vpcd8

Usage

Overview

vpcd is a test program for PowerMan which emulates a remote power control device. It can be run interactively by the powerman daemon, or it can listen on a port of your choosing.

Options

-p, --port PORT

Instructs vpcd to listen for connections on the specified port instead of using stdin/stdout. Only one connection will be accepted.

Interactive commands

The following commands are available at the vpcd> prompt:

login

The login command must br run before any of the other commands will work. No username or password is required.

logoff

Return vpcd to the initial state.

stat PLUG|*

Show the power status of PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

beacon PLUG|*

Show the beacon status of PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

temp PLUG|*

Show the temperature of the node attached to PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

spew COUNT

Print COUNT 80-char lines. This is the basis of a buffer handling test.

on PLUG|*

Turn on PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

off PLUG|*

Turn off PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

flash PLUG|*

Light the beacon on PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

unflash PLUG|*

Unlight the beacon on PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

reset PLUG|*

Reset the node attached to PLUG. If PLUG is ``*'', perform this action on all plugs.

Files

/usr/sbin/vpcd

Origin

PowerMan was originally developed by Andrew Uselton on LLNL's Linux clusters. This software is open source and distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.