Using the PDU Metering Unit

Besides monitoring the current of connect equipment, you can reset the PDU, view information about the network connection and firmware revisions, and adjust the LCD screen.

Reset the PDU Metering Unit

You can reset the PDU metering unit using the reset button.

1. Press and hold the reset button until you see a five-second countdown displayed on the LCD screen (see PDU Metering Unit LCD Screen and Reset Button).

   You must press the reset button for 20 seconds before the five-second countdown begins.

   
   

   Figure 5-16 PDU Metering Unit LCD Screen and Reset Button

   
2. During the five-second countdown, release the reset button and then tap the button again to force the metering unit to reset.

View Status Information on the LCD Screen

When the PDU metering unit resets or powers on, you can view network and firmware version level information on the LCD screen.

1. Reset the PDU metering unit.

   See Reset the PDU Metering Unit for instructions.

2. After the metering unit resets, the LCD screen displays information about the unit.

   The screen displays the following information:

   HW: x.x        FW:x.x
   DHCP: OFF (or ON)
   MAC: xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
   IP: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   HTML: VALID

   The following table describes the LCD screen information.

   
   

   LCD Text Description HW Version of the PDU hardware. FW Version of the PDU firmware. DHCP Displays ON, when DHCP is enabled, and OFF when DHCP is disabled. See Connect a Standard PDU to a DHCP Network for more information about DHCP. MAC MAC address of the metering unit. IP IP address of the metering unit. If DHCP is OFF, the IP address is an internally stored static address. If DHCP is ON, the IP address is set by the DHCP server. HTML Displays VALID when the correct version of the HTML pages is installed, INVALID when not.

Adjust the LCD Screen

You can adjust the LCD screen orientation and background to help you view the screen within the rack.

• Press and hold the reset button until the LCD screen rotates 90 degrees°.

  Continue to press and release the reset button to cycle through different LCD screen orientations. The first four screens have white text on a black background, while the other four have black text on a white background. The final selected screen becomes the new default orientation.

  
  

  Figure 5-17 Adjusting the LCD Screen

  

RJ-45 Ethernet Port LED and Pin Descriptions

PDU Metering Unit RJ-45 Connector LEDs and Pins describes the LEDs and pins of the PDU metering unit’s RJ-45 Ethernet port.

Figure 5-18 PDU Metering Unit RJ-45 Connector LEDs and Pins

Figure Legend

1 Transmit+ (TX+)

2 Transmit- (TX-)

3 Receive+ (RX+)

4 Not used

5 Not used

6 Receive- (RX-)

7 Not used

8 Not used

9 Activity LED – flashes when network data is being transmitted through the port

10 Link LED – lights when the unit is connected to a network