Emerson Avocent Rack Power Manager User Manual
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Rack Power Manager
Installer/User Guide
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Product Overview 1
System Components 1
Third party products 2
Supported Units 2
Power devices 3
Installation 5
About Installation 5
Minimum requirements for the Rack Power Manager software 5
Before installing and configuring the Rack Power Manager software 6
Installing the Rack Power Manager Software 6
Configuring the Rack Power Manager Software 8
Running the Rack Power Manager Software 9
Minimum client requirements 10
Opening a client session 10
Uninstalling the Rack Power Manager Software 11
Java Installation 12
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Transition 15
DSView™ 3 Software and Power Manager Plug-in to RPM software 15
Data Replication 15
Back up the DSView 3 Software 16
Backup the Power Management database 17
Install Rack Power Manager Hub Server 18
Migration Utility 19
Exporting the Data 19
Importing the Data 20
Configure RPM Hub and Spoke servers 22
DSView software to RPM software 22
Data Replication 22
Back up the DSView Software 23
Extract the PostgreSQL data file 24
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Install Rack Power Manager Hub Server 24
Importing the Data 25
Configure RPM Hub and Spoke server 26
Rack Power Manager Explorer Windows 27
Using the Side Navigation Bar 28
Using Windows 29
Sorting information in a window 29
Filtering information in a window 29
Using the Customize link in windows 30
Displaying pages 32
Printing a window 32
Refreshing a window 32
Using keyboard commands 33
Basic Operations 35
Rack Power Manager Help 35
Configuring the Rack Power Manager help location 35
Installing Rack Power Manager help on a local server 36
Global System Properties 36
Legal Notice 37
PCI Compliance Configuration 37
Power Settings 38
Profiles 39
Changing user options 39
Changing the color scheme 40
Changing your password 40
Choosing the serial session application 41
Specifying a user certificate 41
Specifying an SSH key 42
Enabling user credential caching 43
Built-in User Groups 43
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Internet Explorer Considerations 45
Managing ActiveX® controls 45
Security zones 46
Advanced Internet options 48
Certificates 49
System certificate policy and trust store 50
Integrated Windows Authentication 52
Firewalls 53
VPNs 54
NAT Devices 56
Licenses 58
Adding a new license key 60
System Information 60
Rack Power Manager Servers 61
Server Properties 61
Server certificates 63
Server trap destinations 68
Client session information 69
Email 70
Unit status polling 70
Backing up and Restoring Hub Servers Manually 71
Spoke Servers 74
Replication 78
Authentication Services 81
Supported Authentication Services 81
Rack Power Manager software internal authentication service 82
Active Directory external authentication service 84
Windows NT external authentication service 91
LDAP external authentication service 93
RADIUS external authentication service 99
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TACACS+ external authentication service 101
RSA SecurID external authentication service 105
User Authentication Services Window 107
Units View Windows 109
Types of Units View windows 109
Topology view 110
Accessing Units View windows 111
Showing and hiding units 112
Units View windows fields 113
Multiple unit operations from a Units View window 115
Unit Overview Windows 116
Unit Status Window 117
Adding and Deleting Units 119
Adding Units 119
Wizards that add units 120
Adding a single managed appliance 120
Adding managed appliances from a range or list of IP addresses 122
Adding a generic appliance 123
Deleting Units 124
Automatically deleting attached units 124
Synchronizing the Rack Power Manager Software Database 125
Name Synchronization 125
Automatic name push 125
Automatic name pull 126
Manual name push 128
Manual name pull 128
Topology Synchronization 129
Automatic topology synchronization 129
Topology synchronization options in the Add Unit Wizard 130
Topology synchronization options in the Resync Wizard 130
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Automatic Inheritance for Group Memberships and Properties 131
Managing Units 133
Appliance Configuration Templates 133
Saving appliance configuration templates 133
Modifying appliance configuration template properties 134
Applying appliance configuration templates 135
Unit Properties 136
Unit Overview Settings 140
About Access Rights 143
How access rights can be assigned 144
Unit Access Rights 144
Managed Appliance Settings 145
Managed Appliance SNMP Settings 147
Bulk Configuration of Individual settings 148
Infrastructure View 149
Asset and Usage Reports 150
Unit Reports 151
Asset 152
Usage 152
Scheduled Reports 153
Segregated Temperature Readings 154
Tiered Energy Cost Setting 155
