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Snmp support for the external pdu power, Management controller board – Dell PowerEdge C8000 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

SNMP Support for the External PDU Power Management Controller

Board

The PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure is primarily connected to an external

PDU. The external PDU includes a power management controller (PMC)

board that allows you to monitor the PDU power supply modules over the

network. When an error occurs in the PDU, the PMC via SNMPv2 send

notifications to the remote client.
There is a common OID (object identifiers) defined in the MIB

(Management Information Base) file. Use the SNMP utility to get the

SNMPv2-MIB file and load the MIB files that are required for managing and

monitoring the PDU.

PMC Network Connection
By default, the PMC is configured to automatically obtain an IP address via

DHCP server. A special button-press-sequence MUST be defined that does

not conflict with legacy fan controller,

• Long press in 4 seconds, service mode.
• 3 short presses in less than 5 seconds provide switch between default static

IP and reset to default

After PMC resets, all network and configuration settings restore back to their

default values. PMC is configured with the following default network

settings.

• IP address: 192.168.0.120
• Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

The power/status indicator on the front of the PMC board displays the

following behaviors

• Blinking amber (500 ms off/5 s on) — Restarts the PMC firmware and

reset to factory default is completed.

• Blinking amber (250 ms off/5 s on) — Restores the default network

settings to their default values.