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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