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

NAME

fence_dummy - Dummy fence agent

DESCRIPTION

fence_dummy
fence_dummy accepts options on the command line as well as from stdin. Fenced sends parameters through stdin when it execs the agent. fence_dummy can be run by itself with command line options. This is useful for testing and for turning outlets on or off from scripts.
Vendor URL: http://www.example.com

PARAMETERS

-o, --action=[action]
Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
--random_sleep_range=[seconds]
Issue a sleep between 1 and X seconds. Used for testing.
--status-file=[file]
File with status (Default Value: /tmp/fence_dummy.status)
--type=[type]
Type of the dummy fence agent (Default Value: file)
-q, --quiet
Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug logging to syslog.
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode
-D, --debug-file=[debugfile]
Write debug information to given file
-V, --version
Display version information and exit
-h, --help
Display help and exit
--delay=[seconds]
Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)
--login-timeout=[seconds]
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
--power-timeout=[seconds]
Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)
--power-wait=[seconds]
Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
--shell-timeout=[seconds]
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)
--retry-on=[attempts]
Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)

ACTIONS

on
Power on machine.
off
Power off machine.
reboot
Reboot machine.
status
This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.
monitor
Check the health of fence device
metadata
Display the XML metadata describing this resource.
validate-all
Validate if all required parameters are entered.

STDIN PARAMETERS

action
Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)
random_sleep_range
Issue a sleep between 1 and X seconds. Used for testing.
status_file
File with status (Default Value: /tmp/fence_dummy.status)
type
Type of the dummy fence agent (Default Value: file)
quiet
Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug logging to syslog.
verbose
Verbose mode
debug
Write debug information to given file
version
Display version information and exit
help
Display help and exit
delay
Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)
login_timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
power_timeout
Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)
power_wait
Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
shell_timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)
retry_on
Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
2009-10-20 fence_dummy (Fence Agent)