Power Devices and Power Device Sockets 157
Power Devices 157
Power Device Input Feed 159
Power Device Sockets 160
Power Control of Devices Attached to Power Devices 162
Power Operations 163
Unit Sessions and Connections 165
Managed Appliance Session Settings 165
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Customizing the Appliance Sessions window 165
Connections to Units 166
SSH Passthrough Sessions 167
Configuring SSH Passthrough 167
Enabling SSH Passthrough 167
SSH port sharing 168
SSH Passthrough Sessions 169
Establishing an SSH Passthrough connection to a unit 170
Escape key sequence 172
Break sequences 173
Transferring read/write access 174
Disconnecting a session 175
Displaying session output 175
Grouping Units 177
Site, Department and Location Groups 177
Custom Fields 180
Unit Groups 183
Unit group hierarchy 185
Adding or deleting a unit group 188
Changing the unit group properties 189
Custom Groups 192
Adding or deleting a custom group query 192
Changing the custom group properties 193
Changing the custom group rights 193
Custom Group Reports and Scheduled Tasks 194
DS Zones 197
Managing and Accessing Zones 197
Enabling DS Zones 197
Creating zones 197
Accessing zones 198
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Transferring units to a zone 199
Managing zone properties 200
Using Zones 202
Units actions in a zone 202
Managing User Accounts 209
User Accounts Windows 209
Adding User Accounts 211
Deleting User Accounts 214
Unlocking User Accounts 214
Resetting a User Account Password 214
Changing User Account Properties 215
Username 215
User certificates 216
User SSH key 216
User password 217
User account restrictions and expiration settings 217
User group membership 218
Address 219
Phone contact 219
Email contact 219
User notes 220
Custom field properties 220
User Access Rights 220
User Groups 223
Adding User-defined User Groups 224
Deleting User-defined User Groups 227
User Group Properties 227
Changing User Group Members 228
User Group Access Rights 229
Using the Telnet Viewer 231
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About the Telnet Viewer 231
Telnet Viewer Window Features 232
Telnet Viewer window toolbar 233
Security Property 234
Opening a Session 235
Customizing the Telnet Viewer 235
Customizing Session Properties 236
Login scripts 239
Reviewing Session Data 240
Macros 241
Macro groups 243
Logging 245
Copying, Pasting and Printing Session Data 248
Power Control of Devices Attached to Power Devices 249
Closing a Telnet Viewer Session 250
Using Tools 251
Using Unit Tools 251
Exporting units 251
Exporting access rights 253
Importing data 254
Using the Managed Appliance Tools 255
Rebooting 255
Upgrading firmware 256
Resynchronizing units 257
Saving a managed appliance configuration 258
Restoring a managed appliance configuration 259
Saving a managed appliance user database 259
Restoring a managed appliance user database 260
Using Tasks 261
Using the Tasks Window 261
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Adding tasks 262
Specifying when to run tasks 262
Adding Tasks Using the Add Task Wizard 265
Task: Backup Rack Power Manager software database and system files 265
Task: Configure SNMP trap settings on a managed appliance 266
Task: Exporting an event log .csv file 267
Task: Exporting an Asset Report to a .csv file 269
Task: Exporting a Usage Report to a .csv file 270
Task: Updating the firmware of an appliance type 271
Task: Validating user accounts on an external authentication server 272
Task: Pull names from selected units 272
Task: Update topology for selected units 273
Running tasks manually 274
Displaying task results 275
Deleting tasks 275
Changing tasks 276
Firmware Management 276
Events and Event Logs 279
Event Severity and Categories 279
Event severity 279
Event categories 280
Email Notifications 280
Enabling and Disabling Event Logging 283
Displaying the Event Log 284
Event states 286
Using the date filter 287
Changing the Event Log Retention Period 287
Creating an Event Log .csv File 288
Plug-ins 291
Recommended Sequence for Adding/Upgrading Plug-ins 291
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Adding Plug-ins 292
Displaying Plug-in Information 293
Managing Plug-ins 295
Upgrading a plug-in 295
Disabling and activating a plug-in 295
Appendix A: Technical Support 297
Appendix B: Terminal Emulation 298
Appendix C: Regaining Access to the Rack Power Manager Software 316
Product Overview
1
Rack Power Manager software is a stand-alone web browser-based, centralized Rack PDU
Management solution. It provides all centralized management capabilities related to Rack PDU
devices, ability to perform power control actions as well as run power consumption reports for
outlets, PDU's, racks, rows etc. as well as for all custom groups of equipment.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all refer ences to DSView™ software refer to DSView software version 4 or
higher.
