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

7       fence_eps - Fence agent for ePowerSwitch
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DESCRIPTION

10       fence_eps   is  an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with the ePower‐
11       Switch 8M+ power switch to fence connected machines. Fence agent  works
12       ONLY  on  8M+  device,  because this is only one, which has support for
13       hidden page feature.
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15       Agent basically works by connecting to hidden page and pass appropriate
16       arguments  to GET request. This means, that hidden page feature must be
17       enabled and properly configured.
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19       fence_eps accepts options on the command line as well  as  from  stdin.
20       Fenced  sends  parameters  through  stdin  when  it  execs  the  agent.
21       fence_eps can be run by itself with command line options.  This is use‐
22       ful for testing and for turning outlets on or off from scripts.
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24       Vendor URL: http://www.epowerswitch.com
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PARAMETERS

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29       -o, --action=[action]
30              Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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32       -a, --ip=[ip]
33              IP  address  or hostname of fencing device This parameter is al‐
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36       -u, --ipport=[port]
37              TCP/UDP port to use for connection with device  (Default  Value:
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40       -c, --page=[page]
41              Name  of  hidden  page  (Default  Value: hidden.htm)
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45              Login password or passphrase
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48              Script to run to retrieve password
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50       -n, --plug=[id]
51              Physical plug number on device, UUID or  identification  of  ma‐
52              chine This parameter is always required.
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55              Login name
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58              Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
59              file or logging to syslog.
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62              Verbose mode. Multiple -v flags can be stacked  on  the  command
63              line (e.g., -vvv) to increase verbosity.
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65       --verbose-level
66              Level  of  debugging detail in output. Defaults to the number of
67              --verbose flags specified on the command line, or to 1  if  ver‐
68              bose=1  in  a  stonith  device  configuration  (i.e., on stdin).
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75              Display version information and exit
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77       -h, --help
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80       -C, --separator=[char]
81              Separator for CSV created by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)
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85              Wait  X  seconds  before  fencing  is started (Default Value: 0)
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89              Disable timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from  Pace‐
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93              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
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97              Test X seconds for status change after  ON/OFF  (Default  Value:
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100       --power-wait=[seconds]
101              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
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103       --shell-timeout=[seconds]
104              Wait  X  seconds  for  cmd prompt after issuing command (Default
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107       --stonith-status-sleep=[seconds]
108              Sleep X seconds between status calls  during  a  STONITH  action
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111       --retry-on=[attempts]
112              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
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ACTIONS

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118       on     Power on machine.
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122       reboot Reboot machine.
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124       status This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.
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126       list   List  available  plugs with aliases/virtual machines if there is
127              support for more then one device. Returns N/A otherwise.
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129       list-status
130              List available plugs with  aliases/virtual  machines  and  their
131              power  state  if it can be obtained without additional commands.
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135              Check the health of fence device
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137       metadata
138              Display the XML metadata describing this resource.
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140       manpage
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STDIN PARAMETERS

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150       action Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
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152       ip     IP address or hostname of fencing device This parameter  is  al‐
153              ways required. Obsoletes: ipaddr
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155       ipport TCP/UDP  port  to use for connection with device (Default Value:
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158       page   Name of hidden page (Default Value: hidden.htm) Obsoletes:  hid‐
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162              Login password or passphrase Obsoletes: passwd
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165              Script  to  run  to  retrieve  password Obsoletes: passwd_script
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168       plug   Physical plug number on device, UUID or  identification  of  ma‐
169              chine  This  parameter is always required. Obsoletes: port
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173              Login name Obsoletes: login
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175       quiet  Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-
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179              Verbose  mode.  Multiple  -v flags can be stacked on the command
180              line (e.g., -vvv) to increase verbosity.
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182       verbose_level
183              Level of debugging detail in output. Defaults to the  number  of
184              --verbose  flags  specified on the command line, or to 1 if ver‐
185              bose=1 in a  stonith  device  configuration  (i.e.,  on  stdin).
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189              Write debug information to given file Obsoletes: debug
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192              Display version information and exit
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194       help   Display help and exit
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197              Separator for CSV created by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)
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200       delay  Wait X seconds before fencing  is  started  (Default  Value:  0)
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204              Disable  timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from Pace‐
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208              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after  login  (Default  Value:  5)
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212              Test  X  seconds  for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value:
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216              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
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219              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt  after  issuing  command  (Default
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222       stonith_status_sleep
223              Sleep  X  seconds  between  status calls during a STONITH action
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227              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
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