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ThissectionexplainshowtousetheCommandLineProtocol(CLP)

interfacetoadministeraDominionPX.

In This Chapter

AbouttheCLPInterface ...............................................................................125

Loggingint

otheCLPinterface....................................................................126

ShowingOut

letInformation........................................................................127

TurninganOu

tletOnorOff ........................................................................130

QueryinganOutletS

ensor...........................................................................130

About the CLP Interface

TheDominionPXprovidesacommandlineinterfacethatenablesdata

centeradministratorstoperformcertainbasicmanagementtasks.You

canaccesstheinterfaceoveraserialconnectionusingaterminal

emulationprogramsuchasHyperTerminal,orviaaTelnetorSSHclient

suchasPuTTY.

Note:TelnetaccesstotheDominionPXisdisab

ledbydefaultbecause

Telnettransmitsintheclearandisinsecure.ToenableTelnet,select

DeviceSettings‐‐>NetworkandclickthecheckboxlabeledEnable

CLP‐TelnetAccess.



Note:AboutTerminalEmulationPrograms‐HyperTerminalisavailable

onmanyWindowsOS.ButHyperTerminalisnotavailableonWindows

Vista.PuTTYisafreeprogramyoucandownloadfromtheinternet.

PleaserefertoPuTTYʹsdocumentationfordetailsonconfiguration.



ThecommandlineinterfaceisbasedontheSystemsManagement

ArchitectureforServerHardware(SMASH)CommandLineProtocol

(CLP).Usingthisinterface,youcandothefollowing:

• Displaythename,powerstate(onoroff),andsensorsassociated

witheachDominionPXoutlet

• Turneachoutletonoroff

• Displaythest

atusofthesensorsassociatedwitheachoutlet

Appendix C

Using the CLP Interface