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

7       fence_bladecenter - Fence agent for IBM BladeCenter
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DESCRIPTION

10       fence_bladecenter  is  an  I/O Fencing agent which can be used with IBM
11       Bladecenters with recent enough firmware that includes telnet  support.
12       It  logs  into  a Brocade chasis via telnet or ssh and uses the command
13       line interface to power on and off blades.
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15       fence_bladecenter accepts options on the command line as well  as  from
16       stdin.  Fenced  sends parameters through stdin when it execs the agent.
17       fence_bladecenter can be run by itself with command line options.  This
18       is 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, --command-prompt=[prompt]
29              Force  Python  regex  for  command prompt (Default Value: ['sys‐
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32       -k, --identity-file=[filename]
33              Identity file (private key) for SSH
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35       -4, --inet4-only
36              Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only
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39              Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only
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41       -a, --ip=[ip]
42              IP address or hostname  of  fencing  device  This  parameter  is
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45       -u, --ipport=[port]
46              TCP/UDP  port  to use for connection with device (Default Value:
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49       -p, --password=[password]
50              Login password or passphrase
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52       -S, --password-script=[script]
53              Script to run to retrieve password
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55       -n, --plug=[id]
56              Physical plug  number  on  device,  UUID  or  identification  of
57              machine This parameter is always required.
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59       -x, --ssh
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62       --ssh-options=[options]
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65       -l, --username=[name]
66              Login name This parameter is always required.
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69              Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
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73              Verbose mode
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85              Separator for CSV created by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)
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89              Wait  X  seconds  before  fencing  is started (Default Value: 0)
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93              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after  login  (Default  Value:  5)
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99       --power-timeout=[seconds]
100              Test  X  seconds  for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value:
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103       --power-wait=[seconds]
104              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 10)
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106       --shell-timeout=[seconds]
107              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt  after  issuing  command  (Default
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110       --retry-on=[attempts]
111              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
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114              Path to ssh binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/ssh)
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ACTIONS

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123       on     Power on machine.
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127       reboot Reboot machine.
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129       status This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.
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131       list   List  available  plugs with aliases/virtual machines if there is
132              support for more then one device. Returns N/A otherwise.
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134       list-status
135              List available plugs with  aliases/virtual  machines  and  their
136              power  state  if it can be obtained without additional commands.
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143              Display the XML metadata describing this resource.
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145       manpage
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STDIN PARAMETERS

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155       action Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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158              Force Python regex for command  prompt  (Default  Value:  ['sys‐
159              tem>']) Obsoletes: cmd_prompt
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161       identity_file
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170       ip     IP  address  or  hostname  of  fencing  device This parameter is
171              always required. Obsoletes: ipaddr
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173       ipport TCP/UDP port to use for connection with device  (Default  Value:
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177              Login password or passphrase Obsoletes: passwd
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179       password_script
180              Script  to  run  to  retrieve  password Obsoletes: passwd_script
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183       plug   Physical plug  number  on  device,  UUID  or  identification  of
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189       ssh_options
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193              Login name This parameter is always required.  Obsoletes:  login
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200              Verbose mode
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203              Write debug information to given file Obsoletes: debug
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205       version
206              Display version information and exit
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208       help   Display help and exit
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210       separator
211              Separator for CSV created by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)
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214       delay  Wait  X  seconds  before  fencing  is started (Default Value: 0)
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218              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after  login  (Default  Value:  5)
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222              Missing port returns OFF instead of failure
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225              Test  X  seconds  for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value:
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228       power_wait
229              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 10)
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232              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt  after  issuing  command  (Default
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235       retry_on
236              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
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239              Path to ssh binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/ssh)
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