Once Power IQ is configured, add Raritan PX or other PDUs to its management. Power IQ can then gather data from these PDUs. If you're adding a PDU that uses a custom dynamic plugin, see Adding PDUs with Custom Dynamic Plugins.
You can also add PDUs to Power IQ by uploading a CSV file containing the information. See Adding PDUs in Bulk with CSV Files in the Power IQ User Guide.
To add PDUs to Power IQ management:
In the PDUs tab, click Add.
Enter the IP address of the PDU.
If the PDU is in a daisy-chained configuration or console server configuration, enter the PDU's position number in the chain or serial port number in the Proxy Index field. You can also specify branch circuit monitors using the Proxy Index field. See Adding Veris Branch Circuit Monitors with Acquisuite.
Note: If the PDU is not in this type of configuration, leave the Proxy Index field blank.
Enter an asset tag number or other asset management code in the External Key field. Optional.
Enter data in Custom Field 1 and Custom Field 2. Optional. The labels may have been changed in Power IQ to identify these fields.
If the PDU is a Raritan PX, enter a valid Username and Password for the PDU in the PDU Administrative Credentials section. Re-enter the password in the Password Confirm field.
Select the SNMP Version.
For SNMP version 1/2c PDUs, enter an SNMP Community String that has at least READ permissions to this PDU. This enables polling the PDU for data. Enter an SNMP community string that has both READ and WRITE permissions to the PDU to enable power control, outlet naming, sensor naming, and buffered data retrieval.
For SNMP version 3 PDUs, enter the Username and select an Authorization Level. The authorization levels are:
noAuthNoPriv - No Authentication Passkey, No Encoding Passkey
authNoPriv - Authentication Passkey, No Encoding Passkey
Depending on the Authorization Level selected, you must enter additional credentials for Authorization and Privacy.
Authorization Protocol: Select MD5 or SHA.
Enter the PDU's Authorization Passkey, then re-enter the passkey in the Authorization Passkey Confirm field.
Privacy Protocol: Select DES or AES.
Enter the PDU's Privacy Passkey, then re-enter the passkey in the Privacy Passkey Confirm field.
Note: You must enable the SNMP agent on all PDUs added to Power IQ.
Select "Validate and wait for discovery to complete before proceeding" to check credentials and view the discovery process status as you add this PDU. Optional. See Validating PDU Credentials in the Power IQ User Guide.
Click Add.
Note: PDU discovery is complete once the PDU model type is determined. SNMP fields such as contact or location values are not determined until this device is polled for the first time.
Once added, the PDU appears in the PDU list. Power IQ begins polling the PDU for sensor data. You can configure how often Power IQ polls PDU. See Configuring Polling Intervals in the Power IQ User Guide.