HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit User Manual

Contents
Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Important safety information ........................................................................................................................ 7
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Typical hardware configuration ................................................................................................................... 9
Web interface requirements ...................................................................................................................... 10
Component identification and operation ........................................................................................ 11
iPDU components .................................................................................................................................... 11
Core Unit components ............................................................................................................................. 12
Display Unit components .......................................................................................................................... 13
Viewing current on the Display Unit ................................................................................................. 13
Intelligent Extension Bar components .......................................................................................................... 14
Resetting the Intelligent Extension Bars .............................................................................................. 15
Extension Bar components ........................................................................................................................ 15
Resetting the iPDU ................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit .......................................................................... 16
Installing the Core Unit ............................................................................................................................. 16
Installing the Core Unit cord retention bracket ................................................................................... 16
Installing the 0U brackets ................................................................................................................ 16
Installing the 1U brackets ................................................................................................................ 17
Installing the Core Unit in the rack ................................................................................................... 17
Installing the Display Unit ......................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the Intelligent Extension Bars ........................................................................................................ 22
Installing the Extension Bars using a single configuration .............................................................................. 24
Installing the Extension Bars using a double configuration ............................................................................. 26
Connecting the ground bonding cable ....................................................................................................... 27
Connecting the iPDU to the power source ................................................................................................... 28
Connecting devices ................................................................................................................................. 29
Checking the Display Unit LED indicator ..................................................................................................... 31
Connecting the network cable ................................................................................................................... 31
Connecting a host computer ..................................................................................................................... 32
Checking the circuit breakers .................................................................................................................... 32
Launching a terminal emulation program .................................................................................................... 32
Configuring the iPDU for remote access ..................................................................................................... 32
HP Intelligent PDU web interface ................................................................................................... 34
HP Intelligent PDU web interface overview .................................................................................................. 34
Accessing the web interface ..................................................................................................................... 34
Signing in to the web interface .................................................................................................................. 35
Browser security alert ............................................................................................................................... 36
Establishing a secure session for Internet Explorer .............................................................................. 36
Establishing a secure session for Mozilla .......................................................................................... 37
Establishing a secure session for Firefox ........................................................................................... 37
Navigating the web interface .................................................................................................................... 37
Home tab ............................................................................................................................................... 38

HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	Intelligent Power Distribution Unit
Category	Portable Generator
Language	English