Avocent ACS5004DAC-001 manual

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    C Y C L A D ES ® A C S 5 00 0 In s ta lla t io n/ A d m in is tr a tio n /U s e r G u id e[...]

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    FCC W a rn i ng St a t e men t The C ycla de s AC S 50 00 a dva n ced co nso le se rver ha s b ee n t e st ed a n d fou nd to comp l y wi t h the li mi t s for C la ss A d i gi t a l d evi ce s, pu rsu an t to Pa rt 1 5 of the FCC ru le s. The se li mi t s a re de si gn ed to p ro vid e re a son ab le p rotectio n a ga in st h armful i nterfere n c[...]

  • Page 3

    Cycl ad es ® ACS 50 00 I nsta ll atio n/ A d m in i s tr atio n/ Us e r G ui de Avo c ent, the Avo ce n t log o, T he Powe r o f Be in g T her e, D SVi ew and Cyclades a r e r egister ed tr ademar k s o f A v ocent Corpo r ation or i ts a f fili ate s in the U .S. a n d other cou ntrie s. A ll oth er m a rks a r e the p r o per ty of th e ir r [...]

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    Symbols U se d NOT E: T he foll owing sy mbols may appear w i thin the do c umentat i on or on the appli ance. In str u c ti o ns Thi s s ymbol i s int e nded t o al ert t he user to t he pres e nc e of im port ant ope rat i ng and ma i nte na nce (servi ci ng) instruc t ions in the l it e rat ure ac com pa nying the appl ia nc e. D ang er o us Vol[...]

  • Page 5

    T A B L E  O F  C O N T E N T S Intr odu ct ion 1 O verview 1 Co nn ect ors on t he Co nso le S erver 1 Accessin g t h e Co nso le Se r ver a n d C on nec ted D evi ces 2 Web Ma na ger 3 Prer eq ui sit es fo r Usi ng t he Web Ma na ge r 3 T yp es of U s ers 4 Se curi ty 4 Aut he nt ica ti on 4 I Pv6 6 Se r vi ces n ot su pp ort in g IPv6 6 VP[...]

  • Page 6

    Perfo r m in g b asic n etw ork co n fi gu rati o n u sin g th e w iz co m ma nd 18 Add in g u s ers a nd co n fi gu ring p orts u sin g th e w eb m an ag er 22 O th er Meth od s of Accessin g th e Web Man a ger 22 Co nn ect in g PDU s 23 W e b Ma na ge r for R e gula r U s e rs 2 5 U s i ng t he Web Ma na ge r 25 Feat u r es o f Reg u la r U ser F[...]

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    Co nf ig uri ng t he Co n s o le S er ver i n Exp ert Mo de 51 O verview o f m enu s an d f orm s 5 1 App li ca ti on s Menu a n d Fo rms 53 Co nn ect 53 I PDU Pow er Man ag em ent 54 App li ca ti on s - I PD U Po wer Mg mt . - Ou tl et s G rou p Ct rl 57 App li ca ti on s - I PD U Po wer Mg mt . - View I PD Us Info 57 App li ca ti on s - I PD U Po[...]

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    Co nf ig uri ng a u th ent ic at io n fo r co nsol e server l og in s 93 Se curi ty Pr o fi les 98 Se curi ty certi fi ca tes 10 1 Port s Me nu a nd Fo rms 1 03 Physi cal Ports 1 03 Virtu a l Po rts 12 4 Ports S t at us 12 6 Ports S t at isti cs 12 6 Expe r t - Ports - Ho stn am e D i s co very 12 7 A d mi nist r a tion Me nu and Forms 1 2 9 Sy s t[...]

  • Page 9

    I n t r o d uc t i o n 1 1 O ve rvi ew Each mod el i n t he Cy cl ade s ® A CS 5 00 0 ad va nced co nso le ser ve r f amil y i s a 1 U ap pl ia nce ser vi ng as a sin gl e ac cess p o in t for accessin g an d ad m in i s t er in g ser v er s and o th er d ev ices, sup po r ti n g b o th IP v4 a nd IP v6 p r o to col s. The fol lo wi ng f i gu r e [...]

  • Page 10

    F ig u r e 1. 2: AC S5000 C o n so le Server Co n n ect o r s NOT E: T he numbe r o f s er i al por ts and powe r suppli es de pends on the m odel . Nu mber De script io n 1 Powe r connecti on. T his may be si ngle or dual powe r. D ual powe r r equir es tw o pow er c or ds. 2 Ser i al po rt connector s . 3 Ether net por t connector s . 4 Co ns [...]

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    • Co nn ect in g a server r un ni n g a t er m i nal emul ati on p r og r am e nab le s a n a dmin istrato r t o lo g in t o t he co n s o le ser ve r an d e it her en ter co m m an ds i n th e c on sole server s h ell o r use th e Co m m an d Lin e Int er f ace ( CLI ) to ol . NOT E: O nly one r oot or admin user c an ha v e an acti ve CLI or we[...]

  • Page 12

    • A w eb manag er user acco un t must b e d efine d. The ad m in h as an acc ou nt b y d ef au lt , an d can a dd regu la r - user acco un ts t o g r ant acce s s t o t he co n nect ed servers o r d evi ces u sin g t he w eb man ager. Ty pes o f User s The co nso le ser ve r sup po r ts t he fol lo wi ng u s er acco un t t yp es: • The r o o[...]

  • Page 13

    Au t h en t icat io n T yp e De fin it io n No ne No authen ti c ation. DSView Authentic ation i s per for med w i th a D SVi ew ® 3 server . DSView/Local DSView man agement s oftw ar e authent i c ation i s t ried first, then L oc al. DSViewD ownLo c al Local auth enti cati on is per for med o nl y if the D SVi ew 3 s er v er is dow n. Ker ber os[...]

  • Page 14

    I Pv6 The co nso le ser ve r is c ompl ian t w it h I P v 4, I P v 6 a nd d ua l st ack p r ot oc ol s so t ha t y o u c an en abl e IP v4 o n ly , IP v6 o nl y o r b ot h p r ot oco ls, w it h su pp ort for di al - up co n nect i on s a nd primar y n etw o r k c on nec ti on s. Y ou c an co nfig ur e th e a pp li an ce t o o b tai n i ts I P v 6 n[...]

  • Page 15

    • The v iew t abl e o f t he F i r ewa ll C on f ig urati on f o r m co nt ai ni ng a l ist o f ch ai ns. • The ch ain s w hi ch co nt ai n t he rul es con t r ol li ng fil terin g. C h ain A ch ai n i s a n amed p r o f il e t hat i ncl ud es o ne or mor e rul es d ef in in g ei th er a set o f ch ar act er i s t ics to l oo k f o r in a p ack[...]

  • Page 16

    F l ag an y o f t he ab o ve el em en ts w it h I n verted to p er f o r m t ar ge t a cti on o n p ack ets n ot match in g an y c r it er ia sp ecified in t hat l in e. F o r ex am p le, i f yo u sel ect D ROP as t he t ar ge t a cti on , sp eci f y I n verted for a sou r ce I P add r ess an d d o n ot sp eci f y a ny o th er cr it eria i n t he r[...]

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    SNM P The ad m i ni s t r ato r ca n a cti va te t h e S i m pl e N et wo r k Man ag em en t P roto co l ( S N MP ) a gen t t hat r esid es o n t h e co nsol e server so t ha t t he SNMP ag ent send s n ot ificat io ns a bo ut si gn ifican t ev ent s or traps t o an SNM P manag ement a pp li cat io n. The co nso le ser ve r S N MP ag en t sup po r [...]

  • Page 18

    S ão Paul o co nso le ser ve r i nt o t h e lo cal 1 f aci li t y a nd t o ag gregat e mess ag es f r o m Fr em on t co nsol e server in to t he lo cal 2 f aci li ty . O n sy s l og ger t he syste m ad m in i s t r ato r h as co nfig ured t he sy s t em l og gi ng u ti li ty t o w r it e m essage s fr om th e l o cal1 f aci li ty t o t he / va r /[...]

  • Page 19

    • S erver Techn o lo gy Sent r y ™ f am i ly o f Swi tch ed C abi ne t Pow er D i s t r ib ut io n U ni ts (CDU s) an d sw it ch ed CD U Exp an s i on M od ul e (CW/ CX ) p ow er dev ic es. • S erver Techn o lo gy Sent r y Pow er To wer X L ™ (P TXL) an d Pow er To wer Exp ansi on Mo du le (P T X M) p o wer de vi ces. • S erver Techn o lo[...]

  • Page 20

    • W it h th e IP DU I D a s sig ne d t o t he I P D U • W it h th e p o r t n u m ber to w hi ch t he I PDU i s co nn ecte d The I PDU an d p ort n u m ber are al way s f ol l ow ed b y o n e o r m o r e o ut le t n umbe r s i n brack ets: [ou tl ets] . Comm as b etw een o ut let n u m be r s i nd i cate mul ti pl e o ut le ts. H y ph ens in d [...]

