NAME
vpcd - virtual power control daemon
SYNOPSIS
vpcd [--port PORT]
DESCRIPTION
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.
SEE ALSO
powerman(1), powermand(8), httppower(8), plmpower(8), vpcd(8),
powerman.conf(5), powerman.dev(5), powerman-devices(7).
http://sourceforge.net/projects/powerman