Raritan EMX Quick Setup Manual

Summary of EMX

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    Emx quick setup guide 1 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs emx® thank you for purchasing the emx rack management system and asset management strips (asset strips). This product provides a rack management solution that integrates both asset management and environment monitoring capabilities i...

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    Emx quick setup guide 2 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs mount the device by screwing a mounting button in the back center of each l-bracket and then having both buttons engage the mounting holes in the rack. The recommended torque for the button is 1.96 n·m (20 kgf·cm). Qs rule mounting a...

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    Emx quick setup guide 3 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs the following diagram illustrates some asset strips. Note that raritan provides more types of asset strips than the diagram. 8u master asset strip with 8 tag ports 8u slave asset strip with 8 tag ports 5u "ending" slave asset strip w...

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    Emx quick setup guide 4 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs to connect regular asset strips to the emx: 1. Affix the adhesive end of an asset tag to each it device through the tag's tape. 2. Plug the connector of each asset tag into the corresponding tag port on the asset strip. 3. Connect th...

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    Emx quick setup guide 5 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs composite asset strips can be daisy chained as shown below. Blade extension strips: for blade servers, which are contained in a single chassis, you can use a blade extension strip to track individual blade servers. A blade extension ...

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    Emx quick setup guide 6 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs 192 --> 168 --> 84 --> 4 note: if your network only supports ipv6 or dhcp is unavailable, the ip address must be configured through a direct connection to a computer. See appendix a: configuration via a connected computer (on page 6)...

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    Emx quick setup guide 7 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs 2. Connect the other end to your computer's rs-232 port (com). 3. Perform step 2: configure the emx via cli (optional) (on page 7). Usb connection: 1. A usb-to-serial driver is required in windows ® . Install this driver before conne...

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    Emx quick setup guide 8 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs to set use this command static ipv4 or ipv6 address network interface address = static ip address, with a syntax similar to the example below. Example: 192.168.7.9/24 static ipv4 or ipv6 gateway network gateway = gateway's ip address...

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    Emx quick setup guide 9 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs to set or enable use this command ipv4 configuration method network ipv4 interface wireless configmethod = dhcp (default) or static ipv6 configuration method network ipv6 interface wireless configmethod = automatic (default) or stati...

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    Emx quick setup guide 10 qsg-emx-1a-v3.3.10-e  255-80-6106-00 rohs "dmesg" after connecting the emx to the computer. Usually the tty device is "/dev/ttyacm#" or "/dev/ttyusb#," where # is an integer number. For example, if you are using the kermit terminal program, and the tty device is "/dev/ttyac...