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Power Controller

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Introduction

The Power Controller feature allows the administrators of the Digi CM unit to

use console management to control power functions. Power control consists of

three basic functions: on, off, and reboot (power cycle). There are two typical

scenarios when using a power controller. The simplest scenario is a non-serial

device connected to a power controller (for example, an environmental sensor

controller or a tape backup device). The power controller is configured and

accessed through the Digi CM unit.

This illustration shows the a power controller configured through the Digi CM

unit for non-serial devices.

The second scenario is a serial device (such as a router or server) managed

through a port on the Digi CM unit with its power supply mapped through the

power control feature. After configuration is complete, you need only reference

the console management port on the Digi CM unit to also manage power. The

Power Controller feature handles the relationship of a specific outlet to a serial

device as if the power supply was also connected to the same port as the

serial device. In other words, you don’t need to see the physical connection or

remember which outlet controls a specific serial device after configuration - the

Digi CM unit does that for you.

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