Cabling nodes to external power controllers
Use the examples in the following diagram and table as guidelines for cabling nodes to external power controllers and network switches. Although the diagram shows multiple switches for illustration purposes, you can configure application nodes with a single switch.
In the example graphic... |
Description |
|---|---|
Application node A |
This node's power connection is to an outlet on the Baytech100 external power controller, with redundant network access to switches 1 and 2. |
Application node B |
This node's power connection is to an outlet on the APC2000 external power controller with non-redundant network access to switch 1 only. |
Baytech100 |
This external power controller has no direct access to the Cassatt Active Response network, but has access to Cassatt Active Response via some "Other" network; therefore, network routing must be set up so the "Other" network can route IP traffic to Cassatt Active Response networks. |
| APC2000 | This external power controller has direct access to switches managed by Cassatt Active Response. The static IP address for the APC2000 (10.10.170.125) is in the range for the Power Subnet (blue); therefore, the ethernet cable from the APC2000 must be connected to a port on the switch that maps to the Power Subnet; if the ethernet cable is connected to a port in switch for the Cassatt Active Response Subnet (red), the APC2000 will not be discovered. |
Follow these steps to cable the hardware:
- Connect application nodes to external power controllers and record the associated outlet number and MAC address.
- Connect application nodes to the appropriate network switch.
If the first NIC in the application node is not going to be managed by Cassatt Active Response, make sure it is unplugged or plugged into its appropriate network.