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Rack Power Distribution Unit Metered

User Guide

AP88XX

990-5568N-001 Publication date: 11/2021

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Schneider Electric Legal Disclaimer

The information presented in this manual is not warranted by the Schneider Electric to be authoritative, error free, or complete. This publication is not meant to be a substitute for a detailed operational and site specific development plan. Therefore, Schneider Electric assumes no liability for damages, violations of codes, improper installation, system failures, or any other problems that could arise based on the use of this Publication.

The information contained in this Publication is provided as is and has been prepared solely for the purpose of evaluating data center design and construction. This Publication has been compiled in good faith by Schneider Electric. However, no representation is made or warranty given, either express or implied, as to the completeness or accuracy of the information this Publication contains.

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Contents

Introduction..........................................................................................7

About Network Management Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Types of User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Watchdog Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Network interface watchdog mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Resetting the network timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Network Port Sharing (NPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

About the Network Port Sharing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Display ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Specific assignment of Display IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Firmware Upgrade with NPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RF Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EnergyWise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EnergyWise and NPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Establish Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

IPv4 initial setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

IPv6 initial setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

TCP/IP configuration methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

.ini file utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DHCP and BOOTP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Network Management with Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Command Line Interface (CLI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Recovering from a Lost Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NMC2 (firmware v6.x.x or later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NMC3 (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Rack PDU Front Panel .....................................................................17

Network Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

10/100 LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Load indicator LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Example 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Example 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Example 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Example 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Command Line Interface ...................................................................26

About the Command Line Interface (CLI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Log on to the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Local access to the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Remote access the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

About the Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Command Response Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

CLI Commands for Rack PDUs by SKU/type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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? or help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

alarmcount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

cd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

cipher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

clrrst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

dir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

dns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

eapol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

eventlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

exit, quit, or bye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

ftp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

lang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

lastrst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

ledblink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

logzip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

netstat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

ntp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

portSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

pwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

radius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

resetToDef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

smtp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

snmp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

snmpv3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

snmptrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

tcpip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

tcpip6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

userdflt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

whoami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

wifi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

xferINI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

xferStatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Device Command Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Network Port Sharing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

alarmList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

bkLowLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

bkNearOver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

bkOverLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

bkPeakCurr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

bkReading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

devLowLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

devNearOver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

devOverLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

devPeakLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

devReading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

dispID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

energyWise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

humAlGen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

humHyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

humLow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

humMin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

humReading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

humStatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

lcd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

lcdBlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

logToFlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

phBal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

phBalAlGen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

phLowLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

phNearOver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

phOverLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

phReading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

phTophVolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

prodInfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

sensorName . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

tempAlGen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

tempHigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

tempHyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

tempMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

tempReading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

tempStatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Web User Interface ...........................................................................88

Supported Web Browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Log On to the Web User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

URL address formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

First log on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Limited Status Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Web User Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Device status icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Quick Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Network Port Sharing (NPS) on the Web User Interface (Web UI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Group Control using Network Port Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

About Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

The Overview view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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About the Status Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

View the Load Status and Peak Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

View the Network Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Current IPv4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Current IPv6 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Domain Name System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Ethernet Port Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Control...............................................................................................97

Managing User Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Resetting the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Configuration .....................................................................................99

About the Configuration Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Configure Load Thresholds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

To configure load thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configure RPDU Name and Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Reset Peak Load and kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configure Phase Load Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configure Temperature and Humidity Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Session Management screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Ping Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Local Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Remote Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Configure the RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Supported RADIUS servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

RADIUS and Network Port Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Firewall Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

802.1X Security Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Network Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

TCP/IP and Communication Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Port Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

SNMPv1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

SNMPv3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Event Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Configure event actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Email notification screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

SNMP trap receiver screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

SNMP traps test screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

General Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Identification screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Date/Time screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Creating and importing settings with the config file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Configure Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Logs in the Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Identifying Syslog servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Syslog settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Syslog test and format example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Tests Tab ........................................................................................130

Setting the Rack PDU LCD or LED Lights to Blink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Logs Tab .........................................................................................131

Event, Data and Firewall Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Event log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Data log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Firewall Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

About Tab........................................................................................137

About the Rack PDU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Support Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Device IP Configuration Wizard.......................................................138

Capabilities, Requirements, and Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

How to use the Wizard to configure TCP/IP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

How to Export Configuration Settings..............................................139

Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Summary of the procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Contents of the .ini file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

.ini and Network Port Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Detailed procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

The Upload Event and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

The event and its error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Messages in config.ini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Errors generated by overridden values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Related Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

File Transfers ..................................................................................143

Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Benefits of upgrading firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Firmware module files (Rack PDU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Firmware File Transfer Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Rack PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Use XMODEM to upgrade one Rack PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Use a USB drive to transfer and upgrade the files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

How to upgrade multiple Rack PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Using the Firmware Upgrade Utility for multiple upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Updating firmware for Network Port Sharing (NPS) Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Verifying Upgrades and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Verify the success or failure of the transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Last Transfer Result codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Verify the version numbers of installed firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Download Log files to a USB Flash drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Worldwide Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Radio Frequency Interference.........................................................153

USA—FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Canada—ICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Japan—VCCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Taiwan—BSMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Source Code Copyright Notice........................................................154

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Introduction

The APC Metered Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) may be used as a stand-alone, networkmanageable power distribution device or up to four devices can be connected together using one network connection. The Rack PDU provides real-time remote monitoring of connected loads. User-defined alarms warn of potential circuit overloads.

Your Rack PDU comes with a terminator installed in the display In or Out port. In stand-alone operation, one terminator must be installed in the display In or Out port. To use Network Port Sharing between up to four units, a terminator must be installed in the In port at one end of the group and another on the Out port at the other end of the group.

You can manage a Rack PDU through its Web User Interface (Web UI), its Command Line Interface (CLI), Data Center Expert, or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). (To use the PowerNet M Base (MIB) Reference Guide, available at www.apc.com.) Rack PDUs have these additional features:

• Device power, peak power, apparent power, power factor and energy monitoring.

• Phase voltage, current, peak current, power, apparent power and power factor monitoring. Bank current and peak current monitoring (for models that support breaker banks).

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• Current, energy, and power monitoring.

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IB with an SNMP browser, see the PowerNet SNMP Management Information

• Configurable alarm thresholds that provide network and visual alarms to help avoid overloaded

circuits.

• Various levels of access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read-Only, Outlet User, and

Network-Only User (These are protected by user name and password requirements).

Multiple user login feature which allows up to four users to be logged in simultaneously.

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• Event and data logging. The event log is accessible by Telnet, Secure CoPy (SCP), File

Transfer Protocol (FTP), serial connection, or Web browser (using HTTPS access with SSL/ TLS, or using HTTP access). The data log is accessible by Web browser, SCP, or FTP.

• Email notifications for Rack PDU and Network Management Card (NMC) system events. SNMP traps, Syslog messages, and email notifications based on the severity level or category

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of the Rack PDU and NMC system event.

• Security protocols for authentication and encryption.

• Network Port Sharing (NPS). Up to four Rack PDUs of any model can be connected using the

In and Out ports so that only one network connection is necessary.

• NPS guest firmware auto-update feature allows the NPS host to automatically pass a firmware

update to its connected guests. This feature will be functional for all guests that have AOS firmware version 6.1.3 or later on Rack PDUs with NMC2s, and on any firmware version for Rack PDUs with NMC3s.

RF Code wireless monitoring support via serial port connection

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(Rack PDUs with NMC2s, firmware v6.x.x or later).

• Cisco EnergyWise certified (

• Log files can be downloaded by inserting a USB Flash drive into the USB port on the Display

Interface of the Rack PDU.

Rack PDUs with NMC2s, firmware v6.x.x or later).

NOTE: The Rack PDU does not provide power surge protection. To ensure that the device is

protected from power failure or power surges, connect the Rack PDU to a Schneider Electric Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

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About Network Management Cards

A Network Management Card (NMC) is a piece of hardware that allows products to operate on a network. There are two generations of NMC: NMC2 and NMC3. Rack PDUs with an NMC2 have firmware v6.x.x or later. Rack PDUS wtih an NMC3 have firmware v1.x.x.1 or later.

At the time of this publication, the latest Security Handbook for devices with an NMC2 is 990-4910E, and the latest Security Handbook find security handbooks and other documents for your Rack PDU on www.apc.com.

for devices with an NMC3 is 990-91251D. You can

Types of User Accounts

The Rack PDU has various levels of access (Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read-Only User, Outlet User, and Network-Only User ), which are protected by user name and password requirements. Up to four users are allowed to login to the same Rack PDU simultaneously (available in AOS version 6.1.3 or later).

NOTE: You will be prompted to enter a new password the first time you connect to the RPDU with the Super User account. The Administrator, Device User, Read-Only User, and Network-Only user accounts are disabled by default, and cannot be enabled until the Super User default password

is changed.

(apc)

• An Administrator or the Super User can use all of the menus in the Web UI and all of the

commands in the CLI. Administrator user types can be deleted, but the Super User cannot be deleted. The default user name and password for the Super User are both apc. You will be prompted to enter a new password the first time you connect to the RPDU with the Super User account.

- The Super User or A

disable, change password, etc).

A Device User has read and write access to device-related screens. Administrative functions

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like session management under the Security menu and Firewall under Logs are grayed out.

• A Read-Only User has the following restricted access:

- Access to the same menus as a Device User, but without the capability to change configurations, control devices, delete data, or use file transfer options. Links to configuration options are visible but disabled. The event and data logs display no button to clear the log.

An Outlet User has the following restricted access:

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- Access through the Web User Interface and Command Line Interface.

- Access to the same menus as a Device User, but with limited capability to change configurations, control devices, delete data, or use file transfer options. Links to configuration options are visible but are disabled. The Outlet User has access to the Outlet

Control menu option that allows the user to control only the outlets assigned by the

Administrator. Outlet Users cannot clear the event or data logs. The user name and password are defined by the Administrator during the process of adding a new Outlet User.

A Network-Only User (remote user) can only log on using the Web UI and CLI (Telnet or

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SSH). A network-only user has read/write access to the network related menus only.

dministrator can manage another Administrator's account (enable,

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Watchdog Features

Overview

To detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs, the Rack PDU uses internal, system-wide watchdog mechanisms. When it restarts to recover from an internal problem, a

Network Interface Restarted event is recorded in the event log.

Network interface watchdog mechanism

The Rack PDU implements internal watchdog mechanisms to protect itself from becoming inaccessible over the network. For example, if the Rack PDU does not receive any network traffic for 9.5 minutes (either direct traffic, such as SNMP, or broadcast traffic, such as an Address Resolution Protocol [ARP] request), it assumes that there is a problem with its network interface and restarts. The network interface watchdog mechanism is only enabled on a PDU that discovers an active network interface connection at start-up. This allows guest PDUs in a Network Port Sharing chain to function normally without rebooting every 9.5 minutes.

Resetting the network timer

To ensure that the Rack PDU does not restart if the network is quiet for 9.5 minutes, the Rack PDU attempts to contact the default gateway every 4.5 minutes. If the gateway is present, it responds to the Rack PDU, and the response restarts the 9.5-minute timer. If your application does not require or have a gateway, specify the IP address of a computer that is running on the network and is on the same subnet. The network traffic of that computer will restart the 9.5-minute time frequently enough to prevent the Rack PDU from restarting.

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Network Port Sharing (NPS)

About the Network Port Sharing Feature

You can use the Network Port Sharing feature to view the status of and configure and manage up to four Rack PDUs using only one network connection. This is made possible by connecting the Rack PDUs via the In and Out ports on the Rack PDU front panel.

NOTE: All Rack PDUs in the group must be using the same Rack PDU firmware revision in order to support the Network Port Sharing Feature. For Rack PDUs with NMC2, the firmware must be

5.1.5 or later (excluding v6.0.5 EnergyWise). Network port sharing is not supported between Rack PDUs with NMC3s and NMC2s.

Display ID

The display ID is a number, 1 to 4, used to uniquely identify the Rack PDUs in a group. After two or more Rack PDUs are connected to one another in an NPS group, they can be identified on the various interfaces by the use of this "Display ID". This Display ID is viewable in the top left corner

the display. Alternatively, a larger Display ID “shadow” can be enabled on the LCD by selecting

the Display Settings > Display ID > Show option on the LCD keypad.

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Installation Instructions

Connect up to four Rack PDUs via the In and Out ports on the Rack PDU. Insert an RJ45 terminator (included) in the unused In/Out ports on each end of the chain.

NOTE: Failure to use terminators may cause a loss of communication on the Rack PDUs. NOTE: To reduce the possibility of communication issues, the maximum total length of cabling

connecting Rack PDUs in a group should not exceed 10 meters. All Rack PDUs in a NPS group should reside in the same rack enclosure.

Connect the "Network" port of one of the grouped Rack PDUs to a network hub or switch. This unit will be the Host for the Rack PDU group. Guest Rack PDU data will be viewable on the Host PDU. Set up network functionality for this Host Rack PDU as specified in the Establish Network Settings section. The Host will automatically discover any Guest Rack PDUs connected via In/Out ports. The Rack PDU group is now available via the Host's IP address.

NOTE: Only one Rack PDU in an NPS group is allowed to be the host. If two host Rack PDUs are connected together, one will automatically be chosen to be the single host for the NPS group. The user also has the option to select a particular guest to be the host as long as that guest has an active network link.

The host Rack PDU supports many features that are not supported by NPS guests. These include, but are not limited to:

SNMP rPDU2Group OIDs

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• EnergyWise support (Rack PDUs with NMC2s, firmware v6.x.x or later)

• Initiating AOS/App firmware updates for guest Rack PDUs

• Time synchronization for guest Rack PDUs

• Data logging for the guest Rack PDUs

Specific assignment of Display IDs

Follow the instructions below before powering up any of the Rack PDUs in the group. If it is desired to have a specific assignment of Display IDs, this can be achieved by powering up

the units for the first time in the desired order, 1 to 4. For example, before powering up any of the Rack PDUs connected in a group, determine the Display ID order that you would like. Then, first power up the unit that you would like to have as Display ID 1. After that unit has initialized and the LCD has started displaying its screens, power on the unit that you would like to have as Display ID

2. Continue in the same way for units 3 and 4, if applicable for your setup. NOTE: The Display ID can be configured from the Web UI via the "Configuration > RPDU > Device

> Display ID" field. The Display ID can also be configured from the CLI interface via the command.