System Components
The Rack Power Manager software system contains the following components.
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Rack Power Manager management software
The Rack Power Manager software resides on the Rack Power Manager server (host or hub
computer) and provides a web gateway and services for managing rack PDUs using a web
browser.
Users may connect to the Rack Power Manager server from Rack Power Manager software clients
and use the Rack Power Manager Explorer windows to communicate with the system.
Rack Power Manager server
The Rack Power Manager server contains the Rack Power Manager management software. The
server provides a centralized database for storing configuration, user, unit and system information.
It also provides services for authentication, access control, logging events, monitoring and license
management.
You may configure one or more spoke (backup) servers in addition to the hub server. The hub
server is responsible for maintaining the master copy of the database in a Rack Power Manager
software system. Only one server in a Rack Power Manager software system may be configured as
the hub server.
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Spoke servers are primarily used for redundancy of all PDU management and to have improved
scalability. They perform database replication with the hub server. The hub server acts as the
coordinator for database replication between itself and all of the other spoke servers in a Rack
Power Manager software system. A hub server and a spoke server both offer the same Rack
Power Manager software functionality to a user. The distinction of hub or spoke refers only to
the database replication role that the server plays and not with the functionality that the server
provides. Adding one or more spoke servers to a Rack Power Manager software system provides
redundancy and the ability to distribute Rack Power Manager software functionality across
multiple sites. Power consumption data is not replicated to all spokes, however, when a report
is created it spans across all servers to gather the data.
After the hub server and optional spoke server(s) are configured, you may create and configure
the type of access levels for users within your network environment. You may also set up event
logs to record full details of user access and other events.
Rack Power Manager software client
A Rack Power Manager software client is a computer with a web browser that can access the
Rack Power Manager management software installed on the Rack Power Manager server.
Third party products
Third party products are not a part of the Rack Power Manager software, but are supported for
use with it.
• External authentication servers - An external authentication server enables the Rack Power
Manager server to broker authentication requests from users requesting access to the Rack
Power Manager software system.
• SNMP managers - The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) manager monitors
the managed appliances and receives SNMP traps from the Rack Power Manager software
on the server. An example of an SNMP manager is the HP OpenView product.
• Third party Telnet viewers - A third party Telnet viewer may be used for serial sessions
instead of the Rack Power Manager software Telnet Viewer.
Supported Units
For management functions, the Rack Power Manager software client uses HTTPS (Hypertext
Transfer Protocol with SSL encryption) to send a request to the Rack Power Manager server,
which then sends a command to the managed appliance. The appliance then performs the
requested function.
The Rack Power Manager software supports the managed appliances listed in this section.
Other appliances may be supported by plug-ins; see the Avocent web site, www.avocent.com,
for a list of plug-ins that may currently ship with the Rack Power Manager software and/or that
can be added to the Rack Power Manager software. See Plug-ins on page 291 for information
about adding and managing plug-ins in the Rack Power Manager software system.
Power devices
The Rack Power Manager software supports the following power devices:
• Avocent SPC power control devices
• Server Technologies Sentry Switched CDU CW-8H1, CW-8H2, CW-16V1, CW-16V2,
CW-24V2, CW-24V3, CW-32VD1 and CW-32VD2 (supported models may change;
contact Avocent Technical Support for current information)
• Cyclades™Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (AlterPath™manager)
• Avocent Power Management Distribution Unit (PM PDU) PM 1000/2000/3000 PDUs
• Liebert MPH/MPX units
• APC 78xx/79xx PDUs
All of the above power devices are supported on DSR™ KVM over IP switches that contain
one or more SPC ports. Server Technologies power devices are also supported when connected
through Avocent appliances.