  • Page 21

    F o r I P MI p ow er mana gement , t h e d ef aul t h ot key i s C tr l +Sh ift+I . For I P D U po w er manag ement , th e d efaul t h o tk ey i s C trl+p . O pti on s for manag i ng p ow er A ut ho r iz ed users c an pe r f orm p ow er mana gement t hrou gh t he co nso le ser ve r b y u sin g f o r m s in th e w eb man ager, fr om a p ow er m an a[...]

  • Page 22

    NOT E: Prob e s tr i ng configura ti on r equire s knowledge of C - s ty le es cape sequences . Ans w er s tr i ngs r equi r e k now l edge of POS IX extended r egular expre s s ions . H os tname s l onge r t han 31 char ac ter s a re tr unc ated when the hostname is ass i gned to the s er i al por t al ias . 1 4  Cy cl ades ® A CS  5 00 0 I[...]

  • Page 23

    I n s t a ll a t i on 2 1 5 I m p ort ant Pr e-i nst al l at ion Re qui re m e nts Before in stal li ng an d co nfig ur i ng t h e co nsol e server, en sur e yo u h av e th e fol lo w in g: • Ro ot A cce s s o n y o ur l o cal U NIX mach in e t o use th e serial p o r ts. • A n a pp r op r ia te te r m in al ap p li cati on for y ou r o p er at[...]

  • Page 24

    F ig u r e 2. 1: Placem en t o f Mo u n t in g Bracke ts To ra c k mount t he con s ole s er v e r: 1. I n s t all t he b r ack ets o n t o th e fr on t o r b ack ed ges o f t he co n s o le ser ve r usi ng a scr ew driv er an d t h e scr ew s prov id ed w it h th e mou n ti ng k it . 2. Mo un t t he co nsol e server in a secu r e p osi ti on . Mak[...]

  • Page 25

    Maki ng a dir ec t co nne ct i o n to c onfi gu r e t h e ne t w ork p aram eters. O n y o ur M icrosoft® W i nd ow s wo r k s t ati on , ensu r e t hat a t er min al emul ati on p r og r am i s in stal le d. On ser v er s r un n in g a U NIX-based o p er ati n g sy s t em su ch as S o laris o r Lin ux , m ak e sure th at a co m p ati bl e t er mi[...]

  • Page 26

    Tu r n i ng on the co nso l e s er ver a nd the co nn ected d evi ces P erf or m th e fol lo wi ng p r oce du r es in t he order sho wn t o a vo id p r o bl em s w it h co m po ne nt s on co nn ect ed d evi ces. To t ur n on t he co ns ole s e rv e r: 1. Mak e su r e t he co nsol e server’ s p o wer swi tch i s o f f . 2. P l ug i n t he po w er [...]

  • Page 27

    ** *** ** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** ** ** *** ** ** C O N F I G U R A T I O N W I Z A R D *** *** ** * ** *** ** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** ** IN STR UC TI ONS for usi ng th e Wiz ar d: Yo u can : 1) En te r the ap pro pr iat e inf or ma tio n for yo ur sy st e[...]

  • Page 28

    NOT E: If you c hoose to use D HC P a nd have s elec ted IPv4 enabled ( option 0 ) , the IPv4 Cur r ent C onfigura ti on v er ifi c ation s creen wil l be di spl ayed as show n bel ow . ** *** ** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** *** ** ** *** ** ** *** * ** *** ** ** ** C O N F I G U R A T I O N W I Z A R D **** ** ** *** ** **[...]

  • Page 29

    • S t atel ess On ly : The rou ter w il l mul ti cast t he I P v 6 p r efix al on g w it h t he co nsol e ser ve r ’ s MA C ad dress , t h en li sten f o r th e o t her de vi ces on t he lo cal n et wo r k t o al lo w th e rou te r to assig n t h e I P v 6 ad dres s. • S t ati c: Y ou must manu al ly assig n a un i qu e IP v6 ad d r ess for t[...]

  • Page 30

    Sele c ting a se c ur i t y pro f i le S el ect a p r e- de f in ed secu r it y profil e o r d ef in e a cu sto m p r ofil e f o r spec if i c ser v ices. The p r ofile s  are: • S ecu r ed - D isabl es al l prot oc ol s e xcep t sshv 2, H T TP S a nd SS H t o serial p orts. • Mo derate - Enab les sshv 1, sshv 2, H TT P , HTTP S, Teln et , S[...]

  • Page 31

    3. Turn o n t he co nso le server an d c on nec ted d ev ice s . 4. Ent er t he co nso le ser v er ’ s I P ad d r ess i n t he brow ser ’ s ad dr ess f i eld . 5. Log i n t o th e c on s o le ser v er an d f i ni s h c on f ig urin g users a nd o th er set ti ng s u s i ng t he w eb  manag er . To us e t he def a ult I P ad dre s s to ac c e[...]

  • Page 32

    To da isy - c ha in PD U s to th e c on so l e s er v e r: Thi s proced u r e assumes th at y ou h av e o ne A vo cen t PM PDU o r Cy clad es IP DU c on nec ted t o a ser ia l p ort o n t he co nso le ser ve r . NOT E: Dais y-chai ning i s not poss i ble with SPC pow er contr ol devi ces . Ser v er T ec h PDU s w i ll a l l ow only o ne l evel ( Ma[...]

  • Page 33

    W e b M a n a g e r f o r R e g u l a r U s e r s 3 2 5 Usi ng t he W eb M a nage r Co nso le server users p er f o r m most t asks t hr o ug h t he w eb m an ag er . Th e w eb manag er run s in a brow ser an d p r ov id es a real - ti m e v ie w o f a ll eq u ip m en t co n nect ed t o t he co nsol e server. A ut ho r iz ed users c an access d evi[...]

  • Page 34

    F ig u r e 3. 1: Reg u lar U ser F o r m NOT E: T he for m ar ea changes acc or di ng to w hic h menu option i s sel ected. Nu mber De script io n 1 F or m ar ea. 2 Co ns ole s er v er infor mati on a rea and logout bu tton. T his a rea c ontains th e foll owing i nfor mat i on: l ogou t button - Press logout to ex it the curr ent s ess i on. T he [...]

  • Page 35

    Con nec t W hen y ou sel ect t he Co nn ect o p ti on , t he f o r m d isp lay ed w il l al lo w y ou t o co nn ect t o t he co nsol e server or it s ser ial p orts. P erm issio n t o ac cess a p ort o r p er f o r m p ow er m an agemen t i s grant ed b y t he ad m in ist r ato r w h en yo u r u s er acco un t i s c r eate d. C on nect to the c ons[...]

  • Page 36

    C on necti on p r otoco l s for se r i al po r ts Y ou ca n a ccess a ser v er o r a d evi ce c on nect ed t o a ser ial p ort b y u s i ng t he co nn ect io n p r ot oc ol speci f i ed f o r th e p o r t. The f o ll ow in g t abl e sh ow s th e p r ot o col s ava il abl e for th e ser i al p o r ts. Co n n ect io n T yp e Pro to co l Co ns ole [...]

  • Page 37

    I PDU P ow er M ana gem e nt I P D U manag ement al lo w s y o u t o manag e t h e p ow er o ut le ts o n p o wer m an ag em en t a pp li anc e prod uc ts. If y ou h av e p er m i s sio n t o mana ge o ut let s on a p o wer m an ag em en t a pp li anc e, selec ti ng t he IP D U Pow er Mgm t. o pt io n wi l l d isp lay a form w it h t w o t ab s, O [...]

  • Page 38

    • Edi t cu r r en t t hresho ld s - h ig h cr i ti cal, h ig h w ar ni n g, lo w w ar n in g an d l o w c r it ical ( av ail ab le f o r some mod els o f A vo cen t P M P D Us) . The f o ll ow in g t abl e d escr i bes t he co r r espo nd i ng b ut to n s t o p er f o r m t he p r evi ou s o perati on s. Bu t t o n o r ic on Pu r p o se Edi t Let[...]

  • Page 39

    F o r m H ead in g De script io n Exam p le Model IPDU mod el numb er. Av ocent Cyc lades PM20i/30A PDU Nu mber of Outlets IPDU num ber of outlets. 20 Nu mber of Banks IPDU num ber of banks /ci r c ui ts. 2 Si ngle-Phase/3- Phase IPDU num ber of phases. Si ngle-Phase Softw are Versi on IPDU firm war e versi on. 1.9.2 PDU C urr ent IPDU curr ent l e[...]