Firmware Upgrade with NPS

At start-up and routinely during operation, the Rack PDU NPS host compares its own AOS and application versions with the versions found on each guest. In the event of a version difference, the host copies its AOS and then its application to the non-complying guests via the NPS chain.

dispID

NOTE: Automatic firmware upgrade is only available for Rack PDUs running AOS version v6.1.3 or later as this functionality requires resident firmware support in the NPS host and guests. This functionality requires that any replacement Rack PDUs also be running AOS version v6.1.3 or later to maintain correct operation of the NPS chain.

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RF Tag

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Rack PDUs with NMC2s (firmware v6.x.x or later) support the RF Code Sensor tag for Schneider Electric Rack PDUs. The tag enables data center managers to wirelessly monitor power consumption and utilization with the enterprise-class Asset RF Code Zone Manager. The Zone Manager middleware consumes information about power attribute values as reported by the Rack PDU. The RF Code sensor tag for Schneider Electric works in concert with the AP88XX Rack PDUs with firmware v6.1.0 or later. To implement an RF Code sensor tag solution, plug the tag into the RJ-12 socket labeled Serial Port. Scroll the LCD menu to highlight the RF Code Control entry, press the Select button. Press the Select button again to enable. The Rack PDU will immediately reboot and start serial communication with the tag. When an NPS guest RF tag is removed, the NPS host will signal an alarm. In order to clear this alarm, one must replace the tag and disable the tag in the LCD menu. Then the error will be cleared and the NPS guest will auto reboot.

The RF Tag reports per-phase load voltage/amperage/power readings every 10 minutes and device power/energy use, per-outlet watt-hour/switch state/RMS current, and phase outlet voltages/bank overload state readings every hour. Outlet and bank readings are Rack PDU model dependent as all models do not support monitoring. The complete RF solution requires an RF Code reader, an RF Code Zone Manager, or RF Code Asset Manager. For more information see:

www.rfcode.com.

NOTE: Rack PDUs with NMC3s (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later) do not support the RF Code Sensor Tag.

EnergyWise

A Rack PDU with an NMC2 (firmware v6.x.x or later) can become a Cisco EnergyWise Entity. This entity reports power usage and alarms in the EnergyWise Domain.

To exercise this capability, plug the Rack PDU network port into a Cisco switch/router that supports the EnergyWise Domain. Log into the Web UI of the Rack PDU and navigate to the Configuration/RPDU/EnergyWise Web page. Click on the enable radio button to initiate the task. The task will generate unique parent and children names, default roles, keywords and importance values that comply with EnergyWise requirements. Customization of the aforementioned is supported by clicking on any of the underlined entities to navigate to a configuration Web page.

The EnergyWise port, domain name and shared secret may also be modified, but must be coordinated with the same parameters in the Cisco gear.

The Rack PDU implementation supports a single parent, multiple children hierarchy. The parent may exist as a standalone Rack PDU or as the host Rack PDU for an NPS chain of Rack PDUs. The parent usage reports the power consumed by the Rack PDUs themselves, including any NPS guest Rack PDUs. The children report either inlet power or, in the case of monitored outlets, the power consumed at the outlet. Both parent and children report a usage level (0-10 scale). The

rent and inlet usage are always reported as 10 or “On”. In the case of switched outlets the actual

state of the switch is reported and may also be altered by the Cisco device. When the parent is the host Rack PDU of an NPS chain, the reported parent power is the sum of

the parent and each of the NPS guests. The parent also reports an inlet entity for itself and for each guest as well as an outlet entity for each host outlet and each outlet of every guest.

The remaining configurable items are string variables that may be modified as needed and are retained across power cycles or reboots.

NOTE: Rack PDUs with NMC3s (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later) can not become Cisco EnergyWise

Entities.

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EnergyWise and NPS

AP88XX Rack PDUs support Cisco EnergyWise with RPDU v6.1.0 firmware or later. The Rack PDU EnergyWise application generates a family tree at startup. This tree is reported to Cisco hardware during the discovery process.

For an initial installation, either establish the NPS chain and enable EnergyWise on the host or enable EnergyWise on the host and then disable and re-enable EnergyWise after the NPS communication is established. Clearly, the first option is simpler.

For Rack PDU replacement, the following procedure should be followed. Power down the Rack

U – any children associated with this Rack PDU will report EW levels and usage as zero. On

the Status/Rack PDU/Group Web page, there should be a check box to allow the user to remove the now non-functioning PDU from the NPS chain. Once removed from the chain, any children

associated with that PDU will report “.0.” in the display identifier portion of the EW name field. At

this time, one can replace the PDU with another of the same model and expect the EnergyWise to function properly again once communication is established. If for some reason the replacement model is different, EnergyWise will have to be disabled and re-enabled after NPS communication is established, to update the family tree and the order of data reported. For more information see:

www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps10195/index.html.

Getting Started

To start using the Rack PDU:

1. Install the Rack PDU using the Rack Power Distribution Unit Installation Instructions that were shipped with your Rack PDU.

2. Apply power and connect to your network. Follow the directions in the Rack Power Distribution Unit Installation Instructions.

3. Establish network settings

4. Begin using the Rack PDU by way of one of the following:

- “Web User Interface” on page 88

- “Command Line Interface” on page 26

- “Rack PDU Front Panel” on page 1

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Establish Network Settings

IPv4 initial setup

You must define three TCP/IP settings for the Rack PDU before it can operate on the network:

• The IP address of the Rack PDU

• The subnet mask of the Rack PDU

• The IP address of the default gateway (only needed if you are going off segment)

NOTE: If a default gateway is unavailable, use the IP address of a computer that is located on the same subnet as the Rack PDU and is usually running. The Rack PDU used the default gateway to test the network when traffic is very light.

NOTE: Do NOT use the loopback address (127.0.0.1) as the default gateway. Doing so disables the card. To enable again, you must log on using a serial connection and reset the TCP/IP settings to their defaults.

For detailed information on how to use a DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP settings at an Rack PDU, see “D

IPv6 initial setup

IPv6 network configuration provides flexibility to accommodate your requirements. IPv6 can be used anywhere an IP address is entered on this interface. You can configure manually, automatically, or using DHCP.

HCP response options” on page 109.

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TCP/IP configuration methods

Use one of the following methods to define the TCP/IP settings needed by the Rack PDU:

• “Device IP Configuration Wizard” on page 138

• “DHCP and BOOTP configuration”

• “Command Line Interface” on page 26

.ini file utility

You can use the .ini file export utility to export .ini file settings from configured Rack PDUs to one or more unconfigured Rack PDUs. For more information, see “Creating and importing settings with the config file” on page 128.

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DHCP and BOOTP configuration

The default TCP/IP configuration setting, DHCP, assumes that a properly configured DHCP server is available to provide TCP/IP settings to Rack PDU. You can also configure the setting for BOOTP.

A user configuration (INI) file can function as a BOOTP or DHCP boot file. For more information, see “Creating and importing settings with the config file” on page 128.

If neither of these servers is available, see “Device IP Configuration Wizard” on page 138.

BOOTP: For the Rack PDU to use a BOOTP server to configure its TCP/IP settings, it must find a

properly configured RFC951-compliant BOOTP server. In the BOOTPTAB file of the BOOTP server, enter the Rack PDU’s MAC address, IP address,

subnet mask, and default gateway, and, optionally, a bootup file name. Look for the MAC address on the bottom of the Rack PDU or on the Quality Assurance slip included in the package.

When the Rack PDU reboots, the BOOTP server provides it with the TCP/IP settings.

If you specified a bootup file name, the Rack PDU attempts to transfer that file from the

•

BOOTP server using TFTP or FTP. The Rack PDU assumes all settings specified in the bootup file.

• If you did not specify a bootup file name, you can configure the other settings of the Rack PDU

remotely through its “Web User Interface” on page 88 or “Command Line Interface” on page 26; the user name and password are both apc by default. To create a bootup file, see your BOOTP server documentation.

DHCP: You can use an RFC2131/RFC2132-compliant DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP

settings for the Rack PDU. This section summarizes the Rack PDU’s communication with a DHCP server. For more detail

about how a DHCP server can configure the network settings for a Rack PDU, see “DHCP response options” on page 109.

1. The Rack PDU sends out a DHCP request that uses the following to identify itself:

- A Vendor Class Identifier (APC by default)

- A Client Identifier (by default, the MAC address of the Rack PDU)

- A User Class Identifier (by default, the identification of the application firmware installed on

the Rack PDU)

- A Host Name (by default, apcXXYYZZ with XXYYZZ being the last six digits of the MAC

address of your Rack PDU). This is known as DHCP Option 12.

2. A properly configured DHCP server responds with a DHCP offer that includes all the settings that the Rack PDU needs for network communication. The DHCP offer also includes the Vendor Specific Information option (DHCP option 43). The Rack PDU can be configured to ignore DHCP offers that do not encapsulate the APC cookie in DHCP option 43 using the following hexadecimal format. (The Rack PDU does not require this cookie by default.)

Option 43 = 01 04 31 41 50 43

Where:

- The first byte (

01) is the code.

- The second byte (

- The remaining bytes ( See your DHCP server documentation to add code to the Vendor Specific Information option.

NOTE: By selecting the Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address check

box in the Web UI, you can require the DHCP server to provide an “APC” cookie, which

supplies information to the Rack PDU.

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Network Management with Other Applications

These applications and utilities work with a Rack PDU which is connected to the network.

• PowerNet

Management Information Base (MIB) with a standard MIB browser — Perform

SNMP SETs and GETs and use SNMP traps

• Data Center Expert — Provide enterprise-level power management and management of

agents, Rack PDUs, and environmental monitors.

• EcoStruxure IT — Provide cloud-based monitoring of your Rack PDU via SNMP.

• Device IP Configuration Utility — Configure the basic settings of one or more Rack PDU over the network, see “Device IP Configuration Utility”

• Security Wizard — Create components needed to help with security for the Rack PDUs when

you are using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) and related protocols and encryption routines.

Command Line Interface (CLI)

1. Log on to the CLI. See “Log on to the CLI” on page 26.

2. Contact your network administrator to obtain the IP address, subnet mask, and default

gateway for the Rack PDU.

3. Use these three commands to configure network settings. (Text in italics indicates a variable.)

tcpip -i yourIPaddress tcpip -s yourSubnetMask tcpip -g yourDefaultGateway

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For each variable, type a numeric value that has the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. For example, to set a system IP address of 156.205.14.141, type the following command and press E

tcpip -i 156.205.14.141

NTER:

4. Type exit. The Rack PDU restarts to apply the changes.

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Recovering from a Lost Password

Resetting the Rack PDU will reset the unit to its default configuration. You should export the .ini file after configuring your Rack PDU and keep it in a safe place. If you have this file saved, you will be able to retrieve your configuration after a lost password event.

NMC2 (firmware v6.x.x or later)

You can use a local computer (a computer that connects to the Rack PDU or other device through the serial port) to access the Command Line Interface.

1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service that uses that port. NOTE:

If your computer does not have a serial port, you will need to acquire a machine that has one or purchase an adapter to fit your machine.

2. Connect the serial cable (APC part number 940-0144A) to the selected port on the computer

and to the Serial port at the Rack PDU.

3. Run a terminal emulator program (such as Tera Term

selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

or HyperTerminal®) and configure the

4. Press

5. Press the Reset button. The Status LED will flash alternately orange and green within 5 to 7

6. Press

7. At the Command Line Interface, use the following commands to change the Password

8. Type

ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User Name prompt. If you are unable to

display the User Name prompt, verify the following:

- The serial port is not in use by another application.

- The terminal settings are correct as specified in step 3.

- The correct cable is being used as specified in step 2.

seconds of pressing the Reset button. Press the Reset button a second time immediately when the LED begins flashing to reset the user name and password to their defaults temporarily.

ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User Name prompt again, then use the

default, apc, for the user name and password. (If you take longer than 30 seconds to log on after the User Name prompt is re-displayed, you must repeat step 5 and log on again.)

setting, which is apc at this stage:

user -n <user name> -p

For example, to change the Super User password to XYZ type:

user -n apc -cp apc -pw XYZ

quit or exit to log off, reconnect any serial cable you disconnected, and restart any

service you disabled.

w <user password>

NMC3 (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later)

You can use any secure interface to complete the recovery process. This includes the local CLI by serial connection, remote CLI by SSH, or Web by HTTPS, all of w

1. Hold down the Reset button for 20-25 seconds, ensuring the Status LED is pulsing green

during this time. When the Status LED changes to orange, release the Reset button to allow the Rack PDU to complete its reboot process.

2. Access the device through one of the secure interfaces to set your custom password and

configure the device. After resetting the device to defaults, the first log in can be completed with the default user name (a

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hich are covered in this manual.

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SELECT

Device Name

Press to view the Rack PDU electrical input.

SELECT

1.23 kW

Press once to display the menu. Press additional times to highlight the desired menu option.

se Info

Outlet Current

SELECT

twork

Temp/Humidity

With a menu option highlighted, press the Select button to display Rack PDU information. (Network information is shown

SELECT

at right.)

IPv4 Address

10.234.576.89

pdu0712a

pdu0724a

pdu0715a

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Out

USB

Main Menu

Select

Scroll

- OK

- Overload

SELECTM

AIN

04.37 k

Item Function

Reset

- Warning

Te m p/ H u m i di t y



SerialNetwork



Load Indicator LEDs



Temp/Humidity port

Indicates the status of the Rack PDU load. See “Load indicator LED” on page 19.

Port for connecting an optional APC Temperature Sensor (AP9335T) or an optional APC Temperature/Humidity Sensor (AP9335TH).

In and Out ports For use with the Network Port Sharing feature.

 

USB port

- For use with a flash drive for firmware upgrades - 5V @ 100ma.

- Connection point for APC USB Wifi Device (AP9834) PDUs with NMC3s (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later)



RJ-12 Serial Port

Port for connecting the Rack PDU to a computer running a terminal emulator program for local access to the Command Line Interface. Use the supplied serial cable (APC part number 9400144A).

10/100 Base-T Connector Connects the Rack PDU to the network.



Network status LED See “Network Status LED” on page 19.



10/100 LED See “10/100 LED” on page 19.



Reset button Resets the Rack PDU without affecting the outlet status.



on Rack

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Network Status LED

Condition Description

Off

Solid Green The Rack PDU has valid TCP/IP settings.

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One of the following situations exists:

• The Rack PDU is not receiving input power.

• The Rack PDU is not operating properly. It may need to be repaired or

replaced. Contact Customer Support.

