MGE UPS Systems Switched PDU User Manual
3. Operations
Operations Commands
Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the Switched PDU environment and
control session operations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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