  • Page 40

    F o r m H ead in g De script io n Exam p le T y pe ( N ame) Type of the sens or . T emper atur e- Inter nal Cu r r en t i nform ati on d ispl ay s t h e act ua l al arm stat e o f t he cu r r en t l ev el b ased o n t he co nfig ured th r esho l ds w hen av ail ab le. The al ar m stat e can h ave o ne o f t he f ol l ow in g v alu es: • Tr ip pe [...]

  • Page 41

    W e b M a n a g e r f o r A d m in i s t r a t o rs 4 3 3 Thi s cha pt er i s f or syste m ad m in i s t r ato r s w ho u se th e w eb man ager t o c on f ig ure t he co nsol e ser ve r an d it s users . F or in f o r m at io n on h ow t o co nfig ure t he co nsol e server usi ng v i o r Co m m an d Lin e Int er f ace ( CLI ) , pl ease c on s u lt [...]

  • Page 42

    Bu t t o n n am e Us e r el oad p age Re l oads the page. He l p Dis play s th e onli ne help. next Onl y app ear s i n Wiz ar d mode . G oes to the n ex t for m. unsav ed changes T he unsav ed changes button appear s on the lowe r r ight hand c or ner of th e web manag er and a g rap hi c al LED bli nks r ed w henever the cur r ent user h as mad e[...]

  • Page 43

    Lo ggi ng I nt o t he W eb M an ager The f o ll ow in g p r oc edu r e d escr ib es t he l og in p r o cess t o t he w eb m an ag er an d w hat sho ul d b e ex pec ted t he fir st ti me yo u l og i n t o t h e co nso le server. To log i nt o the w e b mana ge r : 1. Ent er t he IP ad dres s o f t he co nsol e server in t h e ad dres s f i eld o f y[...]

  • Page 44

    F ig u r e 4. 2: Exam p le o f Web M an age r F o rm in Wizard Mo d e E xpert mod e Exp er t i s th e d ef au lt mod e w h en lo g gi ng i n t o t h e co nsol e server. The fol lo wi ng i s a t yp ica l co nsol e server scr een i n Exp er t mod e. Th e main d i f f er en ce i n th e i n terf ace w he n yo u swi t ch be tw een t he t wo m o des i s [...]

  • Page 45

    F ig u r e 4. 3: Exam p le o f Web M an age r F o rm in Exp ert Mo d e Ch apt er 4 : W eb M anag er f or Ad mini strato r s 3 7[...]

  • Page 46

    3 8  Cy cl ades ® A CS  5 00 0 I n s t all ati on / Ad m in i s t r ati on /U ser G u id e[...]

  • Page 47

    C o n f i g u ri n g t h e C o n s o l e S e rv e r i n W i z a r d M o d e 5 3 9 St ep 1: Sec ur it y Pr of il e A secu r it y p r ofil e co nsist s o f a set o f p ar ameters t ha t c an b e co nfig ured i n o r der t o h av e mor e co nt r ol o ver th e servic es act iv e at a ny t ime. Pre - de f ined se c urit y prof il e s There are t hr ee p[...]

  • Page 48

    The f o ll ow in g t abl es i ll ustrate t he p r op er ti es for e ach o f th e secu r i ty p r o f il es. The en ab led ser vi ces i n each p r ofile are d esig nat ed . Ac cess t o co n so le se r ver Secu re Mo d erat e Open De fau lt T el net Yes s shv 1 Yes Yes Y es s shv 2 Yes Yes Y es Yes Al l ow SSH r oot a c c ess Yes Yes Y es HT T P Yes [...]

  • Page 49

    The f i r st ste p t o co nfig ure y ou r co nso le ser ve r is t o sele ct a secu r i ty p r ofil e. O n e o f t he f o ll ow in g sit ua ti on s i s ap pl ica bl e w hen y ou b o ot t he co nso le ser ve r . • The co nso le ser ve r is st ar ti ng f o r t he f i r s t t ime o r after a r eset t o f act ory d ef aul t. In t hi s sit uat io n w h[...]

  • Page 50

    CA UT ION: T ak e the r equ i r ed pr ec autions t o under s tand the po tenti al i mpacts of each i ndiv i dual s er v i ce c onfigur ed under t he Custom pr ofil e. NOT E: It is n ot poss i ble to c ontinue w or k i ng in the w eb ma nager w i thout sel ecti ng a security pr ofil e. A r eminder dial og box wil l ap pear i f you attem pt to navi g[...]

  • Page 51

    I n W iz ar d mod e, t he syst em assumes th at al l d evi ces w il l b e co nn ect ed t o t he ser i al p orts wi t h th e same p ar ameter va lu es. I f yo u n eed t o a s sig n d if fer ent p ar am et er s to t he ser ia l p orts t hat each ser v er o r d evi ce i s co nn ect ed to , use t he Ex pert mod e, P orts - P hy sical P o r ts t o assig[...]

  • Page 52

    Param et er Opt io n s De script io n Stop Bi ts 1 [D efault] Opti ons are ei ther 1 or 2 Must match the nu mber of stop bits used by the devi c es c onnected to al l p orts. Authentic ation Re qui r ed Ch ec k fo r e nabl ed. Un c heck ed for dis abled. [D efault] If the Authentic ation Requ i r ed i s e nabl ed, us er authen ti c ation i s enfor [...]

  • Page 53

    The A ccess f orm l ists t h e cu r r en tl y d ef i ned u s ers an d featu r es Add , Cha n ge Password an d D elet e b ut t on s . I n t he U ser s l ist b y d ef au lt , t here i s a roo t a ccou n t t ha t c ann ot b e d elet ed . The roo t h as acc ess priv il eg es to a ll t he w eb manag er ’s fun cti on al it y as w ell a s a ccess to a l[...]

  • Page 54

    6. Ent er co mm ent s to i den ti f y t he u s er’ s rol e o r co nfig urati on i n t he Co m m en ts fiel d ( o pt io nal ) . 7. Cl ick O K . 8. Cl ick th e a p pl y ch an g es b u tt on . To de let e a use r : 1. S el ect S tep 3 : Access . Th e A ccess f orm d ispl ay s . 2. S el ect t he u s ername t o d el ete . 3. Cl ick D elet e . 4. Cl ic[...]

  • Page 55

    The f o ll ow in g t abl e p r o vi des d escr ip t io n f or each fiel d w h eth er l oc al or r emot e d esti nat io n i s  sele cted . F ield n ame De fin it io n De s ti nation Wher e the b uffer fil es shoul d be s tor ed. L oc al, for exampl e, F las h or R emote o n a  ser v er . Mode F or Local D es tinati on - Selec t Linear for ser [...]

  • Page 56

    NOT E: You c an per for m advanc ed configura ti on in Ex per t mode i ncl udi ng t he option of setti ng up data b uffer i ng s epa rate l y for indiv i dual or gr oups of s er i al por ts . To c onf igur e dat a buf f e ring: 1. S el ect S tep 4 : D at a Buf feri ng . 2. Cl ick th e En ab le D at a Buf f er i ng c heck b ox . Th e D esti nat io n[...]

  • Page 57

    Before sett in g u p sy s l og gi ng , m ak e sure a p r e-con f ig ured sysl og server is av ai lab le o n t h e sam e ne tw ork a s t h e co nsol e server. Fr om th e sysl og server ad m in ist r ato r , o b tai n th e IP ad dress o f t he syslo g ser v er an d t he f aci li ty n umber f or m essage s c omin g fr om t he ap pl ian ce. To a dd a s[...]

  • Page 58

    5 0  Cy cl ades ® A CS  5 00 0 I n s t all ati on / Ad m in i s t r ati on /U ser G u id e[...]

  • Page 59

    A p p li c a t i o n s 6 5 1 Con fi gur i ng the Co nso le S erv er in Ex per t M o de Mo st ap p li cati on s r eq ui r e t ha t y o u set t he w eb manag er to Ex pe r t mod e. I f y ou are in W iza r d m o de an d n eed t o p erf or m adv an ced co n f ig urati on , c li ck th e Ex pe r t b u tt on at t he bo t to m o f t he le f t men u p an el[...]

  • Page 60

    F ig u r e 6. 1: Exp ert M od e Screen Elem en t s Nu mber De script io n 1 T op men u. Sel ecti ng any one of the top menu items wil l change the l eft n av i gation menu and fo rm ar eas t o v iew status or c onfigur e the r elated cons ole s er v er options or par ameter s. 2 Left n av i gation men u. Sel ecti ng any of the l eft navi gation men[...]

  • Page 61

    Nu mber De script io n 6 Co mmand bu ttons. Th e c omma nd button s ar e common to al l w eb m anager sc r eens an d ar e used to tr y changes, c ancel changes, apply changes, re l oad pag es or sel ect the onli ne help. NOT E: T he unsav ed changes / no un s av ed change s i ndic ator at the far r ight i s gr een ( no unsav ed c han ges ) w hen yo[...]

