3. Operations
Operations Commands
Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the Switched PDU environment and control session operations.
NOTE: Users must be granted access to affect any change in outlet state.
Turning outlets on
The On command turns on an outlet or group. When the command completes, a display indicating all outlets affected and their current states will be displayed.
To turn outlets on:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type on, followed an outlet, and press Enter, or
Type on, followed by a group name, and press Enter, or
Type on all and press Enter.
Examples
The following command turns the second outlet on, using the outlet ’s absolute name:
Switched PDU: on .a2<Enter>
The following command turns on all the outlets in the group named ServerGroup_1:
Switched PDU: on ServerGroup_1<Enter>
Turning outlets off
The Off command turns an outlet or group. When the command completes, a display indicating all outlets affected and their current states will be displayed.
To turn outlets off:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type off, followed an outlet, and press Enter, or
Type off, followed by a group name, and press Enter, or
Type off all and press Enter
Examples
The following command turns off the outlet named FileServer_1:
Switched PDU: off FileServer_1<Enter>
The following command turns off all outlets:
Switched PDU: off all<Enter>
Rebooting outlets
The Reboot command reboots an outlet or group. This operation turns the outlet(s) off, delays for a period of 15 seconds and then turns the outlet(s) on. When the command completes, a display indicating all outlets affected and their current states will be displayed.
NOTE: It is necessary to reissue the Status command to verify that the outlets have rebooted after 15 seconds. See Displaying outlet status for more information.
To reboot one or more outlets:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type reboot, followed by an outlet, and press Enter, or
Type reboot, followed by a group name, and press Enter, or
Type reboot all and press Enter.
Example
The following command reboots all the outlets in the group named ServerGroup_1:
Switched PDU: reboot ServerGroup_1<Enter>
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