10/100 LED

Solid Orange

Flashing Green The Rack PDU does not have valid

A hardware failure has been detected in the Rack PDU. Contact Customer Support.

TCP/IP settings.

Flashing Orange The Rack PDU is making BOOTP requests. Alternately flashing Green

and Orange

1. If you do not use a BOOTP or DHCP server, see “E

If the LED is flashing slowly, the Rack PDU is making DHCP If the LED is flashing rapidly, the Rack PDU is starting up.

stablish Network Settings” on page 13 to configure the

TCP/IP settings of the Rack PDU.

2. To use a DHCP server, see “TCP/IP and Communication Settings” on page 109.

Condition Description

One or more of the following situations exists:

• The Rack PDU is not receiving input power.

• The cable that connects the Rack PDU to the network is disconnected or

Off

defective

• The device that connects the Rack PDU to the network is turned off.

• The Rack PDU itself is not operating properly. It may need to be repaired or

replaced. Contact Customer Support.

requests1.

Solid Green

Solid Orange The Rack PDU is connected to a network operating at 100 Mbps.

Flashing Green

Flashing Orange

Load indicator LED

Condition Description

Solid Green OK. No overload (critical) or near overload (warning) alarms are present.

Solid Yellow

Flashing Red Overload. At least one overload (critical) alarm is present.

The Rack PDU is connected to a network operating at 10 Megabits per second (Mbps).

The Rack PDU is receiving or transmitting data packets at 10 Mbps

MC2, firmware v6.x.x or later).

(N NMC2 (firmware v6.x.x or later): The Rack PDU is re

ceiving or transmitting

data packets at 100 Mbps. NMC3 (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later): The Rack PDU is receiving or transmitting

data packets at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

The load indicator LED identifies overload and warning conditions for the Rack PDU.

Warning. At least one near overload (warning) alarm is present, but no overload (critical) alarms are present.

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Phase Info

Outlet Current

Temp/Humidity

Network Software Info SKU/Serial #

Display Settings

RF Code Control

Log To Flash

MAIN SELECT

Main Menu

pdu0851a

NOTE: The display screen is restricted to four lines per page. If there are more than four available selections, they will appear on multiple pages. “Outlet Current” only appears on Metered-by-Outlet and Metered-by-Outlet with Switching units. “Temp/Humidity” only appears when an AP9335T or AP9335TH sensor is attached.

Phase Info

Outlet

Current

T/H

Network

SW Info

SKU/SN

Display

Settings

RF Code

Log To Flash

RPDU2G Monochrome LCD

Example 1

Display Tree - Main Menu

NOTE: RF Code is only available for Rack PDUs with NMC2s (firmware v6.x.x).

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Example 2

Phase 1

208.0 V

14.1 A

1.23 kW

MAIN SELECT

Phase 2

208.0 V

14.2 A

1.23 kW

MAIN SELECT

14.3 A

MAIN S ELECT

1: 14.1 A 2: 14.2 A 3: 14.3 A

MAIN SELECT

Phase Info

MAIN

SELECT

14.1 A

MAIN

SELECT

MAIN

SELECT

MAIN SELECT

Y E S

pdu0850a

to cycle through the outlets.

phase

Outlet Current

phase

> 1

bank

N O

YES

All Outlets

Outlet 1

1.2 A

10 W

to switch

MAIN

SELECT

1.2 A 10 W

MAIN SELECT

YES

to cycle through the outlets.

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Display Tree - Submenu 1

RPDU 2G Monochrome LCD

Phase 3

Phase Current

208.0 V

1.23 kW

Y E S

P to P

outlets

Input

208.0 V

Voltage

L1-2: 208 V L2-3: 208 V

1.23 kW

Bank 1 Outlets

L3-1: 208 V

Bank 2 Outlets

Press “Down” arrow

ll Outlets

L1 Outlets

Phase 1

Outlet 1

L2 Outlets L3 Outlets

Press “Down” arrow

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Sensor

Temp: 45.6°C

Hum: 37.8%RH

MAIN SELECT

Model

AP8xxx Serial Number ZAxxxxxxxxxx

MAIN SELECT

AOS

x.x.x

APP

x.x.x

MAIN SELECT

Disabled

Press “Select”

WILL REBOOT

MAIN SELECT

TH SKU/SN

IPv4 Address

255.255.255.255

MAIN SELECT

IPv6 Address

5678:9012

MAIN SELECT

IPv6 Address

(scrolls

through each

IPv6 addr)

MAIN SELECT

MAC Address

00 00 00 00 00 00

MAIN SELECT

Network

LCD Contrast

5/9

Press “Select”

to adjust

MAIN

SELECT

LCD Backlight

Auto-On

Press “Select”

to switch

MAIN

SELECT

LCD Orientation

Normal

Press “Select”

to switch

MAIN

SELECT

Graph

Press “Select”

to switch

MAIN

SELECT

Disp Settings

Hide

to switch

MAIN SELECT

YES

pdu0848a

show or hide the display ID.

Unit will reboot.

increment contrast.

Press “Select” to switch on or off.

Press “Select” to change orientation.

Press “Select” to change display style of load.

Example 3

Display Tree - Submenu 2

1234:5678:9012: 3456:7890:1234:

SW Info RF Code

RPDU 2G Monochrome LCD

RF Code-Console

Press “Select” to enable or disable.

LCD Load

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Press “Select” to

Display ID

Network Port Share group?

Press “Select”

Press “Select” to

NOTE: RF Code is only available for Rack PDUs with NMC2s (firmware v6.x.x).

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Example 4

pdu0720a

Bank Current

1: 10.5 A 2: 10.6 A

be added when using the numeric load display if banks exist on your equipment.

MAIN

3 bank

2 bank

1.23 kW

1 2

Yes

N o

Yes

N o

4 bank

5 bank

6 bank

1.23 kW

N o

Yes

Sensor

24.5ºC

37.8%RH

Device Name

apc12345678

Main

1.23 kW

1 2 3

4 5

1.23 kW

1 2 3

4 5 6

1.23 kW

Load

Display Tree - Monitor

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RPDU2G Monochrome LCD

Device

NOTE:

Numeric and graph pages will not display

if no bank exists. A total device power page will

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Normal Status

Indicator

Reading

Normal Status)

Warning

(Near Overload

or Low Load)

Indicator

Critical (Overload) Indicator

Normal

Sensor Status

Indicator

Threshold

Violation Indicator

(see NOTE 1)

1.23 kW

5.67 kW

24.5ºC

37.8% RH Device Name apc12345678

7.89 kW

59.0ºC

30.0% RH

High Temp

25.0ºC

10.0% RH

Example 5

Display Tree - Monitor Status Indicators

RPDU2G Monochrome LCD

Device Load

Bank Load Graphs

(No Indicator =

Warni ng

Device Name apc12345678

Most Critical

Sensor Status

Critical Threshold Violation Indicator

Device Name apc12345678

Low Humidity

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Example 6

pdu084 9a

Log to Flash

Press “Select” to start

Completed

Logs export

completed

Has export recorded?

YES

Log to Flash

Press “Select” to start

No previous records

USB Flash detected?

Log to Flash

Abort

12% Completed

Exporting Logs

Log to Flash

Press “Select” to start

Failed

No USB Detected

Press

“Select”

Auto refresh

percentage

Press

“Select” to

Abort

Log to Flash

Press “Select” to

Abort Aborting . . . Please wait

Log to Flash

Press “Select” to Start

Aborted

Logs export aborted

automatically on completion

Log to Flash

Press “Select” to start

Completed

Logs export

completed

Idle State

Export Started

MAIN SELECT

MAIN SELECTMAIN SELECT

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Display Tree - Log to Flash

RPDU2G Monochrome LCD

Confirmation screen displays

YES

Press “Select” to

MAIN SELECT

MAIN SELECT MAIN SELECT

Confirmation screen displays

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Command Line Interface

About the Command Line Interface (CLI)

You can use the Command Line Interface to view the status of and configure and manage the Rack PDU (and any connected Rack PDUs, if using the Network Port Sharing Feature). In addition, the Command Line Interface enables you to create scripts for automated operation. You can configure all parameters of a Rack PDU (including those for which there are not specific CLI commands) by using the CLI to transfer an INI file to the Rack PDU. The CLI uses XMODEM to perform the transfer, however, you cannot read the current INI file through XMODEM.

Log on to the CLI

To access the Command Line Interface, you can use either a local (serial) connection or a remote (Telnet or SSH) connection with a computer on the same network as the Rack PDU.

Local access to the Command Line Interface

For local access, use a computer that connects to the Rack PDU through the serial port to access the Command Line Interface:

1. Select a serial port at the computer and disable any service that uses that port.

2. Connect the serial cable (APC part number 940-0144A) from the selected serial port on the

computer to the Serial port on the Rack PDU.

3. Run a terminal emulation program (e.g., Tera Term or HyperTerminal) and configure the selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

ENTER. It may take multiple (up to three) attempts to get a prompt to appear. At the prompt,

Press enter your user name and password (by default, apc and apc for the Super User). If this is your first log on, you will be prompted to change the default password.

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Remote access the Command Line Interface

You can choose to access the Command Line Interface remotely through Telnet and/or SSH. SSH is enabled by default.

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You can use the

console command (page 40) to enable or disable either Telnet or SSH.

If needed, you can also use the Web UI to enable or disable either Telnet or SSH. On the

Configuration tab, select Network from the menu to open the Console Access page. Click to

check the desired Enable box. Click Apply to save your changes or C

ancel to leave the page.

Telnet for basic access: Telnet provides the basic security of authentication by user name and

password, but not the high-security benefits of encryption. Telnet is disabled by default. To use Telnet to access the Command Line Interface:

1. From a computer that has access to the network on which the Rack PDU is installed, at a command prompt, type

telnet 139.225.6.133, when the Rack PDU uses the default Telnet port of 23), and press

ENTER.

telnet and the IP address for the Rack PDU (for example,

If the Rack PDU uses a non-default port number (from 5000 to 32768), you must include a colon or a space, depending on your Telnet client, between the IP address (or DNS name) and the port number. (These are commands for general usage: Some clients do not allow you to specify the port as an argument and some types of Linux might want extra commands).

2. Enter the user name and password. If you cannot remember your user name or password,

ecovering from a Lost Password” on page 16.

see “R

SSH for high-security access: If you use the high security of SSL/TLS for the Web UI, use

SSH for access to the Command Line Interface. Data transmitted over SSH is encrypted using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). The interface, user accounts, and user access rights are the same whether you access the Command Line Interface through SSH or Telnet, but to use SSH, you must first configure SSH and have an SSH client program installed on your computer. SSH is enabled by default.

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About the Main Screen

Following is an example of the main screen, which is displayed when you log on to the Command Line Interface of a Rack PDU.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : Test Lab Date : 06/30/2022 Contact : Don Adams Time : 5:58:30 Location : Building 3 User : Administrator Up Time : 0 Days 21 Hours 21 Minutes Stat : P+ N4+ N6+ A+

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IPv4 : Enabled IPv6 : Enabled

Ping response

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HTTP : Disabled HTTPS : Enabled FTP : Disabled Telnet : Disabled SSH/SCP : Enabled SNMPv1 : Disabled SNMPv3 : Disabled

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Super User : Enabled RADIUS : Disabled Administrator : Disabled Device User : Dis Read-only User : Disabled Network-Only User : Disabled

: Enabled

abled

Type ? For command listing Use tcpip for IP address (-i), subnet (-s), and gateway (-g)

apc>

• Two fields identify the operating system (AOS) and application (APP) firmware versions. The

application firmware name identifies the type of device that connects to the network. In the example above, the application firmware for the Rack PDU is displayed.

Network Management Card AOSvx.x.x

RPDU 2g vx.x.x

• Three fields identify the system name, contact person, and location of the Rack PDU.

Name : Test Lab

Contact : Don Adams

Location : Building 3

• An Up Time field reports how long the Rack PDU Management Interface has been running

since it was last turned on or reset.

Up Time: 0 Days 21 Hours 21 Minutes

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• Two fields identify when you logged in, by date and time.

Date: 06/30/2022

Time: 5:58:30

• The User field identifies whether you logged in through the Super User, Administrator or

Device Manager account.

User: Administrator

• A Stat field reports the Rack PDU status.

Stat:P+ N4+ N6+ A+

P+ The APC operating system (AOS) is functioning properly.

• The remaining fields show which protocols and user accounts are enabled.

Using the CLI

At the Command Line Interface, you can use commands to configure the Rack PDU. To use a command, type the command and press lowercase, uppercase, or mixed case. Options are case-sensitive.

IPv4 only

IPv6 only

IPv4 and IPv6*

Description

N+ N+ N4+ N6+ The network is functioning properly. N? N6? N4? N6? A BOOTP request cycle is in progress. N– N6- N4- N6- The Rack PDU failed to connect to the network. N!

* The N4 and N6 values can be different from one another: you could, for example, have N4- N6+.

N6! N4! N6! Another device is using the Rack PDU IP address.

A+ The application is functioning properly.

A– The application has a bad checksum.

A? The application is initializing. A! The application is not compatible with the AOS.

NOTE: If P+ is not displayed, contact the APC Customer Care Center.

ENTER. Commands and arguments are valid in

While using the Command Line Interface, you can also do the following:

• Type

? and press ENTER to view a list of available commands, based on your account type.

• To obtain information about the purpose and syntax of a specified command, type the

command, a space, and

? or the word help. For example, to view RADIUS configuration

options, type:

radius ?

radius help

• Press the UP arrow key to view the command that was entered most recently in the session.

Use the

• Type at least one letter of a command and press the

UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through a list of up to ten previous commands.

TAB key to scroll through a list of valid

commands that match the text you typed in the command line.

• Type

exit or quit to close the connection to the Command Line Interface.

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Command Syntax

Item Description

- Options are preceded by a hyphen.

< >

[ ]

Definitions of options are enclosed in angle brackets. For example:

-dp <device password> If a command accepts multiple options or an option accepts mutually

exclusive arguments, the values may be enclosed in brackets. A vertical line between items enclosed in brackets or angle brackets

indicates that the items are mutually exclusive. You must use one of the items.

Example of a command that supports multiple options:

ftp [-p <port number>] [-S <enable | disable>]

In this example, the option -S, which enables or disables the FTP feature.