  • Page 62

    1. G o t o App l ica ti on s - Co n nect i n Ex pert m o de. 2. Cl ick th e C on ne ct t o ACS 5 00 0 radi o b ut to n. 3. Cl ick th e C on ne ct b u tt on . A Java ap pl et v ie wer ap pears. NOT E: T he l ogin pr ompt is dis play ed w henever y our sec ur i ty pr ofi l e is set to Mod era te or Open ; other w i s e, a n authen ti c ation for m ap[...]

  • Page 63

    • Turn o u tl ets o n an d o f f • Cy cle p ow er • Lock o ut let s to p r even t ac cid ent al ch an ges i n p ow er st ate (Av ocen t PM P D Us a nd Cy cla des IP DU s on ly ) • U nl ock t he ou t let s ( Av oc ent P M P D Us an d Cy cl ade s IP DU s on l y) • A s sig n an a li as to t he o ut le t (to i de nt ify t he d evi ce f o r w [...]

  • Page 64

    A v oc e nt PM PD U i nf o rmat ion disp l a y e d A vo cen t PM PDU s wi ll d ispl ay t he O ut let N am e, P o s t O n D elay , P ost O f f D el ay, Cu r r en t Hi g h Criti cal Th r esho ld , C urr ent H i gh W arni ng Th r esho ld , C ur rent Lo w W ar ni ng Thresho ld a nd Cu r r en t Lo w Criti cal Th r esho ld . Third- p ar t y I PD U i n fo[...]

  • Page 65

    NOT E: F or Av ocent SPC pow er devi c es or Ser v er T ec hnology IPDUs, an a l er t window pr ompts y ou tha t the s cree n i s a utomatic all y r el oade d. Cli c k O K and w ai t for c onfirm ati on th at the pag e has b een r el oade d. A pp l i cati ons - I P DU P ow er Mgmt . - O u t l ets G roup C tr l A n a dmin istrato r ca n sel ect Exp [...]

  • Page 66

    F o r m H ead in g De script io n Exam p le ID Ei ther a default name o r a dmi nis tr ator -configure d ID. i 1A Model IPDU mod el numb er. Av ocent Cyc lades PM20i/30A Nu mber of Outlets IPDU num ber of outlets. 20 Nu mber of Banks IPDU num ber of banks /ci r c ui ts. 2 Si ngle-Phase/3- Phase IPDU num ber of phases. Si ngle-Phase Softw are Versi [...]

  • Page 67

    F o r m H ead in g De script io n Exam p le Powe r F actor Phase power factor. N/ A Environ me n ta l Se n sors Info rm atio n T y pe ( N ame) Type of the sens or . T emper atur e- Inter nal Cu r r en t i nform ati on d ispl ay s t h e act ua l al arm stat e o f t he cu r r en t l ev el b ased o n t he co nfig ured th r esho l ds w hen av ail ab le[...]

  • Page 68

    Sh own Elem en t T yp e D escrip t ion ID : He adi ng Static head i ng shows c ur r ent IPDU nam e and po rt as si gnment. Model: H eading Shows the m ak e and model of IPDU at the desi gnate d por t. ID T ex t fiel d Enter w hatever n ame you wis h for th i s IPD U. Pol li ng Ra te Nu mber fiel d Enter the pol li ng time ( how o ften the consol[...]

  • Page 69

    Sh own Elem en t T yp e D escrip t ion Phases thr eshol ds Num ber fi eld Enter for ea c h phase the cur re nt thr eshol d: H i gh C riti cal , High War ni ng, L ow War ning and Low C r i ti cal . Env ironm ental thr eshol d Nu mber fiel d Enter the thr es holds for e ac h envi r onmenta l s ensor : High C riti cal , High War ning, Low War ni ng an[...]

  • Page 70

    softw ar e i s ava il abl e an d for i n f orm ati on o n h o w t o u pg r ad e t he de vi ce. To up gra de s of t w ar e on a Avoc e nt PM PD U : 1. D ow nl oa d t he n ew fir mware i n / tmp d ir ect o r y. 2. U s e t h e pmfwu p gra d e co m m an d t o p erf or m th e u pg r ad e. See t he A CS 50 00 Co m m an d Refer enc e G ui de for more d et[...]

  • Page 71

    S p ecify grou ps o f o ut le ts u s i ng t h e f o ll ow in g f o r m at : IP DU_ ID [ o utl et s ] W here I PDU _ID i s th e n ame co nfig ured for th e IP DU ( such as i lA ) an d o ut let s are nu m b er s separate d w i th co mm as or wi t h d ashes (to i nd i cate a r an ge), as i n t he f o ll ow in g ex ampl e: il A[1 ,2 ,5 -15 ] Y ou ca n [...]

  • Page 72

    3. I n t he U ser f i eld , en t er t he u s ername. 4. I n t he O ut let s f i eld , en t er t he g r ou p na m e, I P D U n u m ber an d ou t let s th at t he u s er can co nt r ol . 5. Cl ick O K . O ut let en t ry co nv e nt ions I n t he most ba s i c case, on l y t he IP DU ’ s I D an d t he o ut let s na m ed i n b r ack et s fol lo w in g[...]

  • Page 73

    Met h o d Descrip t io n By nam e If the outlet has b een ass i gned a name, s uch as “ myoutlet,” enter i ng myo ut let i s s uffic i ent an d no othe r p ath name i s n eeded. By IPD U the n outlet Enter i ng IPD UB [3 ] w i ll d es i gnat e the same outlet. By ser i al por t th en outlet Enter i ng !tty S2-B [3 ] wil l desi gnate the same ou[...]

  • Page 74

    6. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . 6 6  Cy cl ades ® A CS  5 00 0 I n s t all ati on / Ad m in i s t r ati on /U ser G u id e[...]

  • Page 75

    N e t w o r k M e n u a n d F o r m s 7 6 7 Thi s cha pt er d escr ib es t he N etw ork m en u an d r el ate d form s . The f o ll ow in g t abl e p r o vi des a de s crip ti on o f t he l ef t menu p an el. Men u Selec tio n Us e T h is Men u t o : Ho s t Settings Co nfi gur e the netw ork par amete rs s uch as H ost Name , IP addr es ses , DN S s[...]

  • Page 76

    G en eral ho st sett i ng s The f o ll ow in g t abl e d escr i bes t he f i eld s on t he N etw ork - H ost Sett in gs form . F ield n ame F ield t yp e De script io n Mode Pul l-dow n men u Sel ect Inter net pr otocol f rom IPv 4, IPv6 or D ual - Stac k , w hi ch al lows c oncur re nt use of both I P v4 and IPv6 pr otocol s . NOT E: Sel ecti ng I[...]

  • Page 77

    ta b w i ll b e d isab led . NOT E: If servi ces not suppor ting IPv 6 ar e nee ded, you wil l ha v e to sel ect Dual- Stac k ( IPv4 and IPv6) an d those s er vi c es w i ll be avai labl e only for IPv4. D isa b l ing/Enab l ing IP v 6 I f y o u d isab le IP v6 , co nfig urati on o f I P v 6 ad dres ses w il l n ot b e al lo we d a nd t he IP v6 t [...]

  • Page 78

    Ch eck D HC P ( ch ecke d b y d ef au lt ) t o h av e t he co nso le ser ve r pu l l n et wo r k p ar am et er s f r o m t he D HCP ser ve r . If th is b o x i s no t ch eck ed (DH CP d isab led ) , th e fol lo wi ng f i eld s ar e d i s p lay ed i n th e form . F ield n ame F ield D ef in itio n Pr i mar y Addr ess Enter the pr imar y IPv 4 a ddre[...]

  • Page 79

    F ield n ame F ield D ef in itio n Metho d Sel ect Statel ess only , Static or D HC P methods fr om the pull -do wn me nu for the de s i r ed Ether net po rt c onfigur ati on me thod. Selec ti ng o ne of these options c hoo s es th e method us ed t o obtain and confi gur e IPv6 addr ess es . Stateles s on l y : IPv6 l ocal addr ess es w i ll b e ob[...]

  • Page 80

    • S N MP • S en di ng S N MP t r ap • Remot e au th en ti cat io n ( ex cep t t o N I S ) • A ccess to h o s t s • S t ateful a nd sta tel ess pac ket fil terin g ( f i r ewa ll ) • S t ati c rou tes • S en di ng mes sage s a nd e ven ts t o S MTP ser vers • S en di ng d ata t o d at a b uff er in g ser v er s • A ccess to N TP se[...]

  • Page 81

    a. En ter th e IP ad dres s o f t he co nsol e server in th e Pr imar y A dd r ess f ie ld . b. Ent er t he n etmask in t he N etw ork Mask fiel d. c. En ter th e ad d r ess o f t he seco nd ar y co n s o le ser ve r in t he S eco nd ary A dd r ess f ie ld , i f used . d. S p ecify th e n et wo r k mas k o f t he seco nd ar y IP in t he S eco n dar[...]

