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    Inst allati on Metered Rack Power Di st ribu t ion Unit[...]

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    This m anua l is avail able in Engli sh on the encl osed CD. Dieses Handbuch ist in Deut s ch auf der bei liegende n CD- ROM verfüg bar . Es te manual est á disponibl e en españo l en el CD-ROM adjunto. Ce manuel est dispo nible en françai s sur le CD-ROM ci-incl us. Ques to m anua le è disponi bile in it alia no nel CD-ROM allegato . 本マ?[...]

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    Content s Metere d Rack Powe r Distri bution Uni t i Prel imina ry In formati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Dis play inte rfac e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Recei vin g i nspec tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pleas e recyc le . . . . .[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 1 Preliminary I nformation Fea tures This bookl et provi des info rm ati on on ins talling and ope rating Meter ed Rack Power Dist ributio n Units ( P D Us). E ach PD U has a sen sor t hat meas ures the curr ent being used by t he PDU and its attach ed devi ces, and c an be m onito red throu gh the W eb, T eln[...]

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    2 M etere d R ack Po wer Dist rib uti on Unit Inst all the PDU Att ach the cord retention trays At tach the cor d rete ntion tra ys to the PDU, us ing four f lat-he ad screws (provi ded) per tray . Att ach cords to the tray Atta ch a cord t o the t ray by l ooping t he cord and se curing it to t he tr ay , usi ng a wire tie (provid ed). pdu0 12 3 b[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 3 Moun t in g op tion s Y o u can install the PDU in one o f two ways: us ing tooll ess mou nting pegs (prov ided) or mountin g br ackets (pr ovided). The 1- U and 2-U h orizontal PDUs m ust be mount ed usin g the hor izontal mount ing bra ckets. V ertical m ounti ng. • T o inst all th e PDU using t he tooll[...]

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    4 M etere d R ack Po wer Dist rib uti on Unit Bracket m ounting V ertical m ounti ng. T o mount the PDU verti cally in a NetS helter or an y standard EIA-310 rack or e nc los ure: 1. Atta ch the vertic al-mounti ng brackets to the PDU. 2. Inst all the PDU on a vertic al mountin g rail in your r ack o r enc losure usi ng the sc rews and cage nuts su[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 5 Hor izontal m o unti ng. Y ou can mount t he PDU in a 19-inc h NetShelter or other EIA-310-D s tandard 19-inc h rack: 1. Choos e a mounting posit ion fo r the PDU wi th eit her the displ ay or the rear fac ing out of the encl osure. 2. Atta ch the mountin g b rackets to t he PDU, usi ng the flat-he ad screws[...]

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    6 M etere d R ack Po wer Dist rib uti on Unit Reces sed ho riz ontal moun tin g. Y ou can mount the PDU i n a recessed config uration by att aching the bra ckets as sh own in the foll owing illust ration of the PDU. pdu0 36 9a[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 7 Display In terface Operati on Link - Rx/Tx 10 / 100 Statu s Seria l Por t Res et Press and hold to invert display . - W ar ni ng - OK - Overload Amps Amps Metered Rack P DU — TOTAL — B1 B2 Press to select bank. pd u0 29 1 a  Ba n k/ p ha se i ndi ca to r LE Ds: • I nd icate the bank/p has e correspo[...]

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    8 M etere d R ack Po wer Dist rib uti on Unit Quic k Config urat ion Overvie w Y ou must co nfigur e the foll owing TCP/IP s ettin gs before the PDU ca n operate on a network: • IP ad dr e ss of th e PDU • S ubnet m ask •D e f a u l t g a t e w a y TC P/I P c onf ig ura tio n met hods Use one of t he fol lowing methods to d efine th e TCP/I P[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 9 APC Dev ice IP Co nfiguration Wizard Y o u can us e t he APC Device IP Confi gurati on W izard at a comput er running Mic rosoft ® W indo w s ® 2000, W indows 200 3, or Wi ndows XP to c onfigure the basic TCP/IP settin g of a Rac k PDU. 1. Insert th e AP C Metered and Switched Rack Power Di stri bution Uni[...]

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    10 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit BOOT P . Y ou can use an RFC95 1-complia nt BOOTP server to c onfigure the TCP/IP set tings fo r the PDU . If the BOOTP s erver is properly confi gured, th e PDU ’ s defaul t sett ing ( DHCP & BOOT P ) f o r TCP/I P confi gurati on cau s es it to dis cover the BOOTP s erve r . 1. Ente r the PDU ’ s [...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 11 DHCP . Y ou ca n use a RF C2131/RFC21 32- co mpli ant DHCP serve r to con figu re the TCP/IP s e ttin gs for t he PDU . 1. The PDU sends a DHCP reque st that uses the fol l ow in g t o i de n ti fy it se lf : V endor Clas s Identifie r ( APC by default ) Clie nt Identi fier (by def ault, the PDU ’s MAC ad[...]