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Avocent models are supported when connected serially or through an Avocent appliance or
directly over the network. Liebert and APC models are supported only when connected directly
through the network.
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Installation
2
This chapter describes the installation sequence for the Rack Power Manager software:
• What you should do before installing the software
• How to install the software
• Configuring the software, plus considerations when upgrading
• Starting a client session
Final sections describe how to change your password, uninstall the software, end a Rack Power
Manager software session and install Java.
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About Installation
When the Rack Power Manager software is installed, the RPM software database is installed on
the dedicated server.
Rebooting the dedicated server is not required prior to using the Rack Power Manager software.
Once the Rack Power Manager software is installed and you have configured the hub server,
users may log in as a Rack Power Manager software client, using a supported web browser.
You may also install the Rack Power Manager software on additional computers and configure
them as spoke servers. See Spoke Servers on page 74
NOTE: A license key permitsthe oper ation of the RackPower Manager software on the dedicated server. The
license key also specifiesthe number ofclients that may use the software.
Minimum requirements for the Rack Power Manager software
Visit http://www.avocent.com/software-requirements for the minimum requirements for installing
the Rack Power Manager software on a dedicated hub or spoke server.
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Before installing and configuring the Rack Power Manager software
Before installing the Rack Power Manager software, install the managed appliance hardware.
If the computer will be a hub server, you will need the license key obtained from Emerson and
provide a username and password to use for initial log in.
If the computer will be a spoke server, you will need to identify the associated hub server and
provide the name/password of the hub server’s Rack Power Manager software administrator.
Installing the Rack Power Manager Software
The Rack Power Manager software can be installed on a physical server or VM and the
installation instructions described in this section apply to both scenarios. The Rack Power
Manager management software may be installed using the Rack Power Manager software DVD
or by downloading the software in a self-extracting .zip file from the Avocent web site.
To install the Rack Power Manager software:
1. Log on to the dedicated server as Administrator or root.
2. To install from a DVD:
a. Insert the Rack Power Manager software DVD. An autorun file opens a menu of
installation options.
b. Click Install Rack Power Manager Software.
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For Windows, if autorun is not enabled, type <drive:>\RPM\win32\setup.exe,
where <drive:> is the letter of your DVD drive.
A dialog box will indicate that the server will be verified to ensure it meets
the minimum requirements for installing the Rack Power Manager software.
For Linux, issue the following command to mount the DVD volume: mount
<device> <mount point>, where <device> and <mount point> are the names
of your server’s DVD Linux device and mount point directory, respectively.
For example, to mount the first IDE cdrom on /media/cdrom, enter the
command: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
3. To install from a downloaded file:
a. Using your web browser, download the Rack Power Manager software from the
Avocent web site. Go to www.avocent.com and click the Support link. On the
Technical Support page, click the Product Upgrades link, then select RPM Software
Upgrades.
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b. Double-click on the downloaded installation package (setup.exe). A dialog box will
indicate that the server will be verified to ensure it meets the minimum requirements
for installing the Rack Power Manager software.
c. For Linux, enter the following command to access the readme file: less /<mount
point>/RPM/readme. For example, the following command accesses the readme file on
the /media/cdrom mount point.
less /media/cdrom/Rack Power Manager/readme
4. If the current version of the Rack Power Manager software is already installed, the Installed
Product Found: Same Version message box will appear. Click OK to reinstall the Rack
Power Manager software or Cancel to exit setup.
5. The Check for an UPDATED version window will open. (If the Rack Power Manager
software is already installed on the dedicated server, a message box will display. Click OK
to close the box.)
a. Click Next to reinstall the software, or click Cancel to stop the reinstallation.
b. Click Check for UPDATES and then click Next to check the Avocent web site for the
most recent Rack Power Manager software installation package. Go to step 5.