  • Page 82

    Sys lo g Y ou ca n u se t he S y slog f o r m t o co nfig ure ho w t he co nso le ser ve r h and le s sy s t em - l og ged m essage s . The S y s l og form al lo ws y ou t o p er for m th e fol lo wi ng : • S p ecify on e o r more sysl og server s t o recei ve sysl og mess ag es r el ated t o p o r ts. • S p ecify r u les for fil terin g m essa[...]

  • Page 83

    VPN Co nnec ti on s V ir t ual P r i vat e N et wo r k ( V P N ) en abl es a secu r ed c omm un ic ati on be tw een t he co nso le ser ve r an d a rem ot e n et wo r k b y ut il i zin g a g at ewa y a nd creat in g a secu r ed co n nect io n b etw een t he co nsol e server an d t he g ate way . I P S ec is t he p r ot o col u sed t o c on s t r uct[...]

  • Page 84

    F ield N am e De fin it io n Ne x tHop T he r outer th roug h whic h the c onsol e ser v er ( on the left si de) or the r emote host ( on the r ight s ide) s ends pack ets to the host on t he other  si de. Subnet T he netm as k o f the subnetw ork wh ere the host r esi des . NOT E: Use CI DR notation. T he IP num ber foll owed by a s las h and t[...]

  • Page 85

    c. En ter th e IP ad dres s o f t he r o ut er t hrou gh w h ich th e h o s t ’ s p ack et s reach t he Int er net i n th e N ex tH o p fiel ds. d. Ent er t he n etmask f o r th e su bn et i n t h e S u bn et f i eld s in CIDR no t ati on . For ex am pl e, 19 2 . 16 8 . 0.0/ 24 w hi ch t r ansl ates t o 2 55 . 2 55 . 2 55 . 0. e. If RSA Ke y i s [...]

  • Page 86

    F ield o r Men u Op t ion De script io n Co mmunity SNMP v1 and v2 only . A C ommunity def i nes an acc es s e nv i r onmen t. T he type of acc ess is cl ass i fi ed u nder Per mi ss i on: either r ead on l y or r ead wr i te. T he most common community is pub l i c . NOT E: T ak e cauti on in usi ng a pu bl i c commu ni ty na me as i t i s c ommo [...]

  • Page 87

    4. F o r S N MP v 1 o r v 2 co nfigu r at io n, en te r o r ch ang e t he fol lo wi ng in f o r m at io n: a. En ter th e co mm un it y n am e i n t he Co m m u ni ty fiel d. b. Ent er t he sou r ce I P add r ess or r an ge o f I P add r esses in t he Sou r ce fiel d. 5. F o r S N MP v 3 co nfig urati on , ent er o r c han ge t he f o ll ow in g i [...]

  • Page 88

    • Edi t d ef aul t ch ai ns • D elet e u ser - ad ded ch ain s • A dd n ew ch ai ns • Edi t r u les for c hai ns Edit but t on S el ect in g o n e o f th e d efaul t ch ain s an d p r essin g t h e Edi t b ut to n op en s th e Ed it Ch ai n d i alo g bo x . O nl y t h e p ol icy can b e e di ted f o r a d efaul t c hai n. The o pt io n s a [...]

  • Page 89

    F ig u r e 7. 1: Exp ert - F irew all C o n fig u rat io n Ad d R u le an d Ed it R u le Dia log Bo xes Inve r te d che c k bo xe s I f t he Invert ed ch eck bo x is e nab led f o r t he co r r espo nd in g o pt io n, t he t ar ge t a cti on i s pe r f orm ed on p ack ets t hat d o n o t matc h a ny o f t he crit er ia spe cified i n t hat l in e. [...]

  • Page 90

    N u meric prot oc o l fie l ds I f N um eric is sel ect ed as t he p r ot oco l w hen spec ifyin g a r u le, a te xt fiel d ap pea r s t o t he r i gh t o f th e men u for th e d esired n u m be r . TCP prot o c ol fie l d s I f TCP is sel ect ed as t he p r ot oco l w hen spec ifyi ng a r u le, t he ad di ti on al fiel ds sho w n in t he f o ll ow[...]

  • Page 91

    IC MP prot oc o l fields I f ICMP is sel ecte d a s a p r ot oc ol , t he I CM P Typ e p ul l-do w n menu i s d isp lay ed i n t he I CMP O pt io ns Secti on at t he b ot to m of th e Fir ew al l C on f ig urati on for m. S el ect t he I CM P t yp e n eed ed f r o m t he li st. Input i nt e r fa c e , out p ut i nt e rf a c e an d f ra gme nt s [...]

  • Page 92

    R EJ EC T t a rge t I f REJECT is sel ected fr om th e Target p ul l-do wn menu , t he fol lo wi ng p ul l- d ow n menu a pp ear s. A ny Rej ect w it h o pt io n cau ses th e i np ut p acke t t o b e d r op pe d a nd a repl y p ack et o f t he speci f i ed ty p e t o b e sen t. F ield N am e De fin it io n Re j ec t w i th Re j ec t w i th me ans t[...]

  • Page 93

    NOT E: User -de fi ned chai ns c annot be edited. If you w i sh to r ename a c hain y ou a dded, delete it and crea te a new one. 1. G o t o Net wo rk - Fi r ewa ll Co nf ig u r a ti on . 2. S el ect o ne o f t he de f aul t ch ain s f r o m Ch ai n li st a nd t he n c li ck th e Ed it b u tt on . Th e Edi t Ch ain d ial og b ox ap p ear s. NOT E: [...]

  • Page 94

    Hos t Tabl e The H ost Tab le f o r m en ab les y ou to k eep a ta bl e o f h ostn ames and I P a dd r ess es t ha t co mpo s e yo u r l ocal n etw ork an d p r o vi des i nform ati on o n yo u r en vi r on m en t. To de f ine the c ons ole se rv e r’s I P add re s s and hos t na me 1. G o t o Net wo rk - H ost Tab les . The H ost Tabl es for m a[...]

  • Page 95

    F ield o r Men u N am e D ef init io n Ho s t IP Appear s o nl y w hen H os t r oute i s sel ected. T ype the IP addr ess of the desti nation host. Go to Ch oi c es ar e G atew ay or Inter face. [ Adj acent fiel d ] T y pe th e IP addr ess o f the gate way or the nam e of the i nter face. Metr ic T y pe t he numbe r of hops to the d es ti nation. T[...]

  • Page 96

    8 8  Cy cl ades ® A CS  5 00 0 I n s t all ati on / Ad m in i s t r ati on /U ser G u id e[...]

  • Page 97

    S e c u r i t y M e n u a n d F o r m s 8 8 9 Use rs a nd G r ou ps The U ser s a nd G r o up s f orm al lo ws y o u t o p er f o r m t he f o ll ow in g t asks: • S et u p u s er access t o th e c on s o le ser ve r ' s we b man ager • A s sig n u s ers t o spec if i c g r ou ps t ha t sh ar e co mm on a ccess r ig ht s • A s sig n o r [...]

  • Page 98

    A d ding a Use r I f y o u c li ck th e Ad d b ut to n on t he S ecu r it y - Users an d G r ou p s form u nd er t he U ser s Li st, th e A dd U ser d ial og b ox a pp ear s. Th e foll o wi ng t ab le d escr ib es th e fiel ds i n t he A dd U ser d ial og bo x . F ield N am e De fin it io n User N ame N ame of th e us er to be adde d. Pas swor d T [...]

  • Page 99

    2. S el ect t he n am e o f a u ser o r grou p t o d el ete. 3. Cl ick D elet e . 4. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . To c ha ng e a us e r’s pa s s wo rd: 1. G o t o S ecu r i ty - U sers a nd G r o up s. The U ser s and G r ou ps form d ispl ay s . 2. S el ect t he n am e o f t he u ser w ho se pa s swo r d y ou w ish t o c han ge . 3. Cl ick Ch an [...]

  • Page 100

    f o r m t o vi ew w h o i s lo g ged i n to ea ch po r t an d t he p r oce s ses th ey are run ni ng . O pe n sessio ns ar e d ispl ay ed w it h t he ir id ent i f icat io n an d stat i s t ical d ata, t he r el ated d ata suc h a s C P U u s ag e f o r a sp ecific cl ien t, JCP U p r o cess es an d PCP U p r oce s sin g t ime. The K il l S essio n[...]

  • Page 101

    C on f i gu r i n g au t he nti cat ion f o r co nso l e s er ver logins The d ef au lt au th en ti cat io n m et ho d for t he co nso le ser v er i s Lo cal . Y ou can e it her acce pt t he de f aul t o r sele ct an ot her au th ent ic ati on meth od fr om t he U ni t A u th ent ic ati on p ul l-do wn menu on t he A ut hTy pe f o r m . A ny au t h[...]

