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You will only be presented with icons for those operations that are supported by the Target you
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8.1.4 RPC status
You can monitor the current status of your network and serially connected PDUs and IPMI RPCs.
 Select the Status: RPC Status menu and a table with the summary status of all connected RPC
hardware will be displayed.
 Click on View Log or select the RPCLogs menu and you will be presented with a table of the
history and detailed graphical information on the selected RPC.
 Click Manage to query or control the individual power outlet. This will take you to the Manage:
Power screen.
8.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply Control (UPS)
You can configure all Black Box console servers to manage locally and remotely connected UPS hardware
using Network UPS Tools.
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a group of open source programs that provide a common interface for
monitoring and administering UPS hardware. These programs ensure safe shutdowns of the systems
that are connected. NUT is built on a networked model with a layered scheme of drivers, server, and
clients (covered in some detail in Chapter 8.2.6).
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