Raritan DOMINION KSX User Manual

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CHAPTER 3: RARITAN REMOTE CLIENT (RRC) 41Remote Desktop: Power ControlIn addition to remote KVM and serial console access, Dominion KSX also offers users the optionof graphical, hard power control. To take advantage of this capability, you should obtain andconnect a Raritan remote power control unit to the dedicated “Power Control” port of DominionKSX (see Chapter 2: Installation, “Physical Connections” for more details).Raritan offers remote power control units in 1U and 0U form factors; offering 8, 12, or 20 outlets;and in configurations for different voltage, international, and load (amp rating) environments.Contact your Raritan representative for more information about Raritan remote power controlunits.Please note that both the dedicated “Power Control” port and the graphical power controlinterface described below, only apply and operate with Raritan brand remote power control units.Similar devices from third party vendors will not function as described below with the dedicated“Power Control” port on Dominion KSX, however they of course can be connected to theDominion KSX serial console ports – just as any other serial device.Remote ConnectionTo open a remote connection to initiate remote power control, double-click on the correspondingNavigator entry named “PowerPort”, as displayed by RRC:A window displaying the graphical power control interface (called “PowerBoard”), will appear,and the icon found next to the serial port entry on the RRC Navigator will turn green.Note: If using Windows XP, Service Pack 1, the graphical power control interface will notappear if you have two conflicting Java virtual machines installed on your system (i.e., one fromSun Microsystems, and on from Microsoft).PowerPort entry