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	... and so on.		... and so on.

	In my case, I'm using the ~~first built-in serial~~ port, so I will use '<span class="code">/dev/~~ttyS0~~</span>'.		In my case, I'm using the port on a USB to Serial adapter, so I will use '<span class="code">/dev/ttyUSB0</span>'.

	Knowing this, we're ready to go!		Knowing this, we're ready to go!
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	screen /dev/~~ttyS0~~		screen /dev/ttyUSB0
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	The easiest way to configure an IP address is to log into the PDU over a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial] port. Most servers still come with a built-in 9-pin serial port, but most desktops and laptops do not. If you don't have one, many vendors sell USB to serial adapters. The one we've used quite successfully is the [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 Antaira UTS-1110A], but almost any adapter you can find at your local computer store will work.		The easiest way to configure an IP address is to log into the PDU over a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial] port. Most servers still come with a built-in 9-pin serial port, but most desktops and laptops do not. If you don't have one, many vendors sell USB to serial adapters. The one we've used quite successfully is the [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 Antaira UTS-1110A], but almost any adapter you can find at your local computer store will work.

	{{note\|1=~~If you used the~~ [[Anvil!~~_m2_Tutorial#Running_the_Striker_Installer~~\|~~Striker installer]] or configured the node using an [[~~Anvil!~~_m2_Tutorial#Building_an_Anvil.21\|Install Manifest~~]]~~, then~~ <span class="code">screen</span> ~~will already be installed. If not, you can install it with the command "<span class="code">yum install screen</span>"~~.}}		{{note\|1=The [[Build an m2 Anvil! - Detailed\|m2 ''Anvil!'']] installs <span class="code">screen</span> on both nodes and ''Striker'' dashboards.}}

	We're going to use a program called <span class="code">[http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ screen]</span> to talk to the PDU over the serial port.		We're going to use a program called <span class="code">[http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ screen]</span> to talk to the PDU over the serial port.
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	screen /dev/ttyS0		screen /dev/ttyS0
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			{{note\|1=When you are done, to exit <span class="code">screen</span>, press '<span class="code"><ctrl></span>' + '<span class="code">a</span>', release, then press '<span class="code">k</span>'. You will be prompted to kill the session, type '<span class="code">y</span>'.}}

	The screen will be blank at first. Press '<span class="code"><enter></span>' a couple of times and the AP7900 login prompt should appear.		The screen will be blank at first. Press '<span class="code"><enter></span>' a couple of times and the AP7900 login prompt should appear.

Digimer at 15:31, 16 November 2016

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	[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].]]		[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].]]

Digimer at 04:51, 31 December 2014

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	That is all you need to do for them to start working!		That is all you need to do for them to start working!

			We run them on our [[VLAN]] isolated [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Subnets\|subnet]] which how no access to the normal internal network, nor does it have access to the Internet. Thanks to this, we can safely run them without authentication over [[SNMP]] queries.

			If you want to know more about the AP7900 than we cover here, you view view the entire manual at the link below:

			* [http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z6KAM/ASTE-6Z6KAM_R0_EN.pdf APC Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit - Installation Guide]

	{{warning\|1=If you need to put the PDUs onto a public network, be sure to enable SNMP authentication!}}		{{warning\|1=If you need to put the PDUs onto a public network, be sure to enable SNMP authentication!}}

	We run them on our [[VLAN]] isolated [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Subnets\|subnet]] which how no access to the normal internal network, nor does it have access to the Internet. Thanks to this, we can safely run them without authentication over [[SNMP]] queries.

	= Serial Access =		= Serial Access =

Digimer at 04:47, 31 December 2014

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	[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].]]		[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].]]

	= Purpose of This Tutorial ==		= Purpose of This Tutorial =

	The APC-brand [[AP7900]] switched [[PDU]] is an excellent [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Why_Switched_PDUs.3F\|backup fence device]]. All ''[[Anvil!]]'' systems we build use a pair of them.		The APC-brand [[AP7900]] switched [[PDU]] is an excellent [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Why_Switched_PDUs.3F\|backup fence device]]. All ''[[Anvil!]]'' systems we build use a pair of them.

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	[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].		[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].]]

	= Purpose of This Tutorial ==		= Purpose of This Tutorial ==
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	= Serial Access =		= Serial Access =

	[[image:Antaira_UTS-1110A_Top.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Antaira [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 UTS-1110A] single-port USB to RS-232] serial adapter. Photo by [http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.685553/site/images/Products/full/uts-1110a_1.jpg Antaira].		[[image:Antaira_UTS-1110A_Top.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Antaira [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 UTS-1110A] single-port USB to RS-232] serial adapter. Photo by [http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.685553/site/images/Products/full/uts-1110a_1.jpg Antaira].]]

	By default, the APC AP7900 does not have an IP address assigned.		By default, the APC AP7900 does not have an IP address assigned.

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{{howto_tutorial}}

[[image:APC_AP7900_Front-Right.jpg|thumb|right|400px|APC [http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7900 AP7900 8-Outlet 1U] 120vAC PDU. Photo by [http://www.apcmedia.com/prod_image_library/index.cfm?search_item=AP7900# APC].

= Purpose of This Tutorial ==

The APC-brand [[AP7900]] switched [[PDU]] is an excellent [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Why_Switched_PDUs.3F|backup fence device]]. All ''[[Anvil!]]'' systems we build use a pair of them.

This mini-tutorial covers how to configure them with an IP address.

That is all you need to do for them to start working!

{{warning|1=If you need to put the PDUs onto a public network, be sure to enable SNMP authentication!}}

We run them on our [[VLAN]] isolated [[AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Subnets|subnet]] which how no access to the normal internal network, nor does it have access to the Internet. Thanks to this, we can safely run them without authentication over [[SNMP]] queries.

= Serial Access =

[[image:Antaira_UTS-1110A_Top.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Antaira [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 UTS-1110A] single-port USB to RS-232] serial adapter. Photo by [http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.685553/site/images/Products/full/uts-1110a_1.jpg Antaira].

By default, the APC AP7900 does not have an IP address assigned.

The easiest way to configure an IP address is to log into the PDU over a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial] port. Most servers still come with a built-in 9-pin serial port, but most desktops and laptops do not. If you don't have one, many vendors sell USB to serial adapters. The one we've used quite successfully is the [http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb-to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 Antaira UTS-1110A], but almost any adapter you can find at your local computer store will work.

We're going to use a program called <span class="code">[http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ screen]</span> to talk to the PDU over the serial port.

To do this, you need to know what device the PDU's serial cable is plugged into. Some common ones:

{|class="wikitable"
!Type
!Device path
|-
|Serial port 1
|class="code"|/dev/ttyS0
|-
|Serial port 2
|class="code"|/dev/ttyS1
|-
|USB-Connected port 1
|class="code"|/dev/ttyUSB0
|}

<span class="code"></span>

{{footer}}