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NAME

fence_apc - Fence agent for APC over telnet/ssh

DESCRIPTION

fence_apc is an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with the APC network power switch. It logs into device via telnet/ssh and reboots a specified outlet. Lengthy telnet/ssh connections should be avoided while a GFS cluster is running because the connection will block any necessary fencing actions.
fence_apc accepts options on the command line as well as from stdin. Fenced sends parameters through stdin when it execs the agent. fence_apc 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.apc.com

PARAMETERS

-o, --action=<action>
Fencing Action (Default Value: reboot)
-a, --ip=<ip>
IP Address or Hostname This parameter is always required.
-l, --username=<name>
Login Name This parameter is always required.
-p, --password=<password>
Login password or passphrase
-S, --password-script=<script>
Script to retrieve password
-x, --ssh
SSH connection
-n, --plug=<id>
Physical plug number or name of virtual machine This parameter is always required.
-k, --identity-file=<filename>
Identity file for ssh
-s, --switch=<id>
Physical switch number on device
-4, --inet4-only
Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only
-6, --inet6-only
Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only
-u, --ipport=<port>
TCP port to use for connection with device
-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
-C, --separator=<char>
Separator for CSV created by operation list (Default Value: ,)
--power-timeout
Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)
--shell-timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)
--login-timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
--power-wait
Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
--delay
Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)
--retry-on
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.
list
List available plugs with aliases/virtual machines if there is support for more then one device. Returns N/A otherwise.
monitor
Check if fencing device is running. List available plugs/virtual machines or get status of machine (if it does not support more).
metadata

The operational behavior of this is not known.

STDIN PARAMETERS

action
Fencing Action (Default Value: reboot)
ipaddr
IP Address or Hostname This parameter is always required.
login
Login Name This parameter is always required.
passwd
Login password or passphrase
passwd_script
Script to retrieve password
secure
SSH connection
port
Physical plug number or name of virtual machine This parameter is always required.
identity_file
Identity file for ssh
switch
Physical switch number on device
inet4_only
Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only
inet6_only
Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only
ipport
TCP port to use for connection with device
verbose
Verbose mode
debug
Write debug information to given file
version
Display version information and exit
help
Display help and exit
separator
Separator for CSV created by operation list (Default Value: ,)
power_timeout
Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)
shell_timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)
login_timeout
Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)
power_wait
Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)
delay
Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)
retry_on
Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)
2009-10-20 fence_apc (Fence Agent)