To change the FTP port number to 5010, and enable FTP:

1. Type the ftp command, the port option, and the argument

ftp -p 5010

2. After the first command succeeds, type the ftp command, the enable/disable option, and the

enable selection: ftp -S enable

ftp command accepts the option -p, which defines the port number, and the

5010:

Example of a command that accepts mutually exclusive arguments for an option:

alarmcount -p [all | warning | critical]

In this example, the option -p accepts only three arguments: all, warning, or critical. For example, to view the number of active critical alarms, type:

alarmcount -p critical

The command will fail if you type an argument that is not specified.

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Command Response Codes

The command response codes enable scripted operations to detect error conditions reliably without having to match error message text:

The CLI reports all command operations with the following format:

E [0-9] [0-9] [0-9] : Error message

Code Message Code Message

E000 Success E200 Input Error E001 Successfully Issued E201 No Response E002 Reboot required for change to take effect E202 User already exists

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E100 C

E101 Command not found E204

E102 Parameter Error E205 Exceeds Maximum Users E103 Command Line Error E206 Invalid value

E104 User Level Denial E207

E105 Command Prefill E208

E106 Data Not Available E209

E107

E108

ommand failed E203 User does not exist

User does not have access to this command

Outlet Command Error: Device not initialized.

Outlet Command Error: Previous command is pending.

Outlet Command Error: Database rejected request.

Serial communication with the Rack PDU has been lost

EAPoL disabled due to invalid/encrypted certificate.

E210 Outlet Command Error: Outlet restricted.

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CLI Commands for Rack PDUs by SKU/type

 AP71XXB: InLine Current Meter

AP88XX: Metered Rack PDU (vertical)



APF88XX Configurable Metered Rack PDU



 AP78XXB: Metered Rack PDU (horizontal)

 AP79XXB: Switched Rack PDU (horizontal)

AP86XX: MBO with Switching (vertical)



APF86XX: Configurable MBO with Switching



AP84XX: MBO Rack PDU (vertical)



APF84XX: Configurable MBO Rack PDU



AP89XX: Switched Rack PDU



APF89XX: Configurable Switched Rack PDU

Command Description

alarmList

Display the alarms that are present on the device or another device in a Network Port Sharing group.

      

x x x x x x x

bkLowLoad Set or read the bank low load threshold. x x x x x x bkNearOver Set or read the bank near overload threshold. x x x x x x bkOverLoad Set or read the bank overload threshold x x x x x x bkPeakCurr Read the bank peak current. x x x x x x bkReading Displays a reading/measurement from a bank(s). x x x x x x

bkRestrictn

Set or read the overload restriction feature to prevent outlets from turning on when the overload alarm

x x x

threshold is violated. devLowLoad Set or read the device low load warning threshold. x x x x devNearOver Set or read the device near overload threshold. x x x x devOverLoad Set or read the device overload threshold. x x x x devPeakLoad Display the device peak load. x x x x devReading Displays the total power or energy the device is drawing. x x x x devStartDly Set or read the device cold start delay. x x x dispID Set or read the Display ID. x x x x energyWise Configuration Options x x x x x x x

humAlGen

Set or read whether humidity alarms are enabled or

disabled.

x x x x

humHyst Set or read the humidity hysteresis value. x x x x humLow Set or read the low humidity threshold. x x x x humMin Set or read the minimum humidity threshold. x x x x humReading Display the humidity reading from the sensor. x x x x lcd Control the LCD Display. x x x x lcdBlink Blink the LCD Display. x x x x logToFlash Backup log files to USB flash. x x x x olAssignUsr Assign outlets to a user that exists in the local database. x x x x

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Command Description

olCancelCmd

olDlyOff

olDlyOn

Cancel all pending commands for an outlet or group of

outlets.

Turns off an outlet or group of outlets after power off

delay.

Turns on an outlet or group of outlets after power on

delay.

      

x x x

olDlyReboot Delayed Cycle power to an outlet or a group of outlets. x x x

olGroups

List the outlet synchronization groups defined on the

switched rack PDU.

x x x

olLowLoad Set or view the outlet low-load threshold in kilowatts. x x olName Set or display a name assigned to an outlet. x

olNearOver

Set or view the outlet near-overload threshold in

kilowatts.

x x x

x x

olOff Turn an outlet or group of outlets off. x x x olOffDelay Set or read the power off delay time. x x x olOn Turn an outlet or group of outlets on. x x x olOnDelay Set or read the power on delay time. x x x olOverLoad Set or view the outlet overload threshold in kilowatts. x x olPeakLoad Display the peak current measurement from a bank(s). x x olRbootTime Set or read the outlet reboot duration time. x x x

olReading

Displays a reading/measurement from an outlet or a

group of outlets.

x x

olReboot Cycles power to an outlet or group of outlets. x x x olStatus Display the status of selected outlets. x x x olType Displays the type and rating of selected outlets. x x x

olUnasgnUsr

Unassign outlets to a user that exists in the local

database.

x x x x

phBal *Set or read the phase load balance threshold. x x x x

phBalAlGen

*Set or read whether phase load balance alarms are

enabled or disabled.

x x x x

phLowLoad Set or read the phase low load threshold. x x x x x x x phNearOver Set or read the phase near overload threshold. x x x x x x x phOverLoad Set or read the phase overload threshold. x x x x x x x

phPeakCurr

Read the peak current reading/measurement from a

phase(s).

x x x x x x x

phReading View the current, voltage, or power for a phase. x x x x x x x

phRestrictn

Set or read the overload restriction feature to prevent

outlets from turning on when the overload alarm

x x x

threshold is violated. phTophVolts Read the phase-to-phase voltage on 3-phase devices. x x x x prodInfo Displays information about the rack PDU x x x x x x x

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Command Description

sensorName

tempAlGen

Set or display the name assigned to the temperature or

temperature/humidity sensor.

Set or read whether temperature alarms are enabled or

disabled.

      

x x x x

tempHigh Set or read the temperature high threshold. x x x x tempMax Set or read the temperature max threshold. x x x x tempHyst Set or read the temperature threshold hysteresis value. x x x x tempPeak Display the peak temperature reading of the sensor. x x x x tempReading Display the temperature reading from the sensor. x x x x tempStatus Display the status of the sensor. x x x x userAdd Add an outlet user to the local user database. x x x x userDelete Remove an outlet user from the local user database. x x x x userList List the users and outlets assigned to them. x x x x userPasswd Set a user password. x x x x

hase balance commands only applies to models with two or more metered phases.

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Network Management Card Command Descriptions

? or help

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View a list of all the CLI commands available to your account type. To view help

text for a specific command, type the command followed by a question mark.

Parameters: [<command>] Example 1:

apc> ?

System Commands:

---------------------------------------------------------------------

For command help: command ?

? about alarmcount cipher clrrst console date delete dir dns eapos email eventlog exit firewall format ftp help lang lastrst ledblink logzip netstat ntp ping portspeed prompt pwd quit radius reboot resetToDef session smtp snmp snmptrap snmpv3 system tcpip tcpip6 user userdflt web whoami wifi xferINI xferstatus

boot bye cd

Example 2:

apc> help boot Usage: boot -- Configuration Options boot [-b <dhcpBootp | dhcp | bootp | manual>] (Boot Mode) [-a <remainDhcpBootp | gotoDhcpOrBootp>] (After IP Assignment) [-o <stop | prevSettings>] (On Retry Fail) [-c <enable | disable>] (Require DHCP Cookie) [-s <retry then stop #>] (Note: 0 = never) [-f <retry then fail #>] (Note: 0 = never) [-v <vendor class>] [-i <client id>] [-u <user class>]

Error Message: E000, E102

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about

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Displays system information (Model Number, Serial Number, Manufacture Dates,

etc.)

Parameters: None Example: apc> about

E000: Success Hardware Factory

--------------Model Number: AP8XXX Serial Number: ST0913012345 Hardware Revision: HW05 Manufacture Date: 05/23/2018 MAC Address: 00 05 A2 18 00 01 Management Uptime: 0 Days 21 Hours 21 Minutes

Error Message: E000

alarmcount

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Displays alarms present in the system. Parameters:

Option Argument Description

View the number of active alarms reported by the Rack PDU. Information about the alarms is provided in the event log.

-p

all

warning View the number of active warning alarms. critical View the number of active critical alarms.

Example:

apc> alarmcount E000: Success AlarmCount: 0

To view all active warning alarms, type:

Error Message: E000, E102

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boot

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Allows the user to get/set the network startup configuration of the device, such as

setting boot mode (DHCP vs BOOTP vs MANUAL).

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-b <boot mode>

-c

dhcp | bootp | manual

[<enable | disable>] (Require DHCP Cookie)

Define how the TCP/IP settings will be configured when the Rack PDU turns on, resets, or restarts. See

“T

CP/IP and Communication Settings” on page 109

for information about each boot mode setting. dhcp and dhcpBootp boot modes only. Enable or

disable the requirement that the DHCP server provide the APC cookie.

-v [<vendor class>] Vendor Class is APC

-i [<client id>]

The MAC address of the Rack PDU’s NMC, which

uniquely identifies it on the network.

-u [<user class>] The name of the application firmware module.

Example:

apc> boot E000: Success Boot Mode: manual Non-Manual Mode Shared Settings

------------------------------Vendor class: <device class> Client id: XX XX XX XX XX XX User class: <user class> After IP assignment: gotoDhcpOrBootp

Using a DHCP server to obtain network settings:

DHCP Settings

------------Retry then stop: 4 DHCP cookie is: enable

BOOTP Settings

--------------

Retry then fail: never On retry failure: prevSettings

Error Message: E000, E102

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Allows the user to set the working directory of the file system. The working

directory is set back to the root directory ‘/’ when the user logs out of the CLI.

Parameters: <dicrectory name> Example: apc> cd logs

E000: Success

apc> cd / E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

cipher

NOTE: Not available on Rack PDUs with NMC3s (firmware v1.x.x.1 or later).

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Enable or disable cryptographic algorithms for Web UI sessions. You cannot

enable or disable these algorithms directly from the Web UI. You must reboot your appliance after enabling or disabling algorithms for changes to take effect.

There are three categories of algorithms: Authentication algorithms, Block Cipher algorithms, and MAC algorithms. Available and Blocked Cipher Suites are also listed.

NOTE: Disabling the only algorithm will block all SSL/TLS sessions. Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-3des <enable | disable> Triple-DES

-aes <enable | disable> AES

-dh <enable | disable> DH

-rsake <enable | disable> RSA Key Exchange

-rsaau <enable | disable> RSA Authentication

-sha1 <enable | disable> SHA

-sha2 <enable | disable> SHA256

-ecdhe <enable | disable> E

CDHE

Example 1: Disable the triple-DES block cipher.

apc> cipher -3des disable

E002: Success

Reboot required for change to take effect.

Example 2: Retrieve a list of each available cryptographic algorithm and its status.

apc> cipher E000: Success

Key Exchange Algorithms

-----------------------

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DH enabled RSA Key Exchange enabled ECDHE enabled

Authentication Algorithms

-------------------------

RSA Authentication enabled

Cipher Algorithms

-----------------

triple-DES enabled AES enabled

MAC Algorithms

-------------SHA enabled SHA256 enabled

Available Cipher Suites

-----------------------

1 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA 2 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA 3 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA 4 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA 5 TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA 6 TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA 7 TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 8 TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA 9 TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256 10 SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA 11 TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA 12 TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA 13 TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 14 TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256

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Blocked Cipher Suites

--------------------(the settings above disable the suites listed here)

None

Error Message: E000, E102

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clrrst

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Clear reset reason. Example: None Error Message: None

console

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Define whether users can access the Command Line Interface using Telnet, which

is disabled by default, or Secure SHell (SSH), which is enabled by default and provides protection by transmitting user names, passwords, and data in encrypted form. You can change the Telnet or SSH port setting for additional security. Alternately, disable network access to the Command Line Interface.

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-S <enable | disable> (ssh)

-t <enable | disable> (telnet) Enable or Disable Telnet access to the device.

-pt

-ps <SSH port n>

-b

Example 1:

console -t enable

2400 | 9600 | 19200 | 38400

To enable telnet access to the Command Line Interface, type:

Enable or Disable SSH access to the device. Enabling SSH enables SCP.

Define the Telnet port used to communicate with the Rack PDU (23 by default).

Define the SSH port used to communicate with the Rack PDU (22 by default).

Configure the speed of the serial port connection (9600 bps by default).

Example 2: apc> console

E000: Success Telnet: enabled SSH: enabled Telnet Port: 23 SSH Port: 22 Baud Rate: 9600

Error Message: E000, E102

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date

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Access: Super User, Administrator Definition: Get and set the date and time of the system. To configure an NTP server to define the

date and time for the Rack PDU, see “Date/Time screen” on page 127.

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-d

-t <00:00:00>

-f

-z <time zone offset>

Example 1:

date -f yyyy-mm-dd

<“datestring”

mm/dd/yy | dd.mm.yyyy | mmm-dd-yy |

-mmm-yy |

dd yyyy-mm-dd

To display the date using the format yyyy-mm-dd, type:

Set the current date. The format must match the current -f setting.

Configure the current time, in hours, minutes, and seconds. Use the 24-hour clock format.

Select the numerical format in which to display all dates in this user interface. Each letter m (for month), d (for day), and y (for year) represents one digit. Single-digit days and months are displayed with a leading zero.

Set the difference with GMT in order to specify your time zone. This enables you to synchronize with other people in different time zones.

Example 2: To define the date as Aug 30, 2019, using the format configured in the preceding

example, type:

date -d “2019-08-30”

Example 3: To define the time as 5:21:03 p.m., type:

date -t 17:21:03

Error Message: E000, E100, E102

delete

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Delete a file in the file system. Parameters:

Argument Description

<file name> Type the name of the file to delete.

Example:

E000: Success

Error Messages: E000, E102

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dir

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Displays the content of the working directory. Parameters: None Example: apc> dir

E000: Success

--wx-wx-wx 1 apc apc 3145728 Aug 3 2019 aos.bin

--wx-wx-wx 1 apc apc 3145728 Aug 4 2019 app.bin

-rw-rw-rw- 1 apc apc 45000 Aug 6 2019 config.ini drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 db/ drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 ssl/ drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 ssh/ drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 logs/ drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 sec/ drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 dbg/ drwxrwxrwx 1 apc apc 0 Aug 3 2019 pdu/

Error Messages: E000

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dns

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Access: Super User, Administrator Definition: Configure the manual Domain Name System (DNS) settings. Parameters:

Parameter Argument Description

-OM

-p

-s

-d

-n

-h <host name> S

-y

enable | disable

Override the manual DNS.

