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Server Technology Solutions for the Data Center Equipment Cabinet Sentry Commander - PT40 Installation and Operations Manual © 2004 Server Technology, In c.
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Table of Contents C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION 1 Features an d Benefits .......................................................................................................... ............. 2 Technical Support .........................................
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Chapter 1: Introduction F EATURES AND B ENEFI TS 2 Communication A ccess M odes ..................................................................................................... ...2 Power Distribution & Re mote Managem ent ...................
Introduction The Server Technology Inc. Sentry family of products provides easy, practical , and secure solutions for power distribution, power management and load-measurement for remote internetworking equip ment and branch AC circuits.
Technical Support Server Technology understands that there are often questions when installing and/or using a new product. Free Technical Support is provided from 8: 30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday, Pacific Time. See Technical Support in Warranty, Product Registration and Support for more information.
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Chapter 2: Installation S TANDARD A CCESSORI ES 6 A DDITIONAL R EQUIRED I TEMS 6 E QUIPMENT O VERVIEW 6 S AFETY P RECAUTIONS 7 I NSTALLING THE P OWER I NPUT R ETENTION B RACKET 7 M OUNTING 7 C ONNECTING TO THE P OWER S OURCE 8 C ONNECTING D EVICES 8 C ONNECTING TO THE C OMMANDER 8 Serial (RS 232) port .
Installation Before installing your Commander, refer to the following lists to ensure that you have all the items shipped with the unit as well as all other items required for proper installation.
Safety Precautions This section contains important safety and regulat ory information that should be reviewed before installing and using the Commander.
Connecting to the Power Source The input power cord must first be attached to the unit before connecting the unit to the power source. Each outlet powers up sequentially, with a two-second delay between e ach outlet, eliminating a potential blown primary fuse or circuit breaker from excessive in-rush current.
Chapter 3: Operations I NTERFACES 10 Outlet Nam ing and Gr ouping 10 Usernames and Passwords 10 HTML I NTERFACE 11 Logging I n 11 Outlet Control 12 Individual.............................................................................................
Operations Interfaces The Sentry has two interfaces: the HTML interface accessed via the HTTP enabled Ethernet connections and the command line for serial and Telnet connections.
HTML Interface The HTML interface is constructed of three major components: the Syste m Location bar, the User/Navigation bar and the Control Screen. The System Location bar displays the Sentry’s location and IP address as well as the current Control Screen title.
Outlet Control The Outlet Control section offers access to the Individual and Group outlet co ntrol pages. From the Individual and Group pages, the user can review and manipulate power control functions for all outlets and groups assigned to the current user.
Configuration The Configuration section offers access to all unit configuration options including Network, Telnet/HTTP, Serial Ports, Outlets, Groups, Users, FTP, Proxy/SNTP and SNMP.
Telnet/SSH The Telnet/SSH configuration page used to enable or disable Telnet and SSH support and configure the port number that the Telnet or SSH server watches.
Serial Ports The Serial Ports configuration page is used for maintenance of all serial/Pass-Thru ports. NOTE: Pass-Thru connections may only be initiated from the command line interface via a direct serial or Telnet session.
Outlets The Outlets configuration page is used for assignm ent and/or editing of outlet descriptive names and wakeup states. Editing the outlet descriptiv e name: Click on the Edit link in the Action column next to the outlet to be configured. On the subsequent Outlet Edit page, enter the descriptive name.
Changing a user’s access priv ilege level: The Sentry has four defined access privilege levels; Admin, User, On-Only and View-Only: • Admin: Full-access for all configuration, contro l (On, Off, Reboot), status and Pass-Thru.
FTP The FTP configuration page is used for setup and maintenance of all settings required to perform an FTP firmware upload. See Appendix B: Uploading Firmware for more information on uploading firmware. Setting the FTP Host IP Address: Enter the IP address in the Host IP Address field and press Apply .
Configuring input feed traps: Click on the Input Feed Traps link. On the subsequent Input Feed Traps page, select or deselect the desired trap s and press Apply . For Load traps, enter a maximum load value for the infeed in the High Load Threshold field and press Apply .
