Chapter 8: Device Management159Assigning a Name to the PXThe Port page opens when you select a port on the Port Configurationpage. The port appears on this page when connected to a Raritanremote rack PDU (power strip). The Type and the Name fields areprepopulated.Use this page to name the rack PDU and its outlets; all names can be upto 32 alphanumeric characters and can include special characters.Note: When a rack PDU is associated to a target server (port), the outletname is replaced by the target server name (even if you assignedanother name to the outlet).Note: CommandCenter Service Gateway does not recognize rack PDUnames containing spaces.To name the rack PDU (and outlets):1. Change the Name of the rack PDU to something you will remember.2. Change the (Outlet) Name, if desired. (Outlet names default to Outlet#.)3. Click OK.Associating KVM and Serial Target Servers to Outlets (Port Page)A server can have up to four power plugs and you can associate adifferent rack PDU (power strip) with each. From the Port page, you candefine those associations so that you can power on, power off, andpower cycle the server.The KVM and serial Port pages are different from each other with theexception of the Name and Port Association sections. Since the PowerAssociation sections are the same, the steps below apply to both KVMand serial target servers.To make power associations (associate rack PDU outlets totarget servers):Note: When a rack PDU is associated to a target server (port), the outletname is replaced by the target server name (even if you assignedanother name to the outlet).1. Choose the rack PDU from the Power Strip Name drop-down list.2. For that rack PDU, choose the outlet from the Outlet Namedrop-down list.3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all desired power associations.4. Click OK. A confirmation message is displayed.