  • Page 102

    To c onf igur e a R AD IU S a ut he nt ica t ion s er v e r: P erf or m th e fol lo wi ng p r oce du r e t o co nfig ure a RA D I US au th en ti cati on ser v er w hen t he co nsol e server or an y o f i ts p o r ts are co nfig ur ed to u s e RA DIUS au th ent ic ati on m et ho d o r an y of i ts v ar iat i on s (Local /R AD I U S , RA D I US/Lo ca[...]

  • Page 103

    5. To speci f y a n umber of ti m es t he u ser can requ est au th en ti cati on v er ificat i on fr om th e ser ve r b ef ore send in g an au th en ti cati on fail ure m essage t o t h e u s er, en ter a n umbe r i n t he Ret r ie s  fiel d. 6. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . G rou p au th oriz a t ion on TAC A CS+ U s i ng an au th oriza ti on met[...]

  • Page 104

    • A n a ccou n t for admin . • I f LD AP au th en ti cati on i s sp eci f ied for th e co n s o le ser ve r , ac cou nt s f o r al l u ser s wh o n eed to l og i n t o t he co n s o le ser ve r to ad m i ni s t er co nn ect ed d evi ces. • I f LD AP au th en ti cati on i s sp eci f ied for ser ial p or t s , acco un t s for users w ho n eed a[...]

  • Page 105

    • Real m n ame an d K DC ad dress • H ost n am e an d IP ad dres s f o r t he K er be r os ser v er A lso, w ork w it h t he K er be r os ser v er ’ s ad m in ist r ato r t o en sur e th at fol lo wi ng t yp es of acco u nt s ar e set u p o n t he K er be r os ser v er an d t hat t h e ad m in ist r ato r s o f t he c on sol e ser ve r an d c[...]

  • Page 106

    9. F i ll i n th e form acc or d in g t o y ou r l o cal setu p o f t he K er beros server . 10 . Cl ic k a pp l y ch an ge s . To c onf igur e a N IS a ut he nt ica t ion se r v er : P erf or m th e fol lo wi ng p r oce du r e t o co nfig ure a N I S a ut hen ti cat io n ser v er w hen t he co nsol e ser ve r o r an y o f i ts p o r ts are co nfig[...]

  • Page 107

    C u st o m s ec u rity pro f i le The Cu sto m Securit y Pr ofil e o pen s up a di al og b o x t o al lo w cu sto m co nfig urati on o f in d iv id ual prot oc ol s o r servi ces. NOT E: By defau l t, a num ber of pr otocol s and servi ces ar e enab l ed in the C us tom p rofil e; ho wever, they ar e c onfigur able to a user 's cus tom r equir[...]

  • Page 108

    Oth er Services Secu re Mo d erat e O p en D ef au lt SNMP N/ A N/ A Yes N/A RPC N/ A N/ A Yes N/A IC MP N/ A Yes Yes Yes F T P N/ A N/ A N/A N /A IPSec N/ A N/ A N/A N /A T ab le 8.5: Ena ble d Pr o t o co ls f or Eac h Secu rity Pr o f ile The f i r st ste p i n co nfig urin g y o ur con sol e ser v er i s to d ef i ne a secu r i ty p r o f il e.[...]

  • Page 109

    • I f y o u recon f i gu r e t he secu r it y p r ofile an d res t ar t t he we b man ager, y ou n eed t o mak e sure th e serial p o r ts p r ot oco l s a nd ac cess meth o ds match t he selec ted secu r i ty p r ofil e. To s e l e c t or c onf igur e a se c ur ity prof ile: The f o ll ow in g p r oc edu r e assumes y ou h av e i nstal le d a n [...]

  • Page 110

    U s e r c onf igur e d di g i t a l c e rt ifica t e Y ou ca n g en er at e a self- s i gn ed d ig it al certi f ica te. The p r oce du r es to co nfig ure a sel f - sig ned di g it al certi f icat e i s do cu m en ted in t he Cy cla des A CS 50 00 C omm and Refer en ce G ui d e. X. 5 0 9 ce rt if i c a t e on ss h The O pen S SH so f tw ar e i [...]

  • Page 111

    P o r t s M e n u a n d Fo r m s 9 1 0 3 Phy si cal Por ts By sel ect in g Po rts - Ph ysica l Ports i n Exp ert mod e, yo u can e nab le o r d isab le p or t s and co nfig ur e p ar am et er s f o r i nd iv id ua l o r a g r ou p o f ser ia l p orts. Y ou ca n sel ect co n ti gu ou s ser ial p orts on t he f o r m b y usi ng t h e Shi ft k ey or n[...]

  • Page 112

    4. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . G en e ra l f orm U nd er Por t s - P h ysic al P o r ts i n Exp er t Mo d e, i f y ou sel ect o ne o r mor e p or t s fr om t he po r t s l ist an d c li ck t he Mod if y b ut to n , t he G ene r al f o r m ap pe ar s. The G ene r al f o r m al lo w s y ou t o d efin e g eneral p or t set ti ng s, co nn ect t o an IP[...]

  • Page 113

    Prot o co l N am e Re su lt Co ns ole (T elnetSSH) Author i zed users c an u s e T el net a nd/or SSH to c onne c t to the c onsol e of the connected devi c e si multaneousl y . When multi pl e s ess i ons featur e is confi gur ed, s i multaneous T el net and/or SSH s ess i ons ar e all owed thr ough th e s er i al por t. Co ns ole (R aw) Author i [...]

  • Page 114

    Prot o co l N am e Re su lt SSHv2 De di c ates a server ter minal connected to the s elec ted ser i al po rt t o acc es s a s er ver usi ng th e SSHv2 pro toc ol. When the a ttac hed ter minal is t urn ed on, the c onsol e ser v er opens a SSHv2 ses s ion on the ser v er . T he server ’ s IP ad dre s s should be s peci fied on the O ther for m, P[...]

  • Page 115

    Mod em a nd pow e r ma na ge men t con ne c t i on prot oc o l s The f o ll ow in g t abl e sh ow s th e co n nect i on p r ot o col s f or m o dems or I P D Us co n nect ed t o t he ser ia l p orts. Prot o co l N am e Re su lt PPP-N o Auth Star ts a PPP ses s ion without inter ac tiv e authen ti c ation r equired. As sumes th e s peci fi ed con[...]

  • Page 116

    To c onf igur e a se r ial por t con ne c t i on prot oc o l fo r a B i dire c t iona l Te l ne t : The f o ll ow in g p r oc edu r e assumes th at t he sel ecte d serial p ort is p hy sica ll y c on nec ted t o a te r m in al . For more i nfor mati on o n Bi di r ect io n al Tel ne t c on nec ti on p r o to col , see Bid irect i on al T el net p r[...]

  • Page 117

    2. Cl ick th e G en eral t ab . Th e G eneral f o r m ap p ear s w it h t he n umber( s) of t he selec ted p o r t(s ) ne xt t o t he D on e b ut to n at t he b ot to m o f t h e f o r m an d t he act iv e t ab s are i n ye ll ow . 3. To ch ang e t he co n nect io n p r ot oc ol , sel ect a Ter m i nal Ser v er co nn ect io n f rom t h e Co nn ect [...]

  • Page 118

    5. To f u r th er co n f ig ure th e serial p ort’s co n nect i on p r ot o col : • F o r u s er access an d au th ent ic ati on meth od s, see Acce s s o n p ag e 1 12 . • To co nfig ur e m o dem i ni ti ali zat io n an d P PP op ti o ns see O th er o n p age 1 21 . 6. I f y o u a r e f i ni s h ed, cl ic k D o ne . 7. Cl ick a pp ly ch an g[...]

  • Page 119

    8. W hen f i ni s h ed, cl ic k D o ne . 9. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . To a s s oc iat e an a li a s to a se r i a l port : A n a li as can b e associ at ed t o a p ort w h en it i s i nd iv i du all y sele cted f o r mod if i cat io n. To associ ate an al ias t o a p o r t p erf or m th e fol lo wi ng step s. 1. G o t o Port s - Phy s i cal Po rt[...]

  • Page 120

    A c c e s s U nd er Por t s - P h ysic al P o r ts i n Exp er t Mo d e, sel ect o ne o r m o r e ser i al po r t s a nd c li ck Mod if y Port(s) . S el ect Acce s s f o r m fr om th e t ab bed men u. The A ccess f orm ap pe ar s. The f o ll ow in g t abl e d escr i bes t he menu a nd fiel ds o n t he A ccess f orm . F ield De script io n Author i z[...]

  • Page 121

    2. Cl ick th e Acc ess t ab. Th e A ccess f orm ap pe ar s. 3. To r estrict a ccess to o n e o r m o r e u ser s o r t o a grou p o f u s ers , ent er p r ev io usl y de f in ed u s er or g r ou p n am es i n t he A ut h or i zed U ser s/G r ou ps fiel d, w it h na m es separate d b y co m mas . 4. To de ny a ccess to o n e o r m o r e u ser s o r [...]

