Avocent Cyclades PM IPDU User Manual

Chapter 3: Accessing the PM IPDU via the Command Line Interface        33

To unlock outlets 2, 3, 4 and 8, enter:

The upgrade command is available only to the administrator. You may either upgrade or boot 
the firmware.

NOTE: For details on upgrading using the upgrade command or using the reboot command, see Upgrading the 
PM IPDU firmware on page 11.

upgrade <IPDU#>|<IPDU_ID>

If you wish to upgrade more than one IPDU, it is recommended that you upgrade the most remote 
IPDU first.

To upgrade IPDU 1, type:

The ver command shows the current software version and hardware model information of the 
selected PM IPDU. 

ver [<IPDU#>|<IPDU_ID>]

-or-

<outlet_string>

Outlet number, such as “5”, outlet name such as “sunfire”, or group of 
outlets such as “1, 3-5”

all

Unlocks all outlets in the PM IPDU or PM IPDU daisy chain

pm>unlock 2-4,8

<IPDU#>

IPDU number in a daisy chain

<IPDU_ID>

Identification string previously set by the id command

pm>upgrade 1