Set the primary DNS server.

Set the secondary DNS server.

Set the domain name.

Set the domain name IPv6.

et the host name.

System-hostname sync

Example: apc> dns

E000: Success Active Primary DNS Server: x.x.x.x Active Secondary DNS Server: x.x.x.x

Override Manual DNS Settings: enabled Primary DNS Server: x.x.x.x Secondary DNS Server: x.x.x.x Domain Name: example.com Domain Name IPv6: example.com System Name Sync: Enabled Host Name: ExampleHostName

Error Message: E000, E102

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eapol

Access: Super User, Administrator, User Description: Configure EAPoL (802.1X Security) settings. Parameters:

Option Argument Definition

-S <enable | disable>

Enable or disable EAPoL.

-n <supplicant name> Set the supplicant name.

-p <private key passphrase> Set the private key passphrase.

Example 1:

apc> eapol E000: Success Active EAPoL Settings

------------------- Status: enabled Supplicant Name:NMC-Supplicant Passphrase: <hidden> CA file Status:Valid Certificate Private Key Status:Valid Certificate Public Key Status:Valid Certificate Result: Success

To display the result of an eapol command:

Example 2: To enable EAPoL:

apc> eapol -S enable E002: Success Reboot required for change to take effect.

Example 3: To change the supplicant name:

apc>eapol -n "NMC-Supplicant" E000: Success

Example 4: To set the passphrase:

apc> eapol -p "client_password" E000: Success

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: View email Parameters:

Parameters Argument

-g[n] <enable | disable> (Generation)

-t[n] <To Address>

-o[n] <long | short> (Format)

-l[n] <Language Code>

-r [n] <Local | recipient | custom> (Route) Custom Route Option

-f[n] <From Address>

-s{n} <SMTP Server>

-p[n] <Port>

-a[n] <enable | disable> (Authentication)

-u[n] <User Name>

-w[n]

-e[n]

-c[n]

-i[n] <Certificate File Name> n= Email Recipient Number 1,2,3 or 4)

Example:

E000: Success

Recipient: 1 Generation: enabled Address: example@example.com Format: long Language: enUs - English Route: local

<Password> <none | ifsupported | always |

implicit> (Encryption) <enable | disable > (Required

Certificate)

apc> email

Error Message: E000, E102

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eventlog

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View the date and time you retrieved the event log, the status of the Rack PDU,

and the status of sensors connected to the Rack PDU. View the most recent device events and the date and time they occurred. Use the following keys to navigate the event log:

Parameters:

Key Description

Close the event log and return to the Command Line Interface.

ENTER

SPACEBAR

Example:

---- Event Log ---------------------------------------------------- Date: 06/30/2022 Time: 5:58:30

----------------------------------- Metered Rack PDU: Communication Established Date Time User Event

-------------------------------------------------------------- 06/30/2022 13:17:22 System:Set Time. 06/30/2022 13:16:57 System:Configuration change. Date format preference. 06/30/2022 13:16:49 System:Set Date. 06/30/2022 13:16:35 System:Configuration change. Date format preference. 06/30/2022 13:16:08 System:Set Date. 06/30/2022 13:15:30 System:Set Time. 06/30/2022 06/30/2022 13:13:58 System:Set Date. 06/30/2022 13:12:22 System:Set Date. 06/30/2022 13:12:08 System:Set Date. 06/30/2022 13:11:41 System:Set Date. <ESC>- Exit, <ENTER>- Refresh, <SPACE>- Next, <D>- Delete

apc> eventlog

Update the log display. Use this command to view events that were recorded after you last retrieved and displayed the log.

View the next page of the event log. View the preceding page of the event log. This command is not available at

the main page of the event log. Delete the event log. Follow the prompts to confirm or deny the deletion.

Deleted events cannot be retrieved.

13:15:00 System:Se

t Time.

Error Message: E000, E100

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exit, quit, or bye

firewall

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Exit from the CLI session. The exit, quit, and bye commands all close the CLI

session.

Parameters: None Example: apc> exit

Bye

Error Message: None

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and another

network.

Parameters:

Parameters Argument Description

-S <enable | disable> Enable or disable the Firewall.

-f <file name to activate>

-t

-fe No argument. List only Shows active file errors.

-te No argument. List only Shows test file errors.

-c No argument. Cancel a firewall test.

-r No argument. List only Shows active firewall rules.

-l N

-Y No argument. Skip firewall test prompt.

Error Message:

o argument. List only Shows firewall activity log.

E000, E102

Name of the firewall to activate.

Name of firewall to test and duration time in minutes.

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format

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Allows the user to format the flash file system. This will delete all configuration data

(including network settings), event and data logs, certificates and keys, and reset the card to the factory defaults. See “resetToDef” on page 54.

NOTE: The user must confirm by entering “YES” when prompted.

Parameters: None Example: apc> format

Format FLASH file system

Warning: This will delete all configuration data, event and data logs, certs and keys.

Enter 'YES' to continue or <ENTER> to cancel: apc>

Error Message: None

ftp

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Get/set the ftp configuration data,

NOTE: The system will reboot if any configuration is changed.

Parameters:

Option Argument Definition

-p

<port number> (valid ranges are: 21 and 5000-

32768)

Define the TCP/IP port that the FTP server uses to communicate with the Rack PDU (21 by default). The FTP server uses both the specified port and the port one number lower than the specified port.

-S enable | disable Configure access to the FTP server.

Example:

apc> ftp -p 5001 E000: Success

apc> ftp E000: Success Service: Enabled Ftp Port: 5001

apc> ftp -p 21 E000: Success

To change the TCP/IP port to 5001, type:

Error Message: E000, E102

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lang

lastrst

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Description: Displays the language in use Parameters: None Example: :

apc> lang E000: Success

Languages enUs - English

Error Message: None

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Last reset reason

ledblink

Parameters: : None Example: apc> lastrst

00 Reset Cleared

E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Sets the blink rate to the LED on the Rack Power Distribution Unit. Parameters: <time> = Number of minutes to blink the LED Example: apc> ledbllink 1

E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

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logzip

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Places large logs into a zip file before sending.

netstat

Parameters:

[-m <email recipient>] (email recipient number (1-4))

Example: apc> logzip

Generating files

Compressing files into /dbg/debug_ZA1023006009.tar

E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Displays incoming and outgoing network connections. Parameters: None Example: : apc> netstat

Current IP Information:

Family mHome Type IPAddress Status IPv6 4 auto FE80::2C0:B7FF:FE51:F304/64 configured

IPv6 0 manual ::1/128 configured IPv4 0 manual 127.0.0.1/32

configured

ntp

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Synchronizes the time of a computer client or server. Parameters:

Option Argument Definition

-OM enable | disable Override the manual settings.

-p <primary NTP server> Specify the primary server.

-s

Example 1:

ntp -OM enable

To enable the override of manual setting, type:

pecify the secondary server.

Example 2: To specify the primary NTP server, type:

ntp -p 150.250.6.10

Error Message: E000, E102

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ping

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Perform a network ‘ping’ to any external network device. Parameters:

Argument Description

portSpeed

Example:

E000: Success Reply from 192.168.1.50: time(ms)= <10 Reply from 192.168.1.50: time(ms)= <10 Reply from 192.168.1.50: time(ms)= <10 Reply from 192.168.1.50: time(ms)= <10

apc> ping 192.168.1.50

Type an IP address with the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, or the DNS name configured by the DNS server.

Error Message: E000, E100, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Allows the user to get/set the network port speed.

NOTE: The system will reboot if any configuration is changed.

Parameters:

Option Arguments Description

Define the communication speed of the Ethernet port. The auto command enables the Ethernet devices to negotiate to transmit at the highest possible speed. See “Port Speed” on page 111 for more information about the port speed settings.

-s

auto | 10H | 10F | 100H | 100 F

H = Half Duplex F = Full Duplex

Example:

E000: Success Port Speed: 10 Half_Duplex

apc> portspeed -s 10h E000: Success

apc> portspeed E000: Success Port Speed: 10 Half_Duplex

apc> portspeed -s auto E000: Success

apc> portspeed

Error Message: E000, E102

10 = 10 Meg Bits 100 = 100

Meg Bits

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prompt

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Allows the user to change the format of the prompt, either short or long. Parameters:

Option Argument Description

pwd

-s

Example:

E000: Success

Administrator@apc>prompt –s short E000: Success

long

short The default setting. The prompt is four characters long: apc>

apc> prompt –s long

The prompt includes the account type of the currently logged-in user.

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Used to output the path of the current working directory. Parameters: None Example: apc> pwd

apc> cd logs E000: Success

apc> pwd /logs

Error Message: E000, E102

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radius

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: View the existing RADIUS settings, enable or disable RADIUS authentication, and

configure basic authentication parameters for up to two RADIUS servers. For a summary of RADIUS server configuration and a list of supported RADIUS servers, see

“Configure the RADIUS Server” on page 105. Additional authentication parameters for RADIUS servers are available at the Web UI of the Rack PDU. See “RADIUS” on page 104 f

or more information.

For detailed information about configuring your RADIUS server, see the Security Handbook, available at www.apc.com.

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

Configure RADIUS authentication:

local—RADIUS is disabled. Local authentication is enabled.

-a

local | radiusLocal | radius

radiusLocal—RADIUS, then Local Authentication. RADIUS

and local authentication are enabled. Authentication is requested from the RADIUS server first. If the RADIUS server fails to respond, local authentication is used.

radius—RADIUS is enabled. Local authentication is disabled.

The server name or IP address of the primary or secondary RADIUS server.

-p1

-p2

NOTE: RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to

authenticate users. To use a different port, add a colon followed by the new port number to the end of the RADIUS server name or IP address. The Rack PDU supports ports 1812, 5000 to

32768.

-s1

-s2

-t1

-t2

Example 1:

ENTER.

To view the existing RADIUS settings for the Rack PDU, type radius and press

he shared secret between the primary or secondary RADIUS

T server and the Rack PDU.

The time in seconds that the Rack PDU waits for a response from the primary or secondary RADIUS server.

Example 2: To enable RADIUS and local authentication, type:

apc> radius -a radiusLocal E000: Success

Example 3: To configure a 10-second timeout for a secondary RADIUS server, type:

apc> radius -t2 10 E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

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reboot

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Restart the NMC interface of the Rack PDU only. Forces the network device to

reboot.

Parameters:

Option Description

-Y skip confirmation prompt (Uppercase Y only)

resetToDef

Example 1:

E000: Success Reboot Management Interface Enter 'YES' to continue or <ENTER> to cancel: <user enters ‘YES’> Rebooting...

apc> reboot

Example 2: apc> reboot -Y

E000: Success Reboot Management Interface Rebooting...

Error Message: E000, E100

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Resets all parameters to their defaults. Deletes all accounts and clears event and

data logs. Resets all configuration changes, including event actions, device settings, and, optionally, TCP/IP configuration settings.

Parameters:

Option Arguments Description

-p all | keepip

all = all configuration data, including the IP address. keepip = all configuration data, except the IP address.

Example:

To reset all of the configuration changes except the TCP/IP settings for the Rack PDU,

type:

apc> resettodef -p keepip

Reset to Defaults Except TCP/IP

Enter 'YES' to continue or <ENTER> to cancel: <user enters ‘YES’>

Error Message: E000, E100

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session

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Records who is logged in, the serial, time and ID. Parameters:

Option Arguments

-d [-d <session nID>] (Delete)

-M <Enable | disable> (Multi-User Enable)

-a <enable | disable (Remote Authentication Override)

Example:

User Interface Address Logged In Time ID

-------------------------------------------------------------------apc Web x.x.x.x 00:00:08 156 apc Telnet x.x.x.x 00:00:02 157 E000: Success

apc>session

Error Message: E000, E102

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smtp

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Internet standard for electronic mail. Parameters:

Option Argument

-f <From Address

-s <SMTP Server>

-p <Port> 1

-a <enable | disable> (Authentication)

-u <User Name>

-w <Password>

-e <none | ifavail | always | implicit> (Encryption)

-c <enable | disable> (Require Certificate)

-i <Certificate File Name> 1Port options are 25, 465, 587, 2525, 5000 to 32768

Example:

apc> smtp E000: Success

From: address@example.com Server: mail.example.com Port: 25 Auth: disabled User: User Password: <not set> Encryption: none Req. Cert: disabled Cert File: <n/a>

Error Message: E000, E102

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snmp

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Enable or disable SNMPv1. Parameters:

Option Arguments Description

-c <Community> Identify the group of Rack PDUs

-a

-n <IP or Domain Name> T

-S <enable | disable>

Example:

apc> snmp E000: Success

To enable SNMP version 1, type:

SNMPv1: enabled

Access Control summary: Access Control #: 1 Community: public Access Type: read Address: 0.0.0.0

Access Control #: 2 Community: private Access Type: write + Address: 0.0.0.0

Access Control #: 3 Community: public2 Access Type: disabled

Address: 0.0.0.0

Set the access level

he host’s name or address

Enable or disable SNMPv1. SNMPv1 is disabled by default.

Access Control #: 4 Community: private2 Access Type: disabled Address: 0.0.0.0

Error Message: E000, E102

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snmpv3

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: View the existing SNMPv3 settings, enable or disable SNMP, and configure basic

SNMP parameters.

NOTE: SNMPv3 is disabled by default. A valid user profile must be enabled with passphrases (-

a[n], -c[n]) set before SNMPv3 communications can be established.

Parameters:

Option Arguments Description

-S <enable | disable> Enable or disable SNMPv3.

