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How to use your Cyclades AlterPath ACS and PM to remotely power on/off your dual powered servers?
If you have a Cyclades AlterPath ACS ("ACS") console server and wish to have seamless remote power management capabilities,
ou can connect a Cyclades AlterPath PM ("PM") to your ACS for a fully integrated solution. You can have this secure and remote power control
over single and multi power supply servers.
There are two ways to configure the integration of these products:
- Web browser
- Command line interface
In this example, I will use the follow environment:
- Console server: AlterPath ACS 32
- Power strip: AlterPath PM 10
- Power strip connected to port 32 of the ACS
- Serial device: any server with dual power supply
- Server's console port connected to port 8 of the ACS
- Server power input plugged in outlets number 5 and 6 of the
PM
Web Browser
1. With a straight CAT5 cable connect the "IN" port on the PM to port 32 of your ACS
2. Connect the power cables of the target device in the outlets number 5 and 6 of the PM
3. Connect the console port of the server (with the appropriate adapter) to port 8 of the ACS
4. Access the ACS via GUI interface as root
5. From the top menu, select "Ports". From the left menu, select "Physical Ports"
6. From the list of ports, choose the port 32. Then, select "Modify Selected Ports"
7. Edit this form with the following information:
- Connection Protocol: Power Management
- Alias: PM10
- Allow Access by: SSH and TELNET (here you can choose the ways to make the Power Management: by telnet, by SSH or both
)
8. Click Done
9. From the list of ports, choose the port 8. Then, select "Modify Selected Ports"
10. Select "Power Management". Then, select "Enable Power Management" on this port. Click, "Add"
11. In the "Power Management Alias" field, choose PM10. In the "Outlet Number" field, digit 5,6. Click "OK"
12. Now, there is the option to choose the users who can have access to this power management capability. In my example the users root and alex have this permission. After that, click "Done". If you want that all user have this privilege, just check the option "Allow All Users".
13. Click "Apply Changes"
14. To view and have total remote power management capabilities of all you devices connected to the ACS and PM, select "Applications" from the top menu, then select "IPDU Mult-Outlet Ctrl" from the left menu
Command Line Interface
1. With a straight CAT5 cable connect the "IN" port on the PM to port 32 of the ACS
2. Connect the power cables of the target device to the outlets number 5 and 6 of the PM
3. Connect the serial port of the server to port 8 of the ACS
4. Access the ACS via telnet or SSH as root
5. Enter the file "pslave.conf" using the command "vi /etc/portslave/pslave.conf"
6. Go to the end of the file pressing "shift + g"
7. Enter the following lines:
- S32.protocol ipdu
- S32.alias PM10
- S32.pmtype cyclades
- S32.pmNumOfOutlets 10
- S32.authtype none
- S32.speed 9600
- S32.datasize 8
- S32.stopbits 1
- S32.parity none
- S32.flow none
- S8.pmkey ^P
- S8.pmoutlet 32.5 32.6
- S8.pmusers alex,root (users that can do the power control of this device)
8. Exit of the file by typing ":wq"
9. Enter the commands "saveconf". Then, "signal_ras hup"
10. Access the console of the device by telnet or SSH
11. To view and have total remote power management capabilities of all you devices connected to the ACS and PM, type "ctrl+p"
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