  • Page 122

    Au t h en t icat io n T yp e D efin it io n NI S D ownL oc al Local aut henti cati on is per for med onl y when the N IS s er v er is dow n. Ra di us Authentic ation i s per for med usi ng a R adius authe nti cati on server . Ra di us/Loc al R adi us a uthentic ation i s tr ied fi r s t, switc hing to Local if unsuc c ess ful. Ra di usDow nLoc al L[...]

  • Page 123

    F ield N am e D ef in iti on De s ti nation Locati on for t he data fil es. Ei ther Local or R emote . Mode ( Loc al D esti nation) Wi ll be either c i r c ular or l inear . In ci rcular m ode, data i s w r i tten into the s peci fi ed l ocal data fi le until th e upper li mit on the fil e si z e is r eached; then the data i s overw r i tten star t[...]

  • Page 124

    F ield N am e D ef in iti on T i meout ( s econds ) Amount o f ti me in sec onds that the c onsol e server w i l l tr y to dis c over t he hostname. If i t cannot be i dentifi ed in that t i me, a de faul t na me wil l be ass umed. Show Menu Ch oos e fr om t he foll owing options to s elec t w hat wil l b e s how n wh en c onne c ted to the s er i [...]

  • Page 125

    12 . Cl ic k t he radi o bu t to n n ex t to o ne o f th e fol lo wi n g o p ti on s : a. Bu f f er S ysl og a t a ll t imes b. Bu f f er o nl y w he n n o u ser is c on nec ted t o t he p ort 13 . Cl ic k D o ne . 14 . Cl ic k a pp l y ch an ge s . To co nfig ur e al ar m n ot i f icat io n s t o b e sen t b ased o n t h e t yp e o f b uff er ed d[...]

  • Page 126

    Men u Op ti on Des cript io n Yes ( show m enu) Mor e tha n two s i multaneous users can c onnect to th e s ame ser i al por t. A Sni ffer me nu i s pr es ented t o the user and th ey can c hoose to: Open a sni ff ses s ion Open a r ead/w r i te ses s ion Ca nc el a c onne c ti on Send a m es sage to othe r u s er s connected to the s ame ser i [...]

  • Page 127

    be av ai lab le i f t here i s a t l east o ne po r t co n f ig ured as P o wer Mg m t o r t here i s a t l east o ne I P MI ser ve r co nfig ured) . The P o wer Man ag em en t f o r m ap pe ar s. Y ou ca n u se t hi s f orm t o mak e i t p ossib le for a u ser w ho i s co nn ect ed to a de vi ce t hrou gh t h e selec ted serial p o r t t o p er f [...]

  • Page 128

    F ield N am e D ef in iti on Ne w U s er /G r oup ( av ail abl e on l y if Al l ow User s /Grou ps r adio button is s elec ted) Entr y fiel d to a dd a new user /gro up. Al l ow ed U s er s /Grou ps ( av ail abl e on l y if Al l ow User s /Grou ps r adio button is s elec ted) Vi ew l is t box of author iz ed user s or gr oups. P o wer m an ag em en[...]

  • Page 129

    8. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . NOT E: If you wis h to configur e IPMI pow er manag ement on thi s por t, c ontinue to the IPMI configur ati on pr ocedur e below. To c onf igur e a se r ial por t for I PMI pow e r ma na ge men t : Thi s proced u r e assumes yo u h ave ad de d t he co n nect ed IP MI d ev ice i n t he A pp l icat io n s - I P MI P o [...]

  • Page 130

    The O th er form ap pea r s . Y ou ca n u se t hi s f orm t o c on f ig ure o th er set ti ng s. The o pt io n s o n t hi s f orm may b e l ess co m m o n set ti ng s. Th e f o ll ow in g t abl e d escr ib es t he av ail ab le f i eld s in t h e O th er for m. F ield N am e D ef in iti on T CP Por t T he T CP Por t num ber for a ser i al po rt. T h[...]

  • Page 131

    4. To ch ang e t he p ort n u m ber f o r t he ser ial p ort, e nt er an o th er n umber in t he TCP Port fiel d. 5. To assig n a n am e to t he po r t ’ s IP ad dress , ent er an al ias i n t he P o r t IP A li as f i eld (con sol e co nn ect io n prot oc ol o nl y). 6. I f c on nec ti ng t o a M icrosoft W in do ws Ser v er 2 00 3 o perati ng s[...]

  • Page 132

    10 . For a d edi cat ed t er m i nal , e nt er t he I P add r ess of th e d esired h ost in t he H ost t o C on nec t f i eld . 11 . Ent er th e t yp e o f t er m i nal in t he Ter m i nal Typ e fiel d. 12 . Cl ic k D o ne . 13 . Cl ic k a pp l y ch an ge s . Vi rt ual P ort s NOT E: Vi r tual Por ts is avai labl e only for I P v4 pr otocol . The v[...]

  • Page 133

    F ield N am e De fin it io n Re mote IP The IP addr ess of the s lav e. F i r s t R emote T C P Por t N umber T he first T CP por t nu mber of the s lav e. T he de faul t is 7001 . Pr otoc ol T he communic ation pr otocol u s ed by the Slav e. T he opt i ons ar e T elnet or SSH. O nce y ou h av e co nfig ured th e sl ave co nso le ser ve r an d d e[...]

  • Page 134

    Por t s St atu s The i nfor mati on i n t he f o ll ow in g t abl e i s ava il abl e i n Por t s - P o r ts Stat us i n read - on ly f o r m . A l l users h av e acc ess t o th i s form . Th e i nf o r m at io n on t hi s pag e g et s u p dat ed w he n y ou cl ick t he Refresh b ut to n. Co lu m n N am e De script io n Por t T he serial po rt n umb[...]

  • Page 135

    Exp er t - P or ts - Host na m e D is cove ry A n a dmin istrato r ca n u se t he Exp er t - P orts - Ho stn am e D i s co ve r y screen t o c on f ig ure l ists o f prob e an d an swer strin gs t hat a pp ly t o al l ser ia l p orts t hat h ave b een co nfig ured f o r h ostn ame di scov ery. S ee H o s t na me D isco very o n pa ge 1 3 for det ai[...]

  • Page 136

    1 2 8  Cy cl ade s ® A CS  5 00 0 I n s t all ati on / Ad m in i s t r ati on /U ser G u id e[...]

  • Page 137

    A d m i ni s t ra t i o n M e n u a n d F o rm s 10 1 2 9 Sys te m I nf or m a ti on S el ect in g Ad mi n istrat i on - Sy s t em i nf o r m at io n in Exp er t mod e d isp lay s a for m co nt ain in g in f o r m at io n ab ou t al l o f t he syst em p ar ameters as sho wn i n t he f o ll ow in g t abl e. In f orm at io n Par ameters Sy stem Infor[...]

  • Page 138

    In f orm at io n Par ameters Memo ry Infor mation MemT ota l MemF r ee Buffer s Ca c hed Swap Cached Ac tiv e Inacti ve HighT otal HighF r ee Low T otal Low F ree Swap Tot al Swap Fr ee Dir ty Wr i teback Mappe d Sl ab Co mmi tLimi t Co mmi tted _AS PageT ables Vmall oc T otal Vmall oc Used Vmall oc Ch unk Ra m Dis k U s age F i l esy s tem 1k-bloc[...]

  • Page 139

    F ield N am e Def in it io n No ti fi cati on Alarm for Da ta Buffer i ng Enabl e by pl aci ng a check mar k in this f i el d [unlabel ed vi ew table] Lis t of alar m ty pes and tr igger s [unlabel ed d rop down l i st] Ema i l , page r o r SN MP notifi c ation metho ds T ab le 10.2 : N o t ific ati on s F orm F ield s Cl ick in g t he Add b ut to [...]

  • Page 140

    To c onf igur e a t rigge r f or e mail not ific at ion f or s e rial port s : 1. G o t o Adm i ni s t r a ti on - N ot if ica ti on s i n Ex pert m o de an d selec t Em ai l f r o m t he p ul l-do wn m en u. If desi r ed, en ab le No ti fi ca ti on Al arm f or D at a Buf fe r i ng for an al ar m to so un d w hen th e t r i gg er ac ti on o ccu r s[...]

  • Page 141

    To c onf igur e a t rigge r f or pa ge r not ifica t ion f or s e rial port s : 1. G o t o Adm i ni s t r a ti on - N ot if ica ti on s i n Ex pert m o de an d selec t Pa ger fr om th e p u ll - do wn m en u. If desi r ed, en ab le No ti fi ca ti on Al arm f or D at a Buf fe r i ng for an al ar m to so un d w hen th e t r i gg er ac ti on o ccu r s[...]