-u[n] <User Name> User Name

-a[n] <Auth phrase> Authentication phrase of User profile

-c[n] <Crypt phrase> Crypt phrase of User profile

ap[n]

<sha | md5 | none> (Authentication Protocol)]

-pp[n] <aes | des | none> (Privacy Protocol)]

-ac[n] <enable | disable> (Access)

-au[n] <User profile name>] Access User Profile

-n[n] <IP or Domain Name> The host’s name or address

[n] = Access Control # = 1,2,3, or 4)

Example:

apc> snmpv3 E000: Success SNMPv3 Configuration SNMPV3: disabled

SNMPv3 User Profiles

Index: 1 User Name: apc snmp profile1 Authentication: None Encryption: None

Index: 2 User Name: apc snmp profile2 Authentication: None Encryption: None

Index: 3 User Name: apc snmp profile3 Authentication: None Encryption: None

Index: 4 User Name: apc snmp profile4 Authentication: None

Encryption: None

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SNMPv3 Access Control

Index: 1 User Name: apc snmp profile1 Access: disabled NMS IP/Host Name: 0.0.0.0

Index: 2 User Name: apc snmp profile2 Access: disabled NMS IP/Host Name: 0.0.0.0

Index: 3 User Name: apc snmp profile3 Access: disabled NMS IP/Host Name: 0.0.0.0

Index: 4 User Name: apc snmp profile4 Access: disabled NMS IP/Host Name: 0.0.0.0

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Enable or disable SNMP trap generation Parameters:

Option Arguments

-c{n} <Community>

-r[n] <Receiver NMS IP>

-l[n] <Language> [language code]

-t[n] <Trap Type> [snmpV1 | snmpV3]]

-g[n] <Generation> [enable | disable]

-a[n] <Auth Trap> [enable | disable]

-u[n] <profile1 | profile2 | profile3 | profile4> (User Name) n=Trap reciever # = 1,2,3,4,5 or 6

Example:

apc> snmptrap

E000: Success

SNMP Trap Configuration

Index: 1 Receiver IP: x.x.x.x Community: public Trap Type: SNMPV1 Generation: disabled Auth Traps: enabled User Name: apc snmp profile1 Language: enUs - English

Error Message: E000, E102

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system

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: View and set the system name, the contact, the location and view up time as well

as the date and time, the logged-on user, and the high-level system status P, N, A (see “About the Main Screen” on page 28 for more information about system status).

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-n <system-name> Define the device name, the name of the person

-c <system-contact>

-l <system-location>

responsible for the device, and the physical location of the device.

NOTE: If you define a value with more than one word,

you must enclose the value in quotation marks. These values are also used by Data Center Expert and

the Rack PDU’s SNMP agent.

-m <system-message>

<enable |

-s

disable>] (system-hostname sync)

When defined, a custom message will appear on the log on screen for all users.

llow the host name to be synchronized with the system

A name so both fields automatically contain the same value.

NOTE: When enabling this feature, the system name identifier can no longer contain a space character (since it will be synchronized to the host name field).

Example 1:

apc> system -l “Test Lab” E000: Success

To set the device location as Test Lab, type:

Example 2: To view the device name, type:

apc> system -n E000: Success Name: : Rack 2 in Room #222

Error Message: E000, E102

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tcpip

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: View and manually configure these network settings for the Rack PDU: Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-i <IP address>

Type the IP address of the Rack PDU, using the format

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

-s <subnet mask> Type the subnet mask for the Rack PDU.

-g <gateway>

Type the IP address of the default gateway. Do not use the loopback address (127.0.0.1) as the default gateway.

-d <domain name> Type the DNS name configured by the DNS server.

-h <host name> Type the host name that the Rack PDU will use.

-S

Example 1:

enable | disable

To view the network settings of the Rack PDU, type tcpip and press ENTER.

nable or disable IPv4.

apc> tcpip

E000: Success

IP Address: 192.168.1.50

MAC Address: XX XX XX XX XX XX

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Domain Name: example.com

Host Name: HostName

Example 2: To view the IP address of the Rack PDU, type:

apc> tcpip -i

E000: Success

IP Address: 192.168.1.50

Example 3: To manually configure an IP address of 192.168.1.49 for the Rack PDU, type:

apc> tcpip -i 192.168.1.49

E000: Success

Reboot required for change to take effect

Error Message: E000, E102

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tcpip6

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Enable IPv6 and view and manually configure these network settings for the Rack

PDU:

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-S enable | disable Enable or disable IPv6.

-man enable | disable

-auto

-i <IPv6 address> Set the IPv6 address of the Rack PDU.

-g <IPv6 gateway> Set the IPv6 address of the default gateway.

-d6

Example:

apc> tcpip6

E000: Success

IPv6: enabled

Manual Settings: disabled

IPv6 Address: ::/64

MAC Address: XX XX XX XX XX XX

Gateway: ::

IPv6 Manual Address: disabled

IPv6 Autoconfiguration: enabled

DHCPv6 Mode: router controlled

enable | disable

router | statefull | stateless | never

To view the network settings of the Rack PDU, type tcpip6 and press ENTER.

Enable manual addressing for the IPv6 address of the Rack PDU.

Enable the Rack PDU to automatically configure the IPv6 address.

Set the DHCPv6 mode, with parameters of router controlled, statefull (for address and other information, they maintain their status), stateless (for information other than address, the status is not maintained), never.

Error Message: E000, E102

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user

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Configure the user name, password, and inactivity timeout for each account type.

You can’t edit a user name, you must delete it and then create a new user. For information on the permissions granted to each account type, see “Types of User Accounts” on page 8.

Parameters:

Option Argument Description

-n <user>

-pw <user password>

-pe <user permission>

Specify these options for a user.

-d

-e enable | disable Enable overall access.

-st <session timeout>

-sr enable | disable

-el enable | disable

-lf tab | csv

-ts us | metric

-df <mm/dd/yyyy |

-lg

-del <user name>

-l

dd.mm.yyyy | mmm-dd-yy | dd-mmm-yy | yyyy-mmdd>

Specify how long a session lasts waits before logging off a user when the keyboard is idle.

Bypass RADIUS by using the serial console (CLI) connection, also known as Serial Remote Authentication Override

Indicate the Event Log color coding. Indicate the format for exporting a log file. Indicate the temperature scale, Fahrenheit or Celsius.

Specify a date format.

Specify a user language.

Delete a user. Display the current user list.

Example:

E000: Success Access: Enabled User Name: apc Password: <hidden> User Permission: Super User User Description: User Description Session Timeout: 3 minutes Serial Remote Authentication Override: Disabled Event Log Color Coding: Enabled Export Log Format: Tab Temperature Scale: Metric Date Format: mm/dd/yyyy Language: English (enUs) Outlets: All

apc> user -n apc

Error Message: E000, E102

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userdflt

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Complimentary function to “user” establishing default user preferences. There are

two main features for the default user settings:

• Determine the default values to populate in each of the fields when the Super User or Administrator-level account creates a new user. These values can be changed before the settings are applied to the system.

• For remote users (user accounts not stored in the system that are remotely authenticated such as RADIUS) these are the values used for those that are not provided by the authenticating server. For example, if a RADIUS server does not provide the user with a temperature preference, the value defined in this section will be used.

Parameters:

Options

-e

-pe

-d <user description> Provide a user description.

-st

-bl <bad login attempts>

-el

Argument Description

<enable | disable> (Enable)

<Administrator | Device | Read-Only | Network-Only> (user permission)

<session timeout> minute(s)

<enable | disable> (Event Log Color Coding)

By default, user will be enabled or disabled upon creation. Remove (Enable) from the end

pecify the user's permission level and

S account type.

Provide a default session timeout.

Number of incorrect login attempts a user has before the system disables their account. Upon reaching this limit, a message is displayed informing the user the account has been locked. The Super User or an Administrator-level account is needed to reenable the account to allow the user to log back in.

NOTE: A Super User account cannot be locked out, but can be manually disabled if necessary.

nable or disable event log color coding.

-lf

-ts

-df

-lg

-sp <enable | disable> Strong password

-pp

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<tab | csv> (Export Log Format)

<us | metrics> (Temperature Scale)

<mm/dd/yyyy | dd.mm.yyyy | mmm-dd-yy | dd-mmm-yy | yyyy-mm-dd> (Date Format)

<interval in days> Required password change interval

Specify the log export format, tab or CSV.

pecify the user's temperature scale. This

S setting is also used by the system when a user preference is not available (for example, email notifications).

Specify the user's preferred date format.

User language

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Example: apc> userdflt

E000: Success

Access: Disabled

User Permission: Administrator

User Description: User Description

Session Timeout: 3 minutes

Bad Login Attempts: 0

Event Log Color Coding: Enabled

Export Log Format: Tab

Temperature Scale: Metric

Date Format: mm/dd/yyyy

Language: English (enUs)

Strong Passwords: Disabled

Require Password Change: 0 day(s) (Disabled)

Error Message: E000, E102

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web

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Enable access to the Web UI using HTTP or HTTPS.

For additional security, you can change the port setting for HTTP and HTTPS to any unused port from 5000 to 32768. Users must then use a colon (:) in the address field of the browser to specify the port number. For example, for a port number of 5000 and an IP address of 152.214.12.114, type:

http://152.214.12.114:5000

Parameters:

Option Argument Definition

-h enable | disable

-s enable | disable

Enable or disable access to the user interface for HTTP. HTTP is disabled by default.

Enable or disable access to the user interface for HTTPS. HTTPS is enabled by default.

When HTTPS is enabled, data is encrypted during transmission and authenticated by digital certificate.

-mp <minimum protocol>

Choices are: SSL3.0 | TLS1.0 | TLS1.1 |

TLS1.2

Specify the TCP/IP port used by HTTP to communicate

-ph <http port #>

-lsp enable | disable

-ps <https port #>

Example 1:

apc> web -h disable -s disable

To prevent all access to the Web UI, type:

with the Rack PDU (80 by default).

range is 5000–32768.

Enable or disable access to the Limited Status page in the Web UI.

pecify the TCP/IP port used by HTTPS to communicate

S with the Rack PDU (443 by default). The other available

range is 5000–32768.

Example 2: To define the TCP/IP port used by HTTP, type:

apc> web

E000: Success

HttP: enabled Https: disabled Http Port: 80 Https Port: 443 Minimum Protocol: TLS1.1

The other available

apc> web -ph 80

E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

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whoami

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device Only, Read Only Description: Provides login information on the current user. Parameters: None Example: apc> whoami

E000: Success

admin

Error Message: E000, E102

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wifi

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Enable or disable wi-fi and configure the Wi-Fi network’s settings.

NOTE: This command requires optional APC USB Wi-Fi device, AP9834).

IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you do not download a config.ini file from a wired device

and upload the entire file to a Wi-Fi-enabled device. It is also not recommended to download a config.ini file from a Wi-Fi-enabled device and push the entire file to a wired device unless the entire [NetworkWiFi] section is removed or commented out using semicolons (for example: WiFi=enabled). The [NetworkWiFi] section contains device settings specific to Wi-Fi use. These settings should not be uploaded to a wired device.

Parameters:

Option Argument Definition

-S <enable | disable>

-n <network name (SSID)>

<WPA | WPA2-AES | WPA2-

-t

-p <Wi-Fi password>

-eu

-ep <WPA2-Enterprise password>

-eo

Mixed | WPA2-TKIP | WPA2Enterprise>

<WPA2-Enterprise user name>

<WPA2-Enterprise outer identity>

Enable or disable Wi-Fi. Disabled by default. NOTE: Enabling/ disabling Wi-Fi will disable/enable the wired LAN connection.

Specify the network name (SSID) of the Wi-Fi network. The maximum length is 32 characters.

Specify the security type (authentication and encryption) of the Wi-Fi network. The order from most secure to least secure is

1. WPA2-Enterprise (most secure)

2. WPA2- AES

3. WPA2- Mixed

4. WPA2-TKIP

5. WPA (least secure)

The password for the Wi-Fi network. The maximum length is 64 characters. This is required for WPA, WPA2-AES, and WPA2-Mixed s

ecurity types.

NOTE: The password is set by the Wi-Fi network supplier, not the NMC.

The user name for WPA2-Enterprise authentication. The maximum length is 32 characters.

The password for WPA2-Enterprise authentication. The maximum length is 32 characters. Passwords are not shown.

Specify the WPA-2-Enterprise outer identity. This is an optional unencrypted identification used by the WPA-2-Enterprise server. For example: user@example.com or anonymous. The maximum length is 32 characters.

Specify the firmware file to upgrade the APC USB Wi-Fi Device’s

-fw

Example 1:

wifi -S enable -n NETGEAR06 -t WPA2-AES -p apc123

To enable Wi-Fi and configure the Wi-Fi network’s settings, type

firmware. This must be an .ism file located on a USB drive inserted into the USB port of the NMC. NOTE: The Wi-Fi network will be unavailable during the firmware upgrade.

Example 2: To upgrade the APC USB Wi-Fi Device’s firmware, type

wifi -fw apc_uw01_wni_1-26-7.ism

Error Message: E000, E102

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xferINI

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Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Use XMODEM to upload an INI file while you are accessing the Command Line

Interface through a serial connection. After the upload completes:

• If there are any system or network changes, the Command Line Interface restarts and you must log on again.

• If you selected a baud rate for the file transfer that is not the same as the default baud rate for the Rack PDU, you must reset the baud rate to the default to reestablish communication with the Rack PDU.

Parameters: None Example: apc> xferINI

Enter 'YES' or ‘Y’ to continue or <ENTER> to cancel : <user enters ‘YES’ or ‘Y’>

------- File Transfer Baud Rate----------------------------- 1- 2400 2- 9600 3- 19200 4- 38400 > <user enters baudrate selection> Transferring at current baud rate (9600), press <ENTER>... <user presses <ENTER>> Start XMODEM-CRC Transfer Now! CC <user starts sending INI> 150 bytes have successfully been transmitted.

xferStatus

apc>

Error Message: None

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: View the result of the last file transfer. See “Verifying Upgrades and Updates” on

page 149 for descriptions of the transfer result codes.

Parameters: None Example: apc> xferStatus

E000: Success Result of last file transfer: Failure unknown

Error Message: E000

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Device Command Descriptions

Network Port Sharing Commands

The CLI allows commands to be sent to guest Rack PDUs. The user may specify the Display ID of the Rack PDU to be commanded, followed by a colon, before the first argument (or as the first argument, if the command does not normally have arguments). Providing a Display ID is optional, omitting it will simply command the local Rack PDU. For example:

<arg2>

This will send <command> to the Rack PDU with the Display ID [id:].

[id:]

is delimited from <arg1> with a colon character; do not include any spaces between [id:]

<arg1>

alarmList

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Displays alarms present on the device (or another device in the group if NPS is

used.)

Parameters: None. Example: To view all active warning alarms, type:

, as spaces are used to delimit arguments.

apc> alarmList

-----Device Alarm Status------------------ 1 Critical Alarm Present.

------------------------------------------[Critical] rack PDU 1: Internal power supply #2 fault, unde voltage. <ESC>- Exit, <ENTER>- Refresh

Error Message: E102

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bkLowLoad

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the bank low-load threshold current in amps. You can specify all banks,

a single bank, a range, or a comma-separated list of single banks and/or ranges.

