Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M1070 Mode D'Emploi
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AsyncOS 9.5.2 for Cisco Content Security Management Appliances User Guide
Chapter 14 Common Administrative Tasks
Enabling Remote Power Management
Enabling Remote Power Management
The ability to remotely reset the power for the appliance chassis is available only on
80- and
90-series hardware.
If you want to be able to remotely reset appliance power, you must enable and configure this
functionality in advance, using the procedure described in this section.
functionality in advance, using the procedure described in this section.
Before You Begin
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Cable the dedicated Remote Power
Control port directly to a secure network. For information,
see hardware documentation for your model, available from the location listed in
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Ensure that the appliance is accessible remotely; for example, open any necessary ports through the
firewall.
firewall.
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This feature requires a unique IPv4 address for the dedicated Remote Power
Control interface.
This interface is configurable only via the procedure described in this section; it cannot be
configured using the
configured using the
ipconfig
command.
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In order to cycle appliance power, you will need a third-party tool that can manage devices that
support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0. Ensure that you are
prepared to use such a tool.
support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0. Ensure that you are
prepared to use such a tool.
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For more information about accessing the command-line interface, see the CLI reference guide.
Procedure
Step 1
Use SSH, telnet, or the serial console port to access the command-line interface.
Step 2
Sign in using an account with Administrator access.
Step 3
Enter the following commands:
remotepower
setup
Step 4
Follow the prompts to specify the following:
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The dedicated IP address for this feature, plus netmask and gateway.
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The username and password required to execute the power-cycle command.
These credentials are independent of other credentials used to access your appliance.
Step 5
Enter
commit
to save your changes.
Step 6
Test your configuration to be sure that you can remotely manage appliance power.
Step 7
Ensure that the credentials that you entered will be available to you in the indefinite future. For example,
store this information in a safe place and ensure that administrators who may need to perform this task
have access to the required credentials.
store this information in a safe place and ensure that administrators who may need to perform this task
have access to the required credentials.
Related Topics
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