Server User Manual

8.1 Remote Power Control (RPC) 149
8.1.1 RPC connection 149
8.1.2 RPC access privileges and alerts 152
8.1.3 User power management 152
8.1.4 RPC status 153
8.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply Control (UPS) 153
8.2.1 Managed UPS connections 154
8.2.2 Remote UPS management 157
8.2.3 Controlling UPS powered computers 158
8.2.4 UPS alerts 159
8.2.5 UPS status 159
8.2.6 Overview of Network UPS Tools (NUT) 160
8.3 Environmental Monitoring 162
8.3.1 Connecting the EMD 163
8.3.2 Environmental alerts 165
8.3.3 Environmental status 165
AUTHENTICATION 166
9.1 Authentication Configuration 166
9.1.1 Local authentication 167
9.1.2 TACACS authentication 167
9.1.3 RADIUS authentication 168
9.1.4 LDAP authentication 169
9.1.5 RADIUS/TACACS User Configuration 171
9.1.6 Group support with remote authentication 171
9.1.7 Remote groups with RADIUS authentication 172
9.1.8 Remote groups with LDAP authentication 172
9.1.9 Remote groups with TACACS+ authentication 174
9.1.10 Idle timeout 174
9.1.11 Kerberos authentication 174
9.2 PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) 175
9.3 SSL Certificate 177
NAGIOS INTEGRATION 180
10.1 Nagios Overview 181
10.2 Central management and setting up SDT for Nagios 181
10.2.1 Set up central Nagios server 182
10.2.2 Set up distributed console servers 183
10.3 Configuring Nagios distributed monitoring 185
10.3.1 Enable Nagios on the console server 185
10.3.2 Enable NRPE monitoring 186
10.3.3 Enable NSCA monitoring 186
10.3.4 Configure Selected Serial Ports for Nagios Monitoring 187
10.3.5 Configure Selected Network Hosts for Nagios Monitoring 187
10.3.6 Configure the upstream Nagios monitoring host 188
10.4 Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration 188
10.4.1 Sample Nagios configuration 188
10.4.2 Basic Nagios plug-ins 191
10.4.3 Additional plug-ins 192
10.4.4 Number of supported devices 192
10.4.5 Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios 193
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 196
11.1 System Administration and Reset 196
11.2 Upgrade Firmware 197
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