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Click Next to install the DVD or downloaded version of the Rack Power
Manager software. Go to step 6.
6. If a newer version of the Rack Power Manager software is found, an Update Available
message appears.
a. Click OK to download the latest Rack Power Manager software installation package.
The installation will be cancelled and the server’s default web browser will launch and
open in the Product Upgrades and Options page of the Avocent web site.
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Click Cancel to resume installation of the older version of the Rack Power
Manager software. Go to step 6.
b. Type your email address and password, and then click Submit to log in to the web site.
c. Download the Rack Power Manager software installation package, log out and close
the web browser. Return to step 2.
7. The Introduction window will open. Follow the on screen instructions.
8. For a new database installation, click Next to install a new PostgreSQL database.
a. Choose a location to install the database.
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b. Enter the port number.
c. Enter the password.
d. Click Install.
9. For an existing database installation, click the checkbox to Use Existing Database.
10. Click Next.
a. Entert the database IP address, listening port number and the database username and
password.
b. On the Installation Settings Confirmation screen, click Install.
11. The Installation Complete window will open.
• To begin configuration of the Rack Power Manager software, click Done; see
Configuring the Rack Power Manager Software on page 8. A Security Alert dialog
box will appear containing certificate information and a warning that the generator of
the certificate is not trusted. This occurs because the Rack Power Manager server
certificate created when the server is installed is a self-signed certificate. You may
either import the certificate into the Rack Power Manager software client web browser
(choosing to trust the certificate) or obtain a server certificate from a Certificate
Authority (CA) trusted by the web browser.
• To configure the Rack Power Manager software at a later time, click X (Cancel) in the
top right corner of the window.
Configuring the Rack Power Manager Software
After the Rack Power Manager software has been installed, it must be configured using a web
browser.
During configuration, you specify whether the computer will be a hub server or a spoke server.
If this is your first Rack Power Manager server installation, hub should be selected in the Select
RPM Server Role window. The hub server should be installed before any spoke servers are
added.
To configure the Rack Power Manager software:
1. If you are configuring the Rack Power Manager software during the installation process,
you have already clicked Done in the Launch Default Browser window.
If you quit after installing the Rack Power Manager software installation process (by
closing the window), select Start - Programs - Emerson Rack Power Manager - RPM
Software.
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2. A security alert box will appear containing certificate information. See Certificates on page
49.
3. The Select RPM Server Role window opens.
• Click Hub to assign the dedicated server as the hub server, then click Next. Go to step
4.
• Click Spoke to assign the dedicated server as a spoke server, then click Next. Go to
step 8.
4. Follow the on screen instructions.
5. Click Finish.
6. The User Login window will open in the Rack Power Manager Explorer.
You may now log in using the username and password specified during configuration.
If you chose to configure the server as a spoke server in the Select RPM Server Role
window or if you entered a duplicate software license key in the Type in Master
License Key window, continue with the following steps.
7. The Type in Hub Server Address and Port window will open. Type the address of the Rack
Power Manager software hub server using standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or type
the DNS name in the Address field. Click Next.
8. The Accept Rack Power Manager Server Certificate window will open. Click Next to
accept the certificate.
9. The Type in Hub Administrator Credentials window will open. Type a valid username and
password for a user with Rack Power Manager software administrator privileges on the
Rack Power Manager software hub server. Click Next.
10. The Registering Spoke Server window will open with the message Request In Progress
Please Wait The configuration of the spoke server will be saved to the database of the hub
server and the spoke server’s certificates will be installed on the hub server.
11. The Completed Successful window will open when the spoke server has been added. Click
Finish.
Running the Rack Power Manager Software
Rack Power Manager software clients access the Rack Power Manager software host using a
supported web browser. Any software required by the client, such as applets and the Java
Runtime Environment (JRE), will be automatically installed by the Rack Power Manager server
host.
