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Geist Power Strip

The Geist Upgradeable PDU incorporates an Interchangeable Monitoring Device (IMD) in a robust PDU design. The hot-swappable IMD can be changed out in a few simple steps, without interrupting power to critical servers.

About

Version Info

Range Key Features Based on System Impact
1.0.0.x Initial version - -

Product Info

Range Supported Firmware
1.0.0.x -

System Info

Range DCF Integration Cassandra Compliant Linked Components Exported Components
1.0.0.x No Yes - -

Configuration

Connections

SNMP Main Connection

This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:

SNMP CONNECTION:

  • IP address/host: The polling IP or URL of the destination.
  • IP port: The IP port of the destination.
  • Bus address: The bus address of the device (default: ByPassProxy).

SNMP Settings:

  • Get community string: The community string used when reading values from the device (default: public).
  • Set community string: The community string used when setting values on the device (default: private).

Web Interface

The web interface is only accessible when the client machine has network access to the product.

How to use

The element created with this connector consists of the following data pages:

  • General: Displays general information about the product. This includes the Device Name, Version, Friendly Name, MAC Address, URL, Device Count and Temperature Units.

  • Power Strip: Displays information about the power strip module, including the following information:

    • Availability: Indicates whether the module is available, unavailable or partially available.
    • Power
    • Total Energy
    • PDU Phase table: Contains Voltage, Current and Power information.
    • PDU Breaker table: Displays the Current, Current Max/Min and Current Peak.
  • Debug: Can be used for debugging purposes. Includes a Ping functionality that pings the device and shows the Ping Result.

For a video introduction, see https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/c88488ea-37b0-4084-aa7d-1f6b2c88689e.