Resetting Power Distribution Units to Factory Default

5.7.4 Resetting Power Distribution Units to Factory Default

You can reset the power distribution units (PDUs) configuration to the original default factory settings.

There are two types of power distribution units (PDUs): original PDUs and enhanced PDUs. Enhanced PDUs have SER MGT port that can be connected to a host using an RS-232 cable, whereas the original PDUs do not have SER MGT port. Typically, Oracle Exadata V2 to Oracle Exadata X3 racks have the original PDUs, and Oracle Exadata X4-2 and later have the enhanced PDUs.

You can reset both the original power distribution units and the enhanced power distribution units, as described in the Sun Rack II Power Distribution Units User’s Guide or the Oracle Rack Cabinet 1242 Power Distribution Units User's Guide (for Oracle Exadata X7-2 and later systems).

Record the serial numbers of the power distribution units that have been reset to factory default in the Exadata Factory Reset certificate template. Sign and date the entries.

The serial number can be found on the “View Module Information” topic of the appropriate Power Distribution Units User's Guide.

For enhanced PDUs, the serial number can also be retrieved through the following CLI command:

pducli -> get pdu_serial_number