Command Line Interface Logging In Logging in through Telnet requires directing the Telnet client to the configured IP address of the unit. Logging in through the Console (RS232) port requires the use .
Administrative Command Summary (continu ed) Delete Groupfromuser Removes access to one or more groups for a user Delete Outletfromgroup Deletes an outlet from a group name Delete Outletfromuser Remove.
Operations Commands Operations commands manage outlet states, provide infor mation about the Sentry environment and control session operations. NOTE: Users must be granted access to affect any change in outlet state. Turning outlets on The On command turns on one or more outlets.
Displaying outlet status The Status command displays the on/off status of one or more outlets. The command displays the status of only those outlets for which the current username has power control access.
Displaying accessible groups The List Groups command displays accessible groups for the current user. To display accessi ble groups: At the Sentry: prompt, type list groups and press Enter .
Connecting to a serial device The Connect command allows Pass-Thru serial connection to devices attached to one of the two standard serial ports (Console , Modem,) or a Pass-Thru port. To connect to a serial device : At the Sentry: prompt, type connect , followed by the serial/Pass-Thru port name and press Enter .
Administration Commands Administration commands may only be issued by a user with administrative privileges, such as the predefined Admn user or another user who has been granted administrative privileges with the Set User Admnpriv command.
Setting user access lev el privileges The Set User Access command sets the access level priv ileges for a user. The Sentry has four defined access privilege levels; Admin, User, On-Only and View -Only. For more information on user access levels, see Changing a user’s access p rivilege level: on page 17.
Adding outlet access to a user The Add OutletToUser command grants a user access to one or all outlets. To grant access for more than one outlet, but not all outlets, you must use multiple Add OutletToUser commands.
Deleting serial/Pass-Thru port access for a user The Delete PortFromUser command removes a user’s access to a serial/Pass-Thru port. You cannot remove access to any serial/Pass-Thru port for an administrative level user.
Adding an outlet to a group The Add OutletToGroup command adds an outlet to a group. To add more than one outlet, but not all outlets, you must use multiple Add OutletToGroup commands. To add an outlet to a group: At the Sentry: prompt, type add outlettogroup , optionally followed by an outlet name and group name.
Displaying outlet information The Show Outlets command displays infor mation about all outlets. This information includes: • Descriptive outlet name, if applicable • Outlet wakeup state setting To display outlet info rmation: At the Sentry: prompt, type show outlets and press Enter .
Enabling or disabling active signal checking for serial/Pass-T hru connections The Set Port Dsrchk command enables or disables active signal checking for serial/Pass-Thru connections to devices attache d to any of the available serial ports.
Displaying serial/Pass-Thru port information The Show Ports command displays information about all serial/Pass-Thru ports. This information includes: • Serial/Pass-Thru port data rate • Modem port.
Displaying system configuration info rmation The Show System command displays all system configurati on information. • Firmware version • NIC module serial number and MAC address • Hardware revi.
Displaying Infeed information The Show Infeeds command displays information about all infeeds. This information includes the absolute and descriptive infeed names. To display tower information: At the Sentry: prompt, type show infeeds and press Enter .
Displaying network configuration information The Show Network command displays TCP/IP, Telnet, SSH, Web, SSL and SNMP configuration infor mation. • IP address, subnet mask and gateway • Enabled-di.
HTTP Ad ministration NOTE: A restart is require d after setting or changing ANY Telnet/Web configur ations. See Performing a warm boot on page 35 for more inform ation. Enabling and disabling HTTP support The Set HTTP command is used to enable or disable HTTP support.
FTP Administration You may upload new versions of firmware into the Se ntry using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This allows access to new firmware releases for firmwa re improvements and new features additions. The following commands are used to configure the Sentry for an FTP firmware upload.
Displaying FTP configuration information The Show FTP command displays all FTP configuration information. • FTP Host IP address • FTP Host username and password • Firmware filepath and filename To display FTP configuration informatio n: At the Sentry: prompt, type show ftp and press Enter .
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Chapter 4: Advanced Operations SSL 42 Enabling and S etting up SSL Supp ort 42 SSL Technical Specifications 42 SSH 43 Enabling and S etting up SSH Supp ort 43 SSH Technical Specifications 43 SNMP 44 M.
