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fence_apc: Fence agent for APC over telnet/ssh

NAME

fence_apc - Fence agent for APC over telnet/ssh

DESCRIPTION

fence_apc is an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with the APC network power switch. It logs into device via telnet/ssh and reboots a specified outlet. Lengthy telnet/ssh connections should be avoided while a GFS cluster is running because the connection will block any necessary fencing actions.

fence_apc accepts options on the command line as well as from stdin. Fenced sends parameters through stdin when it execs the agent. fence_apc can be run by itself with command line options. This is useful for testing and for turning outlets on or off from scripts.

Vendor URL: http://www.apc.com

PARAMETERS

        

-u, --ipport=[port]
TCP/UDP port to use for connection with device (Default Value: 23)         
-a, --ip=[ip]
IP Address or Hostname This parameter is always required.         
-n, --plug=[id]
Physical plug number, name of virtual machine or UUID This parameter is always required.         
-x, --ssh
SSH connection         
-c, --command-prompt=[prompt]
Force Python regex for command prompt (Default Value: ['', 'pc>'])         
-6, --inet6-only
Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only         
-k, --identity-file=[filename]
Identity file for ssh         
-4, --inet4-only
Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only         
-S, --password-script=[script]
Script to retrieve password         
-p, --password=[password]
Login password or passphrase         
--ssh-options=[options]
SSH options to use (Default Value: -1 -c blowfish)         
-s, --switch=[id]
Physical switch number on device         
-o, --action=[action]
Fencing Action (Default Value: reboot)         
-l, --username=[name]
Login Name This parameter is always required.         
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode         
-D, --debug-file=[debugfile]
Write debug information to given file         
-V, --version
Display version information and exit         
-h, --help
Display help and exit         
-C, --separator=[char]
Separator for CSV created by operation list (Default Value: ,)         
--power-wait=[seconds]
Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)         
--login-timeout=[seconds]
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)         
--power-timeout=[seconds]
Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)         
--delay=[seconds]
Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)         
--shell-timeout=[seconds]
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)         
--retry-on=[attempts]
Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)

ACTIONS

        

on
Power on machine.         
off
Power off machine.         
reboot
Reboot machine.         
status
This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.         
list
List available plugs with aliases/virtual machines if there is support for more then one device. Returns N/A otherwise.         
list-status
List available plugs with aliases/virtual machines and their power state if it can be obtained without additional commands.         
monitor
Check the health of fence device         
metadata
Display the XML metadata describing this resource.

STDIN PARAMETERS

        

ipport
TCP/UDP port to use for connection with device (Default Value: 23)         
ipaddr
IP Address or Hostname This parameter is always required.         
port
Physical plug number, name of virtual machine or UUID This parameter is always required.         
secure
SSH connection         
cmd_prompt
Force Python regex for command prompt (Default Value: ['', 'pc>'])         
inet6_only
Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only         
identity_file
Identity file for ssh         
inet4_only
Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only         
passwd_script
Script to retrieve password         
passwd
Login password or passphrase         
ssh_options
SSH options to use (Default Value: -1 -c blowfish)         
switch
Physical switch number on device         
action
Fencing Action (Default Value: reboot)         
login
Login Name This parameter is always required.         
verbose
Verbose mode         
debug
Write debug information to given file         
version
Display version information and exit         
help
Display help and exit         
separator
Separator for CSV created by operation list (Default Value: ,)         
power_wait
Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)         
login_timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)         
power_timeout
Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)         
delay
Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)         
shell_timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)         
retry_on
Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)