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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 Displaying outlet status
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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