Advanced Operations SSL Secure Socket Layers (SSL) version 3 enables secure HTML session s between a Sentry Remote Power Manager and a remote user. SSL provides two chie f features designed to make TCP/IP (Internet) transmitted data more secure: • Authentication – The connecting client is assured of the identity of the server.
SSH Secure Shell (SSH) version 2 enables secure netw ork terminal sessions between a Sentry Remote Power Manager and a remote user over insecure networ k. SSH provides an encrypted terminal sessions with strong authentication of both the server and client, using public-key cry ptography and is typically used as a replacement for unencrypted Telnet.
SNMP The Sentry family of products supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This allows network management systems to use SN MP requests to retrieve information and control power for the individual outlets. The Sentry includes an SNMP v1 agent supporting standard MIB I and MIB II obj ects.
Setting the trap timer The Set Traptime command sets the timer period between repeated error-condition traps. The valid range for the timer period is 1 to 65535 (in seconds). The default value for the timer period is 60 seconds. To set the trap timer: At the Sentry: prompt, type set traptime , followed by the tim er period and press Enter .
SNMP Traps The Sentry supports three types of SNMP traps. Trap s are enabled at the tower (T), infeed (I) or outlet (O) level. Trap Summary Name Level(s) Description Status T, I, O Operational status .
Load Trap The Load trap is generated whenever the total input lo ad on an infeed exceeds a preset threshold. Load traps include the reported input load, load status, Location of the Sentry, and identifier and name of the affected infeed. Any error state generates a Load trap and triggers the trap timer.
Enabling or Disabling a Load trap The Set Trap Infeed Load command is used to enable or disable an Infeed Load trap. To Enable or Disable a Load tra p: At the Sentry: prompt, type set trap infeed load , followed by the infeed name, and on or off . Press Enter , or Type set trap infeed load all , followed by on or off and press Enter .
Displaying trap configuration informat ion The Show Traps command displays information about all traps. To display trap information: At the Sentry: prompt, type show traps and press Enter .
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Chapter 5: Appendices A PPENDIX A: R ESE TTING TO F ACTORY D EFAULTS 52 To reset to factory defa ults from the HTML interface ................................................................... 52 To reset to factory defa u lts from the co mm and line .
Appendices Appendix A: Resetting to Factory Defaults You may reset the non-volatile RAM that stores all configurab le options. This clears all administrator- editable fields and resets all command line configur able options to their default values, including all user accounts.
Appendix C: Techni cal Specifications Models Model Voltage Inlet* Outlets Additional Ports PT40-H404-1-02 100-120V, 50/60Hz IEC 60320/C20 4 NEMA 5-20R 4 Pass-Thru PT40-H404-2-02 208-240V, 50/60Hz IEC 60320/C20 4 IEC 60320/C13 4 Pass-Thru * Input cordset selected at time of purchase.
Data Connections RS-232 port Sentrys are equipped standard with an RJ45 DTE RS- 232c serial port. This connector may be used for direct local access or from other serial devices such as a terminal server. An RJ45 crossover cable is provided for connection to an RJ45 DCE serial port.
Pass-Thru Port The Sentry is equipped with four RJ12 DTE Pass-Thr u ports for connection to serial devices. RJ12 crossover cables are provided for connection along with adapters for connection to standard RS-232C 9 and 25 pin, DTE and DCE serial ports.
Appendix D: Warranty, Product Registration and Support Warranty and Limitation of Liability Server Technology, Inc. agrees to repair or replace Products that fail due to a defect within twelve (12) months after the shipment date of each Product unit to Buyer (“Warranty Period”).
Technical Support Server Technology understands that there are often questions when installing and/or using a new product. Free Technical Support is provided from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday, Pacific Time. Server Technology, Inc. 1040 Sandhill Drive Tel: 775.
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Server Technology, Inc. Server Technology, Inc. toll free +1.800.835.1515 1040 Sandhill Drive tel +1.775.284.200 0 Reno, NV 89521 fax +1.775.284. 2065 USA www.servertech .com sales@servertech. com Sentry, Commander, Env ironmental Monitoring Control Unit, Pass-Thru and Sentry Secure Age nt are trademarks o f Server Technology , Inc.
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