bionic (8) vpcd.8.gz

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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