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The Rack Power Manager software uses Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) encryption to send data
between the Rack Power Manager software host and the web browser on the client to ensure
data integrity and privacy. When a user attempts to log in to a Rack Power Manager software
client session, the authentication service configured in the Rack Power Manager software by
the Rack Power Manager software administrator verifies the credentials of the user. Security
alerts related to the certificates on the Rack Power Manager software host may appear. See
Certificates on page 49.
Minimum client requirements
Visit http://www.avocent.com/software-requirements for minimum client requirements.
Opening a client session
Before opening a client session
• Enable cookies and JavaScript on the client’s web browser.
• Configure the web browser. If you are using Internet Explorer, see Internet Explorer
Considerations on page 45.
To open a client session:
NOTE: If Rack Power Manager Software Client Certificate Authentication or Rack Power Manager Software Client
Integrated Windows Authentication is being used, the user willnot be required to log in. See Certificates on page 49.
1. From the Rack Power Manager software client web browser, enter the URL of the server
host in the address bar in the format:
https://<servername>/RPM
In this case, <servername> is the DNS name of the host system, or the IP address in
standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
NOTE: To avoid multiple security warnings, enter the DNS name.
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If you are opening the session on the Rack Power Manager server, you may select Start
- Programs - Emerson Rack Power Manager - RPM Software.
2. Accept all security alerts that may appear as the client computer connects to the Rack
Power Manager server. The Rack Power Manager Explorer User Login window will open.
If an RSA SecurID external authentication service has been added to the Rack Power
Manager software, see RSA SecurID login on page 11 below for the login procedure.
3. Type a valid username and password in the fields provided.
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Depending on the settings specified by the administrator, you may be required to
change your password before being allowed to complete the login process. See Adding
User Accounts on page 211.
4. Click Login. The window that appears depends on the rights assigned to the Rack Power
Manager user that is logging in.
If the client machine uses an onboard video controller and experiences video problems, be sure
the BIOS is updated to the latest version.
RSA SecurID login
When an RSA SecurID external authentication service has been added to the Rack Power
Manager software, the login credentials include a username and a passcode. The passcode
includes a PIN and an RSA SecurID tokencode. The login request is sent to the RSA
Authentication Manager. Depending on the user configuration and state on the RSA
Authentication Manager, the user may be prompted for a second successive tokencode.
The user configuration also specifies how the four to six digit PIN will be generated:
• User defined - the user must enter a PIN
• System generated - the user cannot enter a PIN; it must be generated by the RSA server
• User selectable - the user may choose to enter a PIN or allow the RSA server to generate it
If a PIN has not yet been assigned to the user or if security policy requires a PIN change, the
user will be prompted accordingly. If the RSA server generates the PIN, the user will be given a
brief interval to memorize it.
Uninstalling the Rack Power Manager Software
To uninstall the Rack Power Manager software on a supported Windows system:
1. Select Start - Settings - Control Panel. The Control Panel will appear.
2. From the Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs dialog
box will appear.
3. Select Emerson Rack Power Manager and then click Change/Remove. The Uninstall
Avocent RPM window will open.
4. Click Uninstall.
To uninstall the Rack Power Manager software on a supported Linux system:
1. Log in to the server as root.
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2. Insert the Rack Power Manager software DVD into your DVD drive. If AutoMount is
supported and enabled, open a command window and continue with step 3.
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If your system does not support AutoMount, issue the following command to mount
the DVD volume: mount <device> <mount point>, where <device> and <mount
point> are the names of your server’s DVD Linux device and mount point directory,
respectively.
For example, to mount a DVD which is the second IDE unit on /media/cdrom, enter the
command:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
3. Enter the following command to access the readme file.
less /media/cdrom/RPM/readme
Follow the instructions in the readme file.
To close a Rack Power Manager software session:
From the Rack Power Manager Explorer, click LOGOUT or the logout icon.
Java Installation
On non-Windows clients, Telnet requires Java version 1.5. The Telnet/SSH applet may work
with other versions.
On Windows clients, Java is required to run the Emerson Telnet/SSH Viewer. If the Win32
PuTTY Telnet/SSH Viewer is selected in the user’s profile, then Java is not required on the
client. On a Windows client, it is recommended that the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) be
installed in the C:\Program Files\ location.
