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Operations Commands
Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the Power View environment and
control session operations.
NOTE: Users must be granted access to affect any change in outlet state.
Outlet Control
Turning outlets on
The On command turns on one or more outlets. When the command completes, a display indicating all
outlets affected and their current states will be displayed.
To turn outlets on:
At the Power View Enhanced PDU: prompt, type on , followed by an outlet name, and press Enter , or
Type on , followed by a group name, and press Enter , or
Type on all and press Enter .
Examples
The following command turns the second outlet on, using the outlet ’s absolute name:
Power View Enhanced PDU: on .aa2<Enter>
The following command turns on all the outlets in the group named ServerGroup_1:
Power View Enhanced PDU: on ServerGroup_1<Enter>
Turning outlets off
The Off command turns off one or more outlets. When the command completes, a display indicating all
outlets affected and their current states will be displayed.
To turn outlets off:
At the Power View Enhanced PDU: prompt, type off , followed by an outlet name, and press Enter , or
Type off , followed by a group name, and press Enter , or
Type off all and press Enter
Examples
The following command turns off the outlet named FileServer_1:
Power View Enhanced PDU: off FileServer_1<Enter>
The following command turns off all outlets:
Power View Enhanced PDU: off all<Enter>
Rebooting outlets
The Reboot command reboots one or more outlets. This operation turns the outlet(s) off, delays for a
period of 15 seconds and then turns the outlet(s) on. When the command completes, a display indicating
all outlets affected and their current states will be displayed.
NOTE: It is necessary to reissue the Status command to verify that the outlets have rebooted after 15 seconds. See Displaying
outlet status for more information.
To reboot one or more outlets:
At the Power View Enhanced PDU: prompt, type reboot , followed by an outlet name, and press Enter , or
Type reboot , followed by a group name, and press Enter , or
Type reboot all and press Enter .
Example
The following command reboots all the outlets in the group named ServerGroup_1:
Power View Enhanced PDU: reboot ServerGroup_1<Enter>
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