Parameters: [id#:] <all | bank#> [current]

bkNearOver

bank#

= A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or

a comma; separated list of single bank number and/or number ranges.

current = The new bank threshold (Amps)

Example 1: To set the low-load threshold for all banks to 1A, type:

apc> bkLowLoad all 1 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the low-load threshold setting for banks 1 through 3, type:

apc> bkLowLoad 1-3 E000: Success 1: 1 A 2: 1 A 3: 1 A

Error Messages: E000, E102:

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the bank near-overload threshold current in amps. You can specify all

banks, a single bank, a range, or a comma-separated list of single banks and/or ranges.

Parameters: [id#:] <all | bank#> [current] Example 1: To set the near-overload threshold for all banks to 10A, type:

apc> bkNearOver all 10 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the near-overload threshold setting for banks 1 through 3, type:

apc> bkNearOver 1-3 E000: Success 1: 10 A 2: 10 A 3: 10 A

Example 3: To view the near-overload threshold setting for banks 1 and 2 on guest Rack PDU 3,

type:

apc> bkNearOver 3:1-2 E000: Success 1: 16 A 2: 16 A

Error Messages: E000, E102:

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bkOverLoad

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the bank overload threshold current in amps. You can specify all banks,

a single bank, a range, or a comma-separated list of single banks and/or ranges.

Parameters: [id#:] <all | bank#> [current] Example 1: To set the bank overload threshold for all banks to 13A, type:

apc> bkOverLoad all 13 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the bank overload threshold setting for banks 1 through 3, type:

apc> bkOverLoad 1-3 E000: Success 1: 13 A 2: 13 A 3: 13 A

Error Messages: E000, E102

bkPeakCurr

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User

bkReading

Description: Display the peak current measurement from a bank(s) Parameters:: [id#:] <”all” | bank#> Example: apc> bkPeakCurr 2

E000: Success 2: 0.0 A

apc> bkPeakCurr all E000: Success 1: 0.0 A 2: 0.0 A

Error Messages: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View the current reading (measurement) in amps for a bank. You can specify all

banks, a single bank, a range, or a comma-separated list of single banks and/or ranges.

Parameters: [id#:] <all | bank#> [current] Example 1: To view the current reading for bank 3, type:

apc> bkReading 3 E000: Success 3: 4.2 A

Example 2: To view the current reading for all banks, type:

apc> bkReading all E000: Success 1: 6.3 A 2: 5.1 A 3: 4.2 A

Error Messages: E000, E102

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devNearOver

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the low-load threshold in kilowatts for the device. Parameters: : [id#:] [threshold] = New power threshold (Kilowatts). Example 1: To view the low-load threshold, type:

apc> devLowLoad E000: Success

0.5 kW

Example 2: To set the low-load threshold to 1 kW, type:

apc> devLowLoad 1.0 E000: Success

Error Messages: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the near-overload threshold in kilowatts for the device. Parameters: : [id#:] [threshold] = New outlet threshold (Kilowatts). Example 1: To view the near-overload threshold, type:

apc> devNearOver E000: Success

20.5 kW

Example 2: To set the near-overload threshold to 21.3 kW, type:

apc> devNearOver 21.3 E000: Success

Error Messages: E000, E102

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devOverLoad

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the overload threshold in kilowatts for the device. Parameters: : [id#:] [threshold] = New outlet threshold (Kilowatts). Example 1: To view the overload threshold, type:

apc> devOverLoad E000: Success

25.0 kW

Example 2: To set the overload threshold to 25.5 kW, type:

apc> devOverLoad 25.5 E000: Success

Example 3: To view the overload threshold for guest Rack PDU 3, type:

apc> devOverLoad 3: E000: Success

5.0 kW

Error Messages: E000, E102

devPeakLoad

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Display the peak power measurement from the device. Parameters: none Example:: apc> devPeakLoad

E000: Success

0.0 kW

Error Messages: E000, E102

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devReading

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View the total power in kilowatts or total energy in kilowatt-hours for the device. Parameters: [id#:] [power | energy | appower | pf]

Argument Definition

<power> View the total power in kilowatts. <energy> View the total energy in kilowatt-hours.

<appower> View the total apparent power in kVA. <pf> View the power factor

Example 1: To view the total power, type:

apc> devReading power E000: Success

5.2 kW

Example 2: To view the total energy, type:

apc> devReading energy E000: Success

200.1 kWh

dispID

Error Messages: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Sets or reads the device’s Display ID. Parameters: [id#:] [new_id] = Set the Display ID. Example 1:: apc> dispID

E000: Success

RPDU ID: 1*

apc> dispID 2

E000: Success

RPDU ID: 2*

apc> dispID 3: 2

E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

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energyWise

NOTE: Not supported on Rack PDUs with NMC3s (firmware V1.x.x.1 or later).

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Cisco IOS® software for monitoring, controlling, and reporting the energy use of

information technology (IT). NOTE: EnergyWise cannot be enabled on Network Port Sharing guests.

Parameters:

Option Argument

-e <enable | disable>] (Enable)

-p <Port>

-d <Domain>]

-m <enable | disable>] (Secure Mode)

-s <Shared Secret>

-v (Toolkit Version)

-n [outlet #] <Name>] (0 for Pare

nt)

-r [outlet #] <Role>] (0 for Parent)

-k [outlet #] <Keywords>] (0 for Parent)

-i

Example:

Port: 43440 Domain Name: Secure Mode: Shared Secret Shared Secret: <hidden> Toolkit Version: (rel2_7)1.2.0 Name (P): apc51F304 Name (C1): apc51F304.1.Outlet1 Name (C2): apc51F304.1.Outlet2 Name (C3): apc51F304.1.Outlet3 Name (C4): apc51F304.1.Outlet4 Name (C5): apc51F304.1.Outlet5 Name (C6): apc51F304.1.Outlet6 Name (C7): apc51F304.1.Outlet7 Name (C8): apc51F304.1.Outlet8 Role (P): Rack Power Distribution Unit Role (C1): Outlet Role (C2): Outlet Role (C3): Outlet Role (C4): Outlet Role (C5): Outlet Role (C6): Outlet Role (C7): Outlet Role (C8): Outlet Keywords (P): apc,pdu,rackpdu Keywords (C1): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Keywords (C2): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Keywords (C3): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Keywords (C4): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Keywords (C5): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Keywords (C6): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Keywords (C7): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet

Enable: Disabled

[outlet #] <1-100>] (0 for Parent) (Importance)

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humAlGen

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Keywords (C8): apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet Importance (P): 1 Importance (C1): 1 Importance (C2): 1 Importance (C3): 1 Importance (C4): 1 Importance (C5): 1 Importance (C6): 1 Importance (C7): 1 Importance (C8): 1

Error Message: None

Temperature/Humidity Sensors Note: You must have installed an optional Schneider Electric

Temperature/Humidity Sensor (AP9335TH) to your Rack PDU in order to use the Humidity related commands.

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User

humHyst

Description: Sets and reads whether humidity alarms are enabled or disabled. Parameters: [id#:]: [<enable/disable>]

enable disable = disable humidity alarms.

= enable humidity alarms.

Example::

apc> humAlGen enable E000: Success

apc> humAlGen disable E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Sets and reads the humidity threshold hysteresis Parameters: [id#:] [ value ] = new threshold hysteresis value (% RH)

Example:: apc> humHyst

E000: Success

6 %RH

apc> humHyst 5

E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

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humLow

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the low humidity threshold as a percent of the relative humidity. Parameters: [id#:] [ humidity ] = new low humidity threshold Example 1: To view the low humidity threshold, type:

apc> humLow E000: Success 10 %RH

Example 2: To set the low humidity threshold, type:

apc> humLow 12 E000: Success

Example 3: To view the low humidity threshold on guest Rack PDU 3, type:

apc> humLow 3: E000: Success 10 %RH

Error Message: E000, E102

humMin

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the minimum humidity threshold as a percent of the relative humidity. Parameters: [id#:] [ humidity ] = new minimum humidity threshold. Example 1: To view the minimum humidity threshold, type:

apc> humMin E000: Success 6 %RH

Example 2: To set the minimum humidity threshold, type:

apc> humMin 8 E000: Success

Example 3: To set the minimum humidity threshold on guest Rack PDU 3 to 18% RH, type:

apc> humMin 3:18 E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

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humReading

humStatus

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View the humidity value from the sensor. Parameters: [id#:] Example 1: To view the humidity value, type:

apc> humReading E000: Success 25 %RH

Example 2: To view the humidity value on guest Rack PDU 2, type:

apc> humReading 2: E000: Success 48 %RH

Error Message: E000, E102, E201

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Displays the status of the sensor.

lcd

Parameters: None Example: To view the status of the humidity sensor, type:

apc> humStatus Not Connected

Error Message: None

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Turn the LCD On/Off Parameters: [id#:] [ on|off ] Example:: apc> lcd off

E000: Success

apc> lcd 1: on

E000: Success

Error Messages: E000, E100, E102

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lcdBlink

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Blink the LCD Backlight for the specified period Parameters: : [id#:] [ time ] = is the number of minutes to blink the display. It can be

canceled by pressing a button on the LCD. Valid range is [1-10]

Example:: apc> lcdBlink

E000: Success

Error Messages: : E000, E102

logToFlash

Access: Super User, Administrator Description: Export the debug files to the USB flash. The file will be a compressed file. It will

contain event.txt, config.ini. debug.txt, data.txt. If an exception occurs, it will also contain dump.txt.

Parameters: [<name>] = is the appendix to the debug file tar name. If no name is entered, the

serial number of the device will be used as the name for the debug file.

Example 1: apc>logToFlash 01292018

Creating report file: /debug_01292018.tar Press <ESC> to abort 0% completed... Exporting logs... please do not remove USB flash 12% completed...Exporting logs... please do not remove USB flash... Exporting logs... please do not remove USB flash 60% completed... Logs export completed. You may remove USB flash now

phBal

Example 2: apc>logToFlash

Creating report file: /debug_ZA1234567890.tar Press <ESC> to abort 0% completed...Exporting logs... please do not remove USB flash 12% completed...Exporting logs... please do not remove USB flash... Exporting logs... please do not remove USB flash 60% completed...Logs export completed. You may remove USB flash now

Error Messages: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Outlet User, Read Only Description: Sets or reads the phase load balance threshold. Only applies to models with two or

more metered phases.

Parameters: [id#:] [current]= The new phase threshold (Amps). Example:

apc> phBal 13 E000: Success

apc> phBal E000: Success

13A

Error Message: E000, E102

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Outlet User, Read Only Description: Sets or reads whether phase load balance alarms are enabled or disabled. Only

applies to models with two or more metered phases.

Parameters: [id#:] [<enable/disable>]

phLowLoad

enable disable = disable phase load balance alarms

= enable phase load balance alarms

Example 1:

apc> phBalAlGen enable E000: Success

apc> phBalAlGen disable E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the phase low-load threshold in kilowatts. To specify phases, choose

from the following options. Type: all, a single phase, a range, or a comma-separated list of phases.

Parameters: [id#:] <all | phase#> [current]

phase#

= A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma; separated

list of single bank number and/or number ranges.

current = The new phase threshold (Amps).

Example 1: To set the low-load threshold for all phases to 1 kW, type:

apc> phLowLoad all 1 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the low-load threshold for phases 1 through 3, type:

apc> phLowLoad 1-3 E000: Success 1: 1 A 2: 1 A 3: 1 A

Error Message: E000, E102

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phNearOver

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the phase near-overload threshold in kilowatts. Parameters: [id#:] <all | phase#> [current]

phOverLoad

phase#

= A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma; separated

list of single bank number and/or number ranges.

current = The new phase threshold (Amps).

Example 1: To set the near-overload threshold for all phases to 10 kW, type:

apc> phNearOver all 10 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the near-overload threshold for phases 1 through 3, type:

apc> phNearOver 1-3 E000: Success 1: 10 A 2: 10 A 3: 10 A

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the phase overload threshold. Parameters: [id#:] <all | phase#> [current]

phase#

= A single number or a range of numbers separated with a dash or a comma; separated

list of single bank number and/or number ranges.

current = The new phase threshold (Amps).

Example 1: To set the overload threshold for all phases to 13 A, type:

apc> phOverLoad all 13 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the overload threshold for phases 1 through 3, type:

apc> phOverLoad 1-3 E000: Success 1: 13 A 2: 13 A 3: 13 A

Error Messages: E000, E102

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View the current, voltage, or power for a phase. Set or view the phase near-

overload threshold in kilowatts. You can specify all phases, a single phase, a range, or a commaseparated list of phases.

apc> phReading 3 current E000: Success 3: 4 A

Example 2: To view the voltage for each phase, type:

apc> phReading all voltage E000: Success 1: 120 V 2: 120 V 3: 120 V

Example 3: To view the power for phase 2 on guest Rack PDU 3, type:

apc> phReading 3:2 power E000: Success 2: 40 W

phTophVolts

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Read the phase-to-phase voltage on multi-phase devices. Parameters: [id#:]

id# = The display identifier of the Rack Power Distribution Unit – normally 1. However, in an NPS

environment, the value will be 1 through the number of NPS remotes.

Example 1:

apc> phTophVolts 1

E000: Success

1: L1-2 208 V

2: L2-3 208 V

3: L3-1 208 V

Error Messages: E000, E102

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prodInfo

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View information about the Rack PDU. Parameters: [id#: | all] Example: To view the product information for this Rack PDU, type:

apc> prodInfo E000: Success RPDU ID: 1* AOS X.X.X Metered-by-Outlet Rack PDU X.X.X Model: AP8XXX Name: room555Main Location: Room 555 Contact: (xxx) 555-1234 Present Outlets: XX Switched Outlets: XX Metered Outlets: XX Max Current: XX A Phases: X Banks: X Uptime: 0 Days 21 Hours 21 Minutes NPS Type: Host NPS Status: Active Network Link: Link Active

sensorName

Error Messages: E000

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the name assigned to the Rack PDU Temp/Humidity port. Parameters: [id#:][newname] Example 1: To set the name for the port to “Sensor1,” type:

apc> sensorName Sensor1 E000: Success

Example 2: To then view the name for the sensor port, type:

apc> sensorName E000: Success Sensor1

Example 3: To set the name for the sensor port on guest Rack PDU 2 to “Sensor1,” type:

apc> sensorName 2:Sensor1 E000: Success

Error Messages: E000, E102 Temperature Sensor Note: You must have installed an optional Schneider Electric Temperature

Sensor (AP9335T) to your Rack PDU in order to use the Temperature related commands.

