load value for the infeed in the High Load Threshold field and press Apply. The High Load Threshold value may be 0 to 255 (in amperes). Configuring outlet traps: Click on the Outlet Traps link. On the subsequent Outlet Traps page, select or deselect the desired traps and press Apply. LDAP The LDAP
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Configuring the authentication order: Select Remote -> Local or Remote Only from the drop-down menu and press Apply. For more information on remote authentication order, see Setting the authentication order on page 57. NOTE: Server Technology recommends NOT setting the authentication order to Remote Only until the LDAP has been fully configured and tested. Configuring LDAP groups: Click on the LDAP Groups link at the bottom of the page. Creating an LDAP group: Enter a descriptive grou
