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User Guide
Cisco™ EnergyWise
Power Management for
APC Rack Power Distribution
AP8958, AP8958EU3, AP8958NA3
Overview
About Cisco™ EnergyWise
EnergyWise is an energy management protocol for monitoring, controlling, and reporting the energy use
of information technology and facilities equipment.
EnergyWise manages the power usage of your devices by means of a set of power levels. If a domain
member requests a power level change from a device, the device determines the appropriate action.
Power level values are Read Only.
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from the use of this material.
About This Manual
This manual is intended for users of the specified APC product. It contains important instructions and
provides detailed information for proper use of the product.
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EnergyWise for Rack PDU User Guide
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Configure EnergyWise
Perform the setup to allow the Network Management Card (NMC) in your device to communicate with a
Cisco EnergyWise-enabled network appliance. The settings can be changed as necessary as long as they
conform to the EnergyWise naming conventions.
Communication Settings
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Setting
Definition
Version
The current toolkit version of EnergyWise on the NMC. This field is read
only.
EnergyWise
This option is disabled by default. Click on the EnergyWise check box to
place a check in the box and enable EnergyWise communication with the
configured options.
Port
Define the network port which the device NMC will use to communicate
with EnergyWise.
Domain Name
Enter the domain name of the EnergyWise domain shared between the
device NMC and the supported Cisco EnergyWise-enabled network
appliance.
Secure Mode
Click on the Secure Mode check box to enable secure mode for
communication between the NMC of the device and the supported Cisco
EnergyWise-enabled network appliance. If disabled, no security is used.
When enabled, communication will be secured through the use of a shared
secret.
Shared Secret
Enter the shared secret used between the EnergyWise-enabled switch and
the device.
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Configuration page
Path: Configuration > EnergyWise
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Parent/Child Configuration
To configure the parent or individual child configuration, click on the corresponding hyperlink within the
"#" column on the web interface. See the web page interface illustration on the previous page for more
information.
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Setting
Definition
Name
Enter the Name that EnergyWise will use to identify the parent and
associated children of the device. The parent name should be independent of
the system hostname although their default value will be the same. The
default of each child will be a concatenation of the outlet, bank, or phase
names (if supported), i.e. "apc1234.Outlet1" for an outlet child.
Role
Enter the Role which will define the parent and children of the device within
the network. The Role should describe the function of the device based on
the business or deployment context. The default value of the parent will be
“Rack Power Distribution Unit”. The default value of each child will be
“Outlet”, “Bank”, or “Phase” depending on the SKU
Keywords
Enter the Keyword (or Keywords) that will be used as an additional field in
which the device (parent and children) can be grouped. Keywords can be
used along with the Name or Role when query results are filtered. Keywords
are tags (similar to tagging photos, files, etc.) used for context. The default
value of the parent will be “apc,pdu,rackpdu”. The default of each child will
be "apc,pdu,rackpdu,outlet".
Importance
The Importance field is a way in which the device can be rated based on the
business or deployment context. The value can be an integer from 1 to 100
where 1 is the least important and 100 is the most important. The default
value of both the parent and each child will be 1.
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