Remote Power Management; Enable Remote Power Management - Cisco 380 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Remote Power Management

Remote power management allows remote reboot of the appliance. To perform the remote power cycle,
you need to:
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Enable Remote Power Management

To enable remote power management:
Connect the "remote power management" RPC interface port of the appliance to a remotely accessible
Step 1
network.
Using SSH, telenet, or the serial port to access the appliance AsyncOS CLI, enter the "remotepower"
Step 2
command. This command is only available via CLI.
The access to IPMI remote power commands display as currently disabled.
From the setup prompt, enter setup to configure IPMI for chassis remote power access.
Step 3
Type y and enter to enable remote access.
Step 4
Enter the IP address (IPv4 only) for the chassis. For example:
Step 5
1.1.1.2
Step 6 Enter the netmask. For example:
255.255.255.0
Step 7 Enter the gateway address. For example:
1.1.1.1
Enter the username and password that will be used to log in to the chassis. For example, username
Step 8
"admin" and password.
The username and password entered here are independent of the AsyncOS.
Note
This username and password are sent in clear text and will be visible to anyone who can monitor your
network. You should take precautions to ensure the remote management port is connected directly to a
secure network.
Enter the password again to confirm.
Step 9
The current remote power settings are displayed.
At the setup prompt enter (or hit return key) and from the chassis prompt, enter commit to save your
Step 10
changes.
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Connect the appliance interface to a remotely accessible network
Configure the interface via AsyncOS using the "remotepower" command
When needed, perform the Power Rest directly to the chassis using software that speaks IPMI
(Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
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