adding PDU's and linking power ports to devices

[wayne meyers]

Hi all,

does any one know how to add a PDU in Netbox. Once the PDU is added I will also need to link check power port to a device.

Example of what I need.

A Rack has 2 PDU's  (PDU-A and PDU-B) and lets say the PDU has 16x C13 power ports (1 - 16) and 4x C19 power ports (17 - 20).

Switch 1 PSU1 connects to PDU-A power port 1

Switch 1 PSU2 connects to PDU-B power port 1

and so on

any help on this will great.

Thanks

Wayne

[Andrew Werbowy]

This is how I am doing...not sure if correct but it works for me.

1) I noticed that most important is what you call "power port" vs. "power outlet"

2) if you want to see power reserve calculations, your device must have have "Allocated draw" specified.

For allocated draw of your device refer to manufacture documentation. 

E.g. Cisco WS-C3650-48TD-L - average allocated draw is 90W Average Weighted

(as per Cisco documentation page 33 of data sheet)

          +-----------------------+

          | Power panel 1 |          name in Netbox: 6SE-TP.UTH

          +-----------------------+

            |                      |

            |                      |

+---------------------+     +---------------------+

| Power feed 1 |     | Power feed 2 |       name in Netbox: Fuse 50, Fuse 51

+---------------------+     +---------------------+

       |                              |

       |                              |

       |                              |            <-- Power ports (2)Hardwire-2

     +------------+     +-----------+

     |  PDU 1  |     |  PDU 2  |      name in Netbox: 6SE-TP.UTH-50-52, 6SE-TP.UTH-09-11

     +------------+     +-----------+

       |         \        /       |    <-- Power outlets (20) PO-1..16

       |          \     /         |

       |            \ /           |

       |             X            |

       |            / \           |

       |           /   \          |

       |          /     \         |    <-- Power ports PS-1

      +----------+     +----------+

      | Server |     | Router |      name in Netbox SWITCH-H21-21-1

      +----------+     +----------+

Hope this helps.

[wayne meyers]

Thanks you Andrew, But unfortunately this didn't work for me. 


also for some reason I can't add connections.

[Andrew Werbowy]

Distribution panels, fuse boxes are in Power menu.

PDU in the rack is represented as a device with 2 Power Ports and 20 Power Outlets

Device page has drop down menu "+ Add Components". This is where you would create

your PDU based on what type of ports you have available to you.

Hope this helps.

[Brian Candler]

Also: you can't create cables under DCIM > Cables (except via CSV import).

Instead:

- go to one end, e.g. a power port

- click on the "Connect" button

- select "power outlet" or "power feed" as appropriate from the drop-down menu

- then you'll get a page allowing you to select the other end and create a cable between them