  • Page 142

    F ield n ame De fin it io n T r ap Num ber T he tr ap type as defined i n the MIB. T he choi ces ar e: Co l d Star t War m Star t Link D own Link U p Authentic ation F ai lure EG P N ei ghbor Lo s s Enter pr i s e Speci fic Co mmunity T he pa s s w ord us ed t o authent i c ate th e tr aps . Ser v er T he IP addr ess of t he s er ver r unn i ng the[...]

  • Page 143

    Ser ial por t s alar m not if i c a t ion Y ou ca n c on f ig ure t he n ot ificat io n en try form t o mon it o r th e D CD sig nal so th at t he syst em w il l g en er at e an a larm in an y o f th e fol lo w in g e ven ts. • A ser i al co nsol e c abl e i s r em o ved f rom t h e co nso le server • A d evi ce/ ser ver at tac hed t o t he co [...]

  • Page 144

    To c onf igur e tim e a nd da t e us i ng an NTP s e rv e r: N T P is d isab led b y d ef au lt . 1. G o t o Adm i ni s t r a ti on - Tim e/D a te i n Ex pert mod e. The Time/D at e f o r m d isp lay s. 2. S el ect a t ime zo ne f r o m t he Timezo ne p ul l- d ow n l ist. 3. S el ect En ab le f r o m t he N etw o r k Ti m e Pr ot oc ol p ul l-do w[...]

  • Page 145

    6. Cl ick a pp ly ch an ge s . Boo t Conf ig ura ti on Bo ot c on f ig urati on d ef in es t he lo cat io n f rom wh ic h t he co n s o le ser ve r lo ad s th e o perati ng syste m . Th e co nso le ser ve r can b o ot fr om it s in te r nal f i r m wa r e o r f rom t h e n etw ork. By d ef au lt , th e c on sole server bo ot s f r o m F l ash mem o[...]

  • Page 146

    F ield N am e Def in it io n F as t Ether net T he speed of th e Ether net connecti on. Sel ect the ap pro priate Ether net setting i f y ou need to c hange the Auto N egotiati on ( def aul t val ue) : 100BaseT Ha l f- Duplex 100BaseT F ul l-D upl ex 10BaseT Half- Duplex 10BaseT F ul l - Dup l ex F as t Ether net Max. Inter r upt Events T he max[...]

  • Page 147

    Bac kup Conf i gur at ion S el ect in g Ad mi n istrat i on - Backu p Co n fi g i n Ex pert mod e d isp lay s th e Ba cku p Co nfig urati on f o r m . NOT E: Use an F T P s er ver to s ave and r etr i eve y our consol e server confi gur ation. F or the back up configur ati on to wo rk, the F T P s er ver m us t be o n the same subnet. Ensur e that [...]

  • Page 148

    Upg rad e Fi rm w ar e S el ect in g Ad mi n istrat i on - Up g r a de Firm ware in Exp er t mod e d isp lay s th e U pg r ad e Fir mware  f o r m . Yo u can u s e t h is f o r m t o co nfig ure an au to mated u p grade of t he co nsol e server’ s f i r m wa r e, w h ich i n clu des t h e K er ne l, app l icat io n s a nd co n f ig urati on fi[...]

  • Page 149

    Reb oot S el ect in g Ad mi n istrat i on - Rebo ot i n Ex pert m o de b r in gs u p a si m pl e form co nt ain in g o nl y a Reb oo t b ut to n. Cl ic ki ng t he Reb oo t b ut to n r eb oo ts t he co nso le ser v er . To re b oot t he con s ole s er v e r: 1. G o t o Adm i ni s t r a ti on - Reb oo t i n Ex pe r t mod e. 2. Cl ick th e Reb o ot b [...]

  • Page 150

    To c onf igur e the loca l onl ine he l p pa t h: 1. Ext r act t he file s u sin g t he ap prop r iat e u nz ip u ti li ty f o r y ou r O /S an d p ut t hem in t o t he de s i r ed d irecto r y u nd er t he w eb ser v er ’ s r o ot d irecto r y . Th is must b e a p ub li cl y a ccessib le w eb ser ve r F o r ex am p le, t he f o ll ow in g co m m[...]

  • Page 151

    1 4 3 App end ix A : Tech ni cal Spe ci fi cat i ons Ha r d war e CPU MPC85 5T ( Power PC D ual-C PU) Memo ry 128MB D IMM SDR AM min./ 16MB C ompact F l ash mi n. Inter faces 1 Ether net 1 0/100BT on R - J 45 1 R S232 Co ns ole on RJ- 45 RS23 2 Serial Por ts on RJ- 45 Powe r Inter nal 1 00- 240VAC, 50/6 0 Hz Dimensi ons 17 x 8. 5 x 1.75 i n ( 43.18[...]

  • Page 152

    Ha r d war e Safety and EMC Standar ds Appr ov al s and Mar ki ngs F CC Par t 15, A IC E S- 003 C- T ic k VCC I Clas s A MIC C l as s A CE EN55 022, C l as s A EN55 024 EN60 950- 1 GS CB CSA/U L 60950- 1 Sol ar i s Ready™ NOT E: Some mar ks may not ap pl y for al l m odels o f the ACS 5000 cons ole s er v er . 1 4 4 Cy clad es ® A CS  5 00[...]

  • Page 153

    App end ix B : Saf et y an d en vi ron m e nta l gui del i nes f or r ack - m oun ti ng t he co nso le s erv er NOT E: Eac h hea di ng and i ts content s i n th i s sec tion i s a l s o pr ovi ded in G er man ( D eutsc h ) in i tali c s immediately foll owing the Engli sh v er s ion. The f o ll ow in g co nsi derati on s sho ul d b e t aken i nt o [...]

  • Page 154

    Mechan i cal l oad i ng Mo un ti ng o f t he eq ui pment in t he r ack sho ul d b e such t hat a h azardo us co n di ti on i s no t ach iev ed d u e to u nev en mech ani cal l oa di ng . S i cherer mecha ni sch er A ufbau Bit te verm eid en S ie b eim Ein b au d er G erät e u ng lei ch mä ßi ge m ech an isch e Bel astu n g. C i rcui t ove r l oa[...]

  • Page 155

    S i cherhe i t svo r keh rung en b ei m B etr i eb d es C yclades A C S 5 000 A d vanc ed C on sol e S er ver Bi tt e l esen Sie al le f o lg en den Sich erhei tsr ic ht li ni en u m sic h u n d Ihren C ycl ad es AC S 5 00 0 ad van ced c on sol e ser ve r v or Schä den zu b ew ahren. WAR NIN G: D o not o per ate your Cyc l ades ACS 500 0 advanc ed[...]

  • Page 156

    CA UT ION: Do n ot push any ob j ec ts thr ough the openings of the C y cl ades AC S 5000 advanced c onsol e ser v er . Do i ng so c an cause fi r e or elec tr i c shock b y short i ng out inter i or componen ts . Zur Ve r m ei du ng v o n B r and g ef ahr o der ele kt r isch en Schl äge n b it te k ein e G eg en s t änd e d urch di e Ö f fnu ng[...]

  • Page 157

    A r b ei t en am C yclades A C S 5000 Bi tt e v er such en Sie ni ch t d en A CS 50 00 selb st zu w ar t en m i t A u s n ahme u nt er B ef ol g un g d er A nw eisu ng en v on C ycl ad es tec hn isch em Per son al. I n d ie s em F al l b i tt e f o lg end en V ors ic ht s maßn ah m en ei nh al ten : 1. S ch alt en Sie de n A CS 50 0 0 a us. 2. Er [...]

  • Page 158

    A pag ue el Cy cla des A CS 5 0 00 a dv anc ed co nsol e server. A s eg urase q ue este t ocan d o t ie r r a an tes d e t oc ar cu alq u ier ot r a c osa, qu e p ue de ser al t oc ar l a p ar te t r aser a d el eq ui p o. B at erì a U na ba terìa nu ev a p ued e e xp lo tar, si n o esta i nsta lad a co r r ect ament e. R em p lace l a b aterìa [...]

  • Page 159

    App end ix C : Tech ni cal Sup por t O ur Techn ic al S u pp ort sta f f i s read y t o assist y ou w it h an y i nsta ll ati on o r op erati ng i ss u es yo u en cou nt er wi th y ou r A vo cen t prod uc t. I f an i s sue sho ul d d eve lo p, f o ll ow t h e step s be lo w f o r th e fastest p ossib le ser vi ce. To re s olv e a n iss ue : 1. Ch e[...]

  • Page 160

    1 5 2 Cy clad es ® A CS  5 00 0 I n s t all ati on / Ad m in i s t r ati on /U ser G u id e[...]

  • Page 161

    59 0 -81 5-5 01 B For Tec h nica l Suppo rt : w ww . avo ce nt. com/sup po rt[...]