To configure Java to find the JRE:
1. Access the Java Control Panel.
2. Select the Java tab.
3. In the Java Application Runtime Settings panel, click View.
4. Change the path to the installed JRE.
5. Click OK.
For Windows and Linux operating systems, the Rack Power Manager software client
automatically downloads and installs the JRE the first time it is needed. For Macintosh
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operating systems, you must update Java and install the JRE using the Macintosh software
updates. Refer to the Macintosh operating system documentation for more information.
To install the JRE on a Windows client:
1. In a Rack Power Manager software Units View window (see Accessing Units View
windows on page 111), click an Action link.
2. A window will open, containing a link for downloading the JRE installer. Download the
JRE installer, then close all browser windows.
3. Click on the JRE icon to launch the installer.
4. Restart the browser, and click an Action link.
To install the JRE on a Linux client:
NOTE: Only one version of the JRE can be installed in the browser for RackPower Manager software support.
Depending on your system’sconfiguration, you may have to log in as the root user to install the JRE. Contact your
system administrator if you need help with installing software as the root user.
1. In a Rack Power Manager software Units View window (see Accessing Units View
windows on page 111), click an Action link.
2. A window will open, containing a link for downloading the JRE installer. Download the
JRE installer, then close all browser windows.
3. Run the installer.
4. Restart the browser, and click an Action link.
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Transition
3
This chapter describes the steps for transitioning to Rack Power Manager software.
• Transitioning from DSView 3 management software and DSView 3 Power Manager Plug-in
to Rack Power Manager software
• Transitioning from DSView software version 4 or higher to the Rack Power Manager
software
DSView™ 3 Software and Power Manager Plug-in to RPM software
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NOTE: In thisdocument, DSView 3 software refers to DSView software versions 3.7.2.x or 3.7.3.x.
NOTE: In order to safely upgrade to the RPM software, and to provide a roll-back path in case of upgrade failures,
perform each of the following steps. If your DSView 3 configuration doesnot include spoke servers, skip the stepsthat
refer to spoke servers.
Before you begin, ensure that you budget sufficient time to transition the hub and spoke servers
concurrently.
Data Replication
Perform a replication of all DSView 3 software spoke servers. In order to ensure that the entire
system has fully replicated, run the replication task twice to ensure that all spokes are in sync
with the hub server.
To initiate an immediate replication on a spoke server:
1. On the spoke server, click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Check the checkbox to the left of the Database Replication task and then click Run Now.
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Back up the DSView 3 Software
Using the DSView 3 software backup and restore utility or the command line, back up the hub
and each spoke server. The backup includes the database, plug-ins, firmware, appliance
templates and system properties. You may manually create a backup of your hub server. Two
methods are available:
• From a command line in an MS-DOS window. This method may be used for DSView 3
software hub servers on supported Windows® systems.
• Use the Backup and Restore system task located in the DSView 3 software WebUI. The
backup is saved as a .zip file containing the files needed to restore the DSView 3
management software. This method may be used for DSView 3 software hub servers on
supported Windows® systems only.
Client sessions will be temporarily disconnected during a manual backup. The sessions will be
automatically reconnected when the backup is completed.
Manual backup and restore procedures require DSView 3 software administrator privileges.
To manually back up a hub server using a command line on a supported Windows
system:
1. In the Start menu on your desktop, select Start - Programs - Accessories - Command
Prompt. A command prompt window will open.
2. Change directories to the directory in which the DSView 3 software is installed (typically
C:\Program Files\Avocent DSView 3\bin).
3. Enter DSViewBackupRestore to display the DSView 3 Backup and Restore Utility dialog
box.
4. To back up the DSView 3 software hub server, enter DSViewBackupRestore -backup -
archive “<archive name>” -passwd <password>.
For example, entering the following in a command prompt window will create a backup named
db.zip with the password test.
DSViewBackupRestore.exe -backup -archive “db.zip” -passwd test
To manually back up a hub server using a command line on a supported Linux
system:
1. Access the command prompt on your system.
2. Change directories to the directory where the DSView 3 software is installed, which is
typically /usr/local/dsviewserver/bin.
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