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    12 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit Local access to the con trol conso le Y o u can use a local compu ter t o conne ct to the PDU to ac ces s the con tro l cons ol e. 1. Sel ec t a s eri al po rt at th e loc al c om p ute r , an d dis able any servic e which uses tha t port. 2. Use th e s erial c able (940 -0144) to c onnect t he se lected po[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 13 Remote acc ess to th e con trol conso le From any co mputer on the same su bnet as the PDU , you c an us e ARP and P ing t o ass ign an I P address to th e PDU , an d t h en u se T el net t o ac ce ss th a t PDU ’ s control con sole and conf igure the need ed TCP/ IP sett ings. 1. Use ARP to define an IP [...]

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    14 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit Con trol c ons ole After you l og on at th e control console , as de scri bed i n “Loca l acce ss to t he co ntrol co nsol e” on page 12 or “Remote access to th e control cons ole” on pa ge 13: 1. Ch oose Network from the Control Console menu. 2. Ch oose TCP/IP fro m th e Network me nu. 3. If you ar[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 15 Access a Confi gu red P DU Overvie w After the PDU is ru nnin g on yo ur net work, yo u can use the in ter faces summar ize d her e to acce ss t he un it. Web inte rface Use Micros oft ® Internet Explorer (IE ) 5.5 or highe r (on W indows ope ratin g syst ems only), Fi refox, version 1. x , by Moz illa Co [...]

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    16 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit T elnet and SSH Y o u can acc ess the contro l console th rough T e lnet or Secure SHe ll (SS H), depe nding on which is enab led. (On the Administration tab, se lect Network on the top m enu ba r and sel ect Acc e ss under th e Console heading on the left naviga tio n me nu to enab l e th es e ac ces s met[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 17 FTP an d SCP Y o u can us e FTP (enabled by de fault) or Secure CoPy (SCP) to transfer downlo aded firmware to the PDU , or to acc ess a copy of t he PDU ’s e v e n t o r data logs . T o use Infra StruXure Manag er t o manage a PDU , you m ust ha ve FTP S er v er ena bled in the PD U interfa ce. T o enabl[...]

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    18 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit How to Recover From a Lost Password Y ou c an use a l oca l co mput er , a comput er tha t conne cts t o the PDU or ot her de vice through the se rial port, to acce ss the control cons ole. 1. Sel ec t a s eri al po rt at th e loc al c om p ute r , an d dis able any se rvice that use s that por t. 2. Conne [...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 19 How to Up date Firmware T o obta in firmware for your PDU , do wnload the lat est firmware revision from www .apc.com/ tools/do wnloa d on the APC W eb site. See als o For a complete d escript ion on how to tr ans fe r a down l oad e d firmw are upgrade to y our PDU , se e “Fi le T ran sfer s” in t he M[...]

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    20 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit W arranty an d Service Lim ited w arra nty APC warrants the Metered Rack Power Dist ributi on U nit to be free from defects in materi als and workmanshi p for a peri od of two ye a rs f ro m t he d a te of pu r c ha se . I t s o b l ig a ti o n under th is warranty is limite d to repairi ng or repla cing, a[...]

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    Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit 21 4. Pack the unit careful ly . The warr anty does not cove r damage sust ained in t ransit. Enclos e a let ter with your name, a ddress, RMA number and da ytime p hone num ber; a co py of the sales re ceipt ; an d a che ck as p aymen t, if app lic able . 5. Mark the RMA number cle arly on the outside of the [...]

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    22 Metered Rack Po we r Distribution Unit Life-Su ppor t Po licy Ge ner al po li cy Amer ica n Power Conv ers ion (APC) do es not reco mmend the use of any of its pr oducts in the follo wing sit uations: • In life -support a pplic ations where failure o r malf unction of t he APC product can be reason ably e xpected to c ause fa ilure of th e lif[...]

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    *990- 19 03B- 001* APC Worl dw ide Custo mer Supp ort Cust omer suppor t for th is or any ot her AP C produ ct is ava ilab le at no char ge in a ny of the fol lowing wa ys: • V is it th e A PC W eb s ite t o a cc ess d ocu m ent s in t he AP C Kno wledge Base an d to subm it cus tomer suppo rt req uests . – www .apc .com (C orpor ate Head quart[...]