Operations Commands
Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the
Sentry
environment and
control session operations.
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 Sentry: 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:
Sentry: on .B1<Enter>
The following command turns on all the outlets in the group named ServerGroup_1:
Sentry: 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 Sentry: 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:
Sentry: off FileServer_1<Enter>
The following command turns off all outlets:
Sentry: off all<Enter>
Rebooting outlets
The Reboot command reboots one or more outlets. This operation turns the outlet(s) off, delays for a
user configurable period 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. See
for more information.
To reboot one or more outlets:
At the Sentry: 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:
Sentry: reboot ServerGroup_1<Enter>
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