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NAME

7       fence_ipdu - Fence agent for iPDU over SNMP
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DESCRIPTION

10       fence_ipdu  is an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with the IBM iPDU
11       network power switch. It logs into a device  via  SNMP  and  reboots  a
12       specified  outlet. It supports SNMP v3 with all combinations of authen‐
13       ticity/privacy settings.
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15       fence_ipdu accepts options on the command line as well as  from  stdin.
16       Fenced  sends  parameters  through  stdin  when  it  execs  the  agent.
17       fence_ipdu can be run by itself with command  line  options.   This  is
18       useful for testing and for turning outlets on or off from scripts.
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20       Vendor URL: http://www.ibm.com
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PARAMETERS

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25       -o, --action=[action]
26              Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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28       -c, --community=[community]
29              Set the community string (Default Value: private)
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31       -a, --ip=[ip]
32              IP  address  or  hostname  of  fencing  device This parameter is
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36              TCP/UDP port to use for connection with device  (Default  Value:
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39       -p, --password=[password]
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43              Script to run to retrieve password
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45       -n, --plug=[id]
46              Physical  plug  number  on  device,  UUID  or  identification of
47              machine This parameter is always required.
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50              Set authentication protocol (MD5|SHA)
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59              Set privacy protocol (DES|AES)
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62              Set security level (noAuthNoPriv|authNoPriv|authPriv)
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65              Specifies SNMP version to use (1|2c|3) (Default Value: 3)
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71              Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
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75              Verbose  mode.  Multiple  -v flags can be stacked on the command
76              line (e.g., -vvv) to increase verbosity.
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78       --verbose-level
79              Level of debugging detail in output. Defaults to the  number  of
80              --verbose  flags  specified on the command line, or to 1 if ver‐
81              bose=1 in a  stonith  device  configuration  (i.e.,  on  stdin).
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88              Display version information and exit
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94              Separator for CSV created by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)
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98              Wait X seconds before fencing  is  started  (Default  Value:  0)
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102              Disable  timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from Pace‐
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110              Test  X  seconds  for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value:
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113       --power-wait=[seconds]
114              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
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116       --shell-timeout=[seconds]
117              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt  after  issuing  command  (Default
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120       --retry-on=[attempts]
121              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
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123       --snmpget-path=[path]
124              Path to snmpget binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/snmpget)
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127              Path to snmpset binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/snmpset)
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130              Path to snmpwalk binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/snmpwalk)
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ACTIONS

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136       on     Power on machine.
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140       reboot Reboot machine.
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142       status This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.
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144       list   List  available  plugs with aliases/virtual machines if there is
145              support for more then one device. Returns N/A otherwise.
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147       list-status
148              List available plugs with  aliases/virtual  machines  and  their
149              power  state  if it can be obtained without additional commands.
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153              Check the health of fence device
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156              Display the XML metadata describing this resource.
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158       manpage
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STDIN PARAMETERS

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168       action Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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170       community
171              Set the community string (Default Value: private)
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173       ip     IP address or hostname  of  fencing  device  This  parameter  is
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176       ipport TCP/UDP  port  to use for connection with device (Default Value:
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180              Login password or passphrase Obsoletes: passwd
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182       password_script
183              Script to run  to  retrieve  password  Obsoletes:  passwd_script
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186       plug   Physical  plug  number  on  device,  UUID  or  identification of
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191              Set authentication protocol (MD5|SHA)
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194              Set privacy protocol password
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202       snmp_sec_level
203              Set security level (noAuthNoPriv|authNoPriv|authPriv)
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205       snmp_version
206              Specifies SNMP version to use (1|2c|3) (Default Value: 3)
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209              Login name Obsoletes: login
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211       quiet  Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
212              file or logging to syslog.
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214       verbose
215              Verbose mode. Multiple -v flags can be stacked  on  the  command
216              line (e.g., -vvv) to increase verbosity.
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218       verbose_level
219              Level  of  debugging detail in output. Defaults to the number of
220              --verbose flags specified on the command line, or to 1  if  ver‐
221              bose=1  in  a  stonith  device  configuration  (i.e., on stdin).
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225              Write debug information to given file Obsoletes: debug
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227       version
228              Display version information and exit
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230       help   Display help and exit
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233              Separator for CSV created by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)
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236       delay  Wait  X  seconds  before  fencing  is started (Default Value: 0)
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240              Disable timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from  Pace‐
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248              Test X seconds for status change after  ON/OFF  (Default  Value:
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252              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
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254       shell_timeout
255              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after issuing command (Default
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259              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
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262              Path to snmpget binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/snmpget)
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265              Path to snmpset binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/snmpset)
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268              Path to snmpwalk binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/snmpwalk)
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