Table 6.1 lists the Rack Power Manager server properties. Table 6.1: Server Properties
Property Description
Identity Name of the Rack Power Manager server and the server’s role (hub or spoke).
Network
IP address (*) and port used by clients to access the server using the HTTPS (SSL) protocol. You may change the port number used for the HTTPS connection.
NOTE:When the Rack Power Manager server is running on a Linux system, the IP address field may contain the loopback address. If this is not desired, edit the /etc/hosts file on the Linux system. Add a new line above the line that defines the loopback address. The new line should contain the IP address, followed by the host name. For example, the fol- lowing new line adds the IP address 172.30.20.206 for the host name sun-jcv-fc3.a- vocent.com, above the existing line that defines the loopback address (127.0.0.1). - 172.30.20.206 sun-jcv-fc3.avocent.com
- 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain sun-jcv-fc3.avocent.com localhost sun-jcv-fc3
Rack Power Manager server certificate presented to Rack Power Manager software client web browsers.
Property Description
Proxy Server
When the Avocent proxy server is used, Rack Power Manager software client KVM and serial session requests are sent through the Rack Power Manager server rather than directly to the KVM switch or serial console appliance, which prevents the exposure of the internal address of the managed appliance. You may change the proxy server configuration.
EVR1500 environmental monitor, DSI5100 IPMI and generic appliance sessions are not sent through the Rack Power Manager server, even when the proxy is enabled. SSH Server Enables/disables the SSH server and specifies the port it uses.
Trap Des- tinations
The Rack Power Manager server polls KVM switches or serial console appliances to deter- mine if they are responding. If the managed appliance does not respond, the Rack Power Manager server sends an SNMP Loss Of Communication (LCM) trap or alert to the external SNMP manager. When the Rack Power Manager server detects that the appliance is once again communicating, a Regained Communication (RCM) trap is sent from the Rack Power Manager software server. When a response change occurs during communication between the Rack Power Manager server and a managed appliance, the Rack Power Manager soft- ware writes the event to the event log and sends an SNMP trap to the configured trap des- tinations. Trap destinations may also be specified by clicking on a managed appliance and changing the SNMP appliance settings.
Rack Power Man- ager Client Ses- sions
Settings for inactivity time-out, authentication policy, Single Sign-On (SSO) for the session or restrictions to use specific IP addresses to start the sessions. Also displayed the number of client sessions currently in use.
Rack Power Man- ager Modem Ses- sion
Settings for dial-up sessions, including inactivity time-out, time to wait for a connection and dial-back number.
Email IP address of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server that is used by the Rack Power Manager software to send email notifications.
Unit Status Poll- ing
Enables/disables unit status polling for the Rack Power Manager server, and specifies the delay between polling cycles and the number of managed appliances that will be con- currently polled.
Spoke Servers Enables you to manage the Rack Power Manager software spoke servers in your system. Data Logging Settings for data log file location, archiving and Syslog server.
To display server properties:
Click theSystemtab.Rack Power Manager Serverwill automatically be selected in the top navigation bar andIdentitywill automatically be selected in the side navigation bar. The Rack Power Manager Server Identity Properties window will open. The top of the side navigation bar will indicate the name of the Rack Power Manager software server.
To change server network properties:
1. Click theSystemtab.
2. ClickNetworkin the side navigation bar. The Rack Power Manager Server Network Properties window will open.
3. Type a new Rack Power Manager server port number in the HTTPS Port field. If the default value (443) is modified, the port number in the URL must be specified when accessing the Rack Power Manager software. For example, if the IP address of the hub server is 10.0.0.1 and the port number is changed to 444,
https://10.0.0.1:444/Rack Power Managermust be typed in the Address field of the web browser to access the Rack Power Manager software.
The selected port must be available on the Rack Power Manager server. If Rack Power Manager software clients are located on an external connection, the specified port must be open on the firewall.
4. ClickSave. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
A web browser error message will appear whenSaveis clicked. This error message is a normal occurrence. To reestablish connection to the Rack Power Manager software, you must reconnect to the hub server by typing the URL with the new port number. For example, if you changed the port number to 334 for a hub server with an IP address of 10.0.0.1, typehttps://10.0.0.1:334/Rack Power Managerto access the Rack Power Manager management software.
5. Confirm or cancel the change.