Is there a way to cycle power every 10 minutes continuously?

[BillP]

Hi,
I'm doing a validation test and need to cycle power to a device every 10 minutes. Eventually there would be three sockets as part of a power group cycling at the same time.
Is this possible?
Thanks,
Sonny

[BillP]

Hi,
I'm doing a validation test and need to cycle power to a device every 10 minutes. Eventually there would be three sockets as part of a power group cycling at the same time.
Is this possible?
Thanks,
Sonny

[BillP]

what device do you have or are you looking for a device that will do this? please provide any model numbers.

First thing that came to mind is using a switched rack PDU and writing a script to do that in an automated fashion. APC switched rack PDUs have scripting interfaces that make this easy for you to do.

[BillP]

Does the script run on the PDU or via a server controlling the PDU? Are there any examples? I found the CLI document but that does not mention scripting directly and I didn't find any examples. Also, it was suggested that for scripting I should use expect scripts?
Thanks

Message was edited by: sonny

[BillP · Accepted solution]

on your PDU, if its newer, check the Administration Tab->General->About.

If its older, you'll have a Help->About System menu.

you can probably use the scheduling option too but you may run out of the amount of configurable events - i think it only allows (16) in the list if I am not mistaken. the CLI cannot be run right on the PDU - it needs to be run via something that can connect to the PDU via telnet, SSH, or local terminal console.

i have never really done scripting so i personally dont have any examples.

i think that is the best solution for you now, pending the model number on the PDU.

let me know if you have any other questions.