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Operations Commands
Operations commands manage outlet states, provide information about the Sentry environment and
control session operations.
NOTE: Users must be granted access to affect any change in outlet state.
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 one or more outlet names separated by spaces or commas,
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 .a2<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 one or more outlet names separated by spaces or commas,
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
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 Sentry: prompt, type reboot, followed by one or more outlet names separated by spaces or
commas, 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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