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tempAlGen

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Sets or reads whether temperature alarms are enabled or disabled. Parameters: [id#:]: [<enable/disable>]

tempHigh

enable disable = disable temperature alarms.

= enable temperature alarms.

Example::

apc> tempAlGen enable E000: Success

apc> tempAlGen disable E000: Success

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the high-temperature threshold in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. Parameters: [id#:] < F | C > [<temperature>] = New high temperature threshold

Example 1: To set the high-temperature threshold to 70º Fahrenheit, type:

apc> tempHigh F 70 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the high-temperature threshold in Celsius, type:

apc> tempHigh C E000: Success 21 C

Example 3: To view the high-temperature threshold of guest Rack PDU 2 in Fahrenheit, type:

apc> tempHigh 2:F E000: Success 70 F

Error Messages: E000, E102

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tempHyst

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set and displays the temperature threshold hysteresis

tempMax

Parameters::

[id#:] < F | C > [<temperature>]= new temperature hysteresis

value.

Example:: apc> tempHyst F 6

E000: Success

apc> tempHyst C

E000: Success

3 C

Error Message: E000, E102

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User Description: Set or view the max-temperature threshold in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. Parameters:: [id#:] < F | C > [<temperature>]= new max temperature threshold.

Example 1: To set the max-temperature threshold to 80º Fahrenheit, type:

apc> tempMax F 80 E000: Success

Example 2: To view the max-temperature threshold in Celsius, type:

apc> tempMax C E000: Success 27 C

Example 3: To view the max-temperature threshold of guest Rack PDU 3 in Fahrenheit, type:

apc> tempMax 3:F E000: Success 95 F

Error Message: E000, E102

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tempStatus

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Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: View the temperature value in either Fahrenheit or Celsius from the sensor. Parameters:: [id#:] < F | C > = temperature

Example 1: To view the temperature value in Fahrenheit, type:

apc> tempReading F E000: Success

51.1 F

Example 2: To view the temperature value of guest Rack PDU 3 in Celsius, type:

apc> tempReading 2:C E000: Success

23.5 C

Error Message: E000, E102, E201

Access: Super User, Administrator, Device User, Read Only Description: Displays the status of the sensor. Parameters: : None Example: To view the status of the temperature sensor, type:

apc> tempStatus Normal

Error Message: None

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Web User Interface

Supported Web Browsers

You can use the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer® (IE) or Edge®, Google Chrome®, Apple Safari®, or Mozilla Firefox® to access the Rack PDU through its Web UI. Other commonly available browsers and versions may work but have not been fully tested.

The Rack PDU cannot work with a proxy server. Before you can use a Web browser to access the Web UI of the Rack PDU, you must do one of the following:

Configure the Web browser to disable the use of a proxy server for the Rack PDU.

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• Configure the proxy server so that it does not proxy the specific IP address of the Rack PDU.

Log On to the Web User Interface

Overview

You can use the DNS name or System IP address of the Rack PDU for the URL address of the Web UI. Use your case-sensitive user name and password to log on.

The default user name and password for the Super User are both apc. For all other user types, there is no default user name or password. The Super User, or an Administrator c Super User, must define the user name and password and other account characteristics for these users.

reated by the

NOTE: If you are using HTTPS (SSL/TLS) as your access protocol, your login credentials are compared with information in a server certificate. If the certificate was created with the Security Wizard, and an IP address was specified as the common name in the certificate, you must use an IP address to log on to the Rack PDU. If a DNS name was specified as the common name on the certificate, you must use a DNS name to log on.

You may receive a message that the Web page is not secure. This is normal, and you can continue to the Web UI. The warning is generated because your Web browser does not recognize the default certificate used for encryption over HTTPS. However, information transmitted over HTTPS is still encrypted. See the Security Handbook on www.apc.com for more details on HTTPS and instructions to resolve the warning.

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URL address formats

Type the DNS name or IP address of the Rack PDU in the Web browser’s URL address field and

press non-default Web server port in Internet Explorer, you must include http:// or https:// in the URL.

Common browser error messages at log-on:

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ENTER. Until HTTP is enabled, you must include https:// in the URL. When you specify a

Error Message Browser Cause of the Error

First log on

“This page cannot be displayed.” Internet Explorer “Unable to connect.” Firefox

Web access is disabled, or the URL was not correct.

URL format examples:

NOTE: HTTP is disabled by default, and HTTPS is enabled by default.

• For a DNS name of Web1:

http://Web1 if HTTP is your access mode

https://Web1 if HTTPS (HTTP with SSL/TLS) is your access mode

• For a System IP address of 139.225.6.133 and the default Web server port (80):

http://139.225.6.133 if HTTP is your access mode

https//139.225.6.133 if HTTPS (HTTP with SSL/TLS) is your access mode

• For a System IP address of 139.225.6.133 and a non-default Web server port (5000):

http://139.225.6.133:5000 if HTTP is your access mode

https://139.225.6.133:5000 if HTTPS (HTTP with SSL/TLS) is your access mode

• For a System IPv6 address of 2001:db8:1::2c0:b7ff:fe00:1100 and a non-default Web server port (5000):

http://[2001:db8:1::2c0:b7ff:fe00:1100]:5000 if HTTP is your access mode

When you log on to the NMC for the first time, you will be prompted to change the default Super User account password (apc). After you log in, you will be directed to the Configuration Summary screen. This screen is an overview of all system protocols, and their current values (e.g. enabled/disabled). You can access this screen at any time afterwards by following the path:

Configuration > Network > Summary.

Limited Status Access

The RPDU Limited Status (Configuration > Network > Web > Access) page provides limited

information, without requiring you to log on. Using a Web browser, access the RPDU’s IP address

to view the log on page. When enabled, there is a "Limited Status" hyperlink toward the lower right

rner of the frame. Clicking on “Limited Status,” instead of the regular user name / password

co fields, a limited summary of Device and System Information is made available to viewing. A “Log On” hyper link, as seen immediately above, allows for easy access to the standard Log In page.

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Web User Interface Features

Read the following to familiarize yourself with basic Web UI features for your Rack PDU.

Tabs

The following tabs are available:

• Home: Appears when you log on (This is the default tab when you log on. To change the login page to a different page, click on the green pushpin at the top right side of the browser

window while on the desired page). View active alarms, the load status of the NMC 2, and the most recent Rack PDU events. For more information, see “A

• Status: Gives the user the status of the Rack PDU and Network. The RPDU tab covers the status of alarms, groups, device, phase, bank, and environment. Network tab covers just the network. See “Status Tab” on page 94.

• Control: The Control tab covers three topics: RPDU, Security and Network. Much more information is covered under each of these tabs and will be described in the Control tab section.

Configuration: The Configuration tab covers RPDU, Security, Network, Notification,

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General and Logs. Much more information is covered under each of these tabs and will be described in the Configuration tab section.

• Tests: The Tests tab covers RPDU and Network. The RPDU tab covers LCD Blink and the Network tab covers LED Blink. Both will be further described later in the Tests section of the

document.

bout Home” on page 93.

Device status icons

Logs: The Logs section covers: Event, Data and Firewall. The Event and Data tabs cover

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more information which will be further discussed later in the Logs section of the document.

• About: The About section covers RPDU and Network, which will be further discussed later in the About section of the document.

One or more icons and accompanying text indicate the current operating status of the Rack PDU:

Symbol Description

Critical: A critical alarm exists, which requires immediate action.

Warning: An alarm condition requires attention and could jeopardize your data

or equipment if its cause is not addressed.

No Alarms: No alarms are present, and the Rack PDU and NMC are

operating normally.

At the upper right corner of every page, the Web UI displays the same icons currently displayed on the Home page to report Rack PDU status:

• The No Alarms icon if no alarms exist.

• One or both of the other icons (Critical and Warning) if any alarms exist, and after each icon,

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At the lower left on each page of the interface, there are three configurable links. By default, the links access the URLs for these Web pages:

• Link 1: The home page of the APC website

• Link 2: Demonstrations of APC web-enabled products

• Link 3: Information on EcoStruxure IT

Located in the upper right hand corner of each page:

• User name (click to change user preferences)

• Language (if avail

•

Log Off (click to log the current user off of the Web UI)

• Help (click to view help contents)

• (click to set the current Web page to be the log in home page)

Example:

you log on), go to that screen, and click the icon in the top right corner. Click to revert to displaying the Home screen when you log on.

able, click to change language preference)

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Network Port Sharing (NPS) on the Web User Interface (Web UI)

Group Control using Network Port Sharing

The Web UI of the Rack PDU will have additional capabilities if the Rack PDU is part of an NPS group. This includes an NPS Group Status Web page and an NPS Group Configuration page. In addition, for Web pages that support NPS Rack PDUs, the user can select a different Rack PDU in the group to view by selecting the Rack PDU Display ID of the unit he or she would like to view.

Each Rack PDU in the NPS group is denoted with a Rack PDU icon followed by its Display ID (1 to 4). The Rack PDU that the user is logged into is displayed with an additional asterisk (*) following the Display ID.

NOTE: The Reset/Reboot Web page has many additional reset/reboot options for Rack PDU groups. These include individual Rack PDU reset to defaults, individual Rack PDU rebooting, and clearing of guest PDU lost communication alarms by removing the guests from the group.

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About Home

The Home page contains the following information: Active Alarms, Load Status and Recent Device Events. Active Alarms will show if any alarms exist. If no alarms exist, a green check mark with the

words ”No Alarms Present” will show. The Load Status shows a colored bar demonstrating the

level of the Bank, Phase and Device loads. To see the Device Status select the More link at the bottom of the list.The Recent Device Events box will list the five most recent device Events by the device by Date, Time and Event.

The Overview view

In the Load Status area, view the load for the device in kW and for the phases and banks in amps, as applicable. The green, yellow, and red meter shows the current load status: normal, near overload, or overload.

NOTE: If a low load threshold was configured, the meter will also include a blue segment to the left of the green.

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In the Rack PDU Param Number, Rating, User (type of user account accessing the Rack PDU) and Uptime (the amount of time the Rack PDU has been operating since the last reboot from either a power cycle or a reboot of the Management Interface).

In the Recent Device Events dates and times they occurred. A maximum of five Events are shown at one time. Click More

Events to go to the Logs tab to view the entire event log.

eters box, the reader will find the Name, Location, Contact, Model

box are the Events which have occurred most recently and the

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Status Tab

About the Status Tab

Use the Status tab to:

• View the load status for the Rack PDU and Network Status

• Under the Rack PDU tab, readers can scroll and access: Alarms, Device, Phase, Bank, and

Environment

• Select Network from the menu, to view the current IPv4 and IPv6 settings

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View the Load Status and Peak Load

Path: Status > RPDU

Alarms: Lists Device Alarm Status. Group: Network Port sharing Group Status. List the Properties, Metering and firmware version

information. Change Host RPDU can be accessed from its link at the bottom of the page.

Device: Shows status of device. Lists Status, Properties and Configuration information. Phase: Shows Phase Status. Delta values for Phase Load Balance are displayed for models with

two or more metered phases. The phase settings can also be configured via a Configure Phase Settings link at the bottom of the page. Configuration can be changed as well.

Bank: Shows bank status (only on units with this feature). List current size and demonstrates

range on a colored red, green and yellow sliding bar. The bank settings can be changed via a Configure Bank status link at the bottom of the Web page.

Environment: Shows Alarm Status, Temperature, Humidity and can configure Temperature and

Humidity Configuration after pressing the Configure link.

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Path: Status > Network

The Network screen displays information about your network.

Current IPv4 Settings

System IP: The IP address of the unit. Subnet Mask: The IP address of the sub-network. Default Gateway: The IP address of the router used to connect to the network. MAC Address: The MAC address of the unit. Mode: How the IPv4 settings are assigned: Manual, DHCP, or BOOTP. DHCP Server: The IP address of the DHCP server. This is only displayed if Mode is DHCP. Lease Acquired: The date/time that the IP address was accepted from the DHCP server. Lease Expires: The date/time that the IP address accepted from the DHCP server expires and

will need to be renewed.

Current IPv6 Settings

Type: How the IPv6 settings are assigned. IP Address: The IP address of the unit. Prefix Length: The range of addresses for the sub-network.

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Domain Name System Status

Active Primary DNS Server: The IP address of the primary DNS server. Active Secondary DNS Server: The IP address of the secondary DNS server. Active Host Name: The host name of the active DNS server. Active Domain Name (IPv4/IPv6): The IPv4/IPv6 domain name that is currently in use. Active Domain Name (IPv6): The IPv6 domain name that is currently in use.

Ethernet Port Speed

Current Speed: The current speed assigned to the Ethernet port.

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Control

The Control menu options enable you to take immediate actions affecting active user management and the security of your network.

Managing User Sessions

Path: Control > Security > Session Management

The Session Management menu displays all active users currently connected to the Rack PDU. To view Information about a given user, click their user name. The Session Details screen displays basic information about the user including what interface they are logged-in to, their IP address, and user authentication. There is also an option to Terminate Session for the user.

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Resetting the Network Interface

Path: Control > Network > Reset/Reboot

This menu gives you the option to reset and reboot various components of the network interface. Users have the option to Reboot Management Interface,

NOTE: Rebooting the Management Interface only restarts the Rack PDU’s Network

Management Interface. It does not affect the outlet ON/OFF status.

Reset All: Clear the Exclude TCP/IP checkbox to reset all configuration values; mark the Exclude TCP/IP checkbox to reset all values except TCP/IP and EAPoL.

Reset Only: (Resetting may take up to a minute) Options include:

• TCP/IP settings: Set TCP/IP Configuration to DHCP & BOOTP, its default setting, This request requires that the Rack PDU receive its TCP/IP settings from a DHCP or BOOTP

server. See “View the result of the test DNS in the Last Query Response field.” EAPoL is reset

to disabled.

• Event configuration: Reset all changes to event configuration, by event and by group, to their default settings.

Guest PDU lost communication alarms by removing corresponding guest PDUs. NOTE: This

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item does not display unless there is a guest PDU attached to the host PDU.

• Host Display ID and Remove all Guest PDUs.

• RPDU to Defaults.

• For NPS groups:

Guest PDU lost Communication alarms by removing corresponding guest PDUs. Host Display ID and remove all guest PDUs Host to Defaults Guest to Defaults Guest Management Interface (Reboot)

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