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2FENCE_AGENT(8)              System Manager's Manual             FENCE_AGENT(8)
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NAME

7       fence_ipmilan - Fence agent for IPMI
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9       fence_ilo3 - Fence agent for HP iLO3 (symlink)
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12       fence_ilo4 - Fence agent for HP iLO4 (symlink)
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15       fence_ilo5 - Fence agent for HP iLO5 (symlink)
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18       fence_imm - Fence agent for IBM Integrated Management Module (symlink)
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21       fence_idrac - Fence agent for Dell iDRAC (symlink)
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DESCRIPTION

25       fence_ipmilan  is  an  I/O Fencing agentwhich can be used with machines
26       controlled  by  IPMI.This  agent  calls   support   software   ipmitool
27       (http://ipmitool.sf.net/).  WARNING! This fence agent might report suc‐
28       cess before the node is powered off. You should use -m/method onoff  if
29       your fence device works correctly with that option.
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31       fence_ipmilan  accepts  options  on  the  command  line as well as from
32       stdin. Fenced sends parameters through stdin when it execs  the  agent.
33       fence_ipmilan  can be run by itself with command line options.  This is
34       useful for testing and for turning outlets on or off from scripts.
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PARAMETERS

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41       -o, --action=[action]
42              Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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44       -A, --auth=[auth]
45              IPMI Lan Auth type. (md5|password|none)
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47       -C, --cipher=[cipher]
48              Ciphersuite to use (same as ipmitool -C parameter)
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50       --hexadecimal-kg=[key]
51              Hexadecimal-encoded Kg key for IPMIv2 authentication
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53       -4, --inet4-only
54              Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only
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59       -a, --ip=[ip]
60              IP address or hostname of fencing device
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62       -u, --ipport=[port]
63              TCP/UDP port to use for connection with device  (Default  Value:
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66       -P, --lanplus
67              Use Lanplus to improve security of connection (Default Value: 0)
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71              Method to fence (onoff|cycle) (Default Value: onoff)
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75              Login password or passphrase
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77       -S, --password-script=[script]
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80       -n, --plug=[ip]
81              IP  address or hostname of fencing device (together with --port-
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84       -L, --privlvl=[level]
85              Privilege level on IPMI device  (callback|user|operator|adminis‐
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88       --target=[targetaddress]
89              Bridge IPMI requests to the remote target address
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91       -l, --username=[name]
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94       -q, --quiet
95              Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
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98       -v, --verbose
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101       -D, --debug-file=[debugfile]
102              Write debug information to given file
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104       -V, --version
105              Display version information and exit
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107       -h, --help
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110       --delay=[seconds]
111              Wait X seconds before fencing  is  started  (Default  Value:  0)
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115              Path to ipmitool binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/ipmitool)
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117       --login-timeout=[seconds]
118              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
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122              Make "port/plug" to be an alias to IP address
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124       --power-timeout=[seconds]
125              Test X seconds for status change after  ON/OFF  (Default  Value:
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128       --power-wait=[seconds]
129              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 2)
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131       --shell-timeout=[seconds]
132              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after issuing command (Default
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135       --retry-on=[attempts]
136              Count of attempts to retry power on  (Default  Value:  1)
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140              Use  sudo  (without  password)  when  calling 3rd party software
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ACTIONS

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150       on     Power on machine.
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156       status This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.
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159              Check the health of fence device
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161       metadata
162              Display the XML metadata describing this resource.
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164       manpage
165               The operational behavior of this is not known.
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168              Validate if all required parameters are entered.
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170       diag   Pulse a diagnostic interrupt to the processor(s).
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STDIN PARAMETERS

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176       action Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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178       auth   IPMI Lan Auth type. (md5|password|none)
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180       cipher Ciphersuite to use (same as ipmitool -C parameter)
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183              Hexadecimal-encoded Kg key for IPMIv2 authentication
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185       inet4_only
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191       ip     IP address or hostname of fencing device Obsoletes: ipaddr
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194       ipport TCP/UDP  port  to use for connection with device (Default Value:
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198              Use Lanplus to improve security of connection (Default Value: 0)
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201       method Method to fence (onoff|cycle) (Default Value: onoff)
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205              Login password or passphrase Obsoletes: passwd
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208              Script to run  to  retrieve  password  Obsoletes:  passwd_script
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211       plug   IP  address or hostname of fencing device (together with --port-
212              as-ip) Obsoletes: port
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214       privlvl
215              Privilege level on IPMI device  (callback|user|operator|adminis‐
216              trator) (Default Value: administrator)
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218       target Bridge IPMI requests to the remote target address
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220       username
221              Login name Obsoletes: login
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223       quiet  Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
224              file or logging to syslog.
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227              Verbose mode
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229       debug_file
230              Write debug information to given file Obsoletes: debug
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232       version
233              Display version information and exit
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235       help   Display help and exit
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237       delay  Wait X seconds before fencing  is  started  (Default  Value:  0)
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241              Path to ipmitool binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/ipmitool)
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244              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
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248              Make "port/plug" to be an alias to IP address
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250       power_timeout
251              Test X seconds for status change after  ON/OFF  (Default  Value:
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254       power_wait
255              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 2)
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257       shell_timeout
258              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after issuing command (Default
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262              Count of attempts to retry power on  (Default  Value:  1)
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266              Use  sudo  (without  password)  when  calling 3rd party software
267              Obsoletes: sudo
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270              Path to sudo binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sudo)
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