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A common application for the PDU is remote power recycling. Remote site
management requires special consideration. All network equipment has the
potential to lock up: servers can hang or ‘blue screen’ and
often it only takes for the equipment to be re-booted to function again.
However, if the equipment is situated remotely, in another building or
city or country, then a visit to reboot locked up equipment can be a costly
exercise. But perhaps more importantly, it can take more time than the
demands of high availability networking can allow. When used with one
of Rose’s UltraMatrix or UltraConsole switches, control of servers
and devices at bios level is supplemented by the ability to cold reboot
whilst online
Configuration Cable
Your package contains a configuration cable (DB9
female-to-RJ 6/6). Use this cable to connect the PDU serial port and a
dumb terminal or PC for configuration. Any dumb terminal or terminal emulation
package, such as Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT HyperTerminal will work fine,
providing it is capable of running at up to 9600 baud. Alternatively,
just connect via a spare KVM port on a Rose switch.
System Requirements
The PDU will communicate with any device that can emulate a VT100 terminal
session, this therefore includes any PC that has a terminal emulation
software package installed and also most terminals. The Controllable PDU
operates at 9600 baud.
Main Control Menu
The PDU can be controlled simply using the following
table of commands.
Control
Commands (Normally open relays) |
SU Sequence Up
SD Sequence Down
SO Set all OFF immediately
ONnn Turn relay nn ON (01-16)
OFnn Turn relay nn OFF (01-16)
CTnn Set Delat Time nn (0-99 seconds)
CA Turn Auto-sequence ON at startup
CM Turn Auto-sequence OFF at startup
CS Print Current state
CP Enter new password (8 char., DEFAULT 8 SPACES) |
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Features
- 12 controllable digital outlets
(IEC 320 outlets rated at 10A)
- Individual outlet control
- Individual outlet delay timer
- Password protected setup and access
- Option to remember individual outlet settings
during power loss
- Sequence all outlets UP
- Sequence all outlets DOWN
- Set all outlets OFF immediately
- Universal mounting brackets
- Compatible with Rose UltraMatrix and
UltraConsole switches
- Out of band access
- Network independent
Specifications
| Power outlets: |
12 x IEC 320 (rated at 10A 240 VAC) |
| Input rating: |
16A at 240 VAC |
| RS-232 serial
port: |
6 pin modular connector |
| Relay rating:
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12 x 16A at 240 VAC |
| Dimensions:
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70 x 90 x 1800mm |
| Weight |
2.9Kg. |
Default Settings
The PDU is shipped with the following default settings.
Control
Commands (Normally open relays) |
Delay Timers 0 seconds
Current States 0 = Outlets OFF (relays open)
Auto Sequence OFF
Console Password 8 x Spaces characters |
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