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There are also a number of other CLI commands related to other open source tools embedded in the
console server including:
• PowerMan provides power management for many preconfigured remote power controller
(RPC) devices. For CLI details refer http://linux.die.net/man/1/powerman
• Network UPS Tools (NUT) provides reliable monitoring of UPS and PDU hardware and ensure
safe shutdowns of the systems which are connected - with a goal to monitor every kind of UPS
and PDU. For CLI details refer http://www.networkupstools.org
• Nagios is a popular enterprise-class management tool that provides central monitoring of the
hosts and services in distributed networks. For CLI details refer http://www.nagios.org
Many components of the console server software are licensed under the GNU General Public License
(version 2), which Black Box supports. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License at
http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html. Black Box will provide source code for any of the components
of the software licensed under the GNU General Public License upon request.
The console server also embodies the okvm console management software. This is GPL code and the full
source is available from http://okvm.sourceforge.net.
The console server BIOS (boot loader code) is a port of uboot, which is also a GPL package with source
openly available.
The console server CGIs (the html code, xml code and web config tools for the Management Console) are
proprietary to Black Box, however the code will be provided to customers, under NDA.
Also inbuilt in the console server is a Port Manager application and Configuration tools as described in
Chapters 14 and 15. These both are proprietary to Black Box, but open to customers (as above).
The console server also supports GNU bash shell script enabling the Administrator to run custom scripts.
GNU bash, version 2.05.0(1)-release (arm-Black Box-linux-gnu) offers the following shell commands:
alias [-p] [name[=value] ... ]
bg [job_spec]
bind [-lpvsPVS] [-m keymap] [-f fi break [n]
builtin [shell-builtin [arg ...]]
case WORD in [PATTERN [| PATTERN]
cd [-PL] [dir]
command [-pVv]
command [arg ...]
compgen [-abcdefjkvu] [-o option]
complete [-abcdefjkvu] [-pr] [-o o]
continue [n]
declare [-afFrxi] [-p] name[=value]
dirs [-clpv] [+N] [-N]
disown [-h] [-ar] [jobspec ...]
echo [-neE] [arg ...]
enable [-pnds] [-a] [-f filename]
eval [arg ...]
exec [-cl] [-a name] file [redirec]
exit [n]
export [-nf] [name ...] or export
local name[=value] ...
logout
popd [+N | -N] [-n]
printf format [arguments]
pushd [dir | +N | -N] [-n]
pwd [-PL]
read [-ers] [-t timeout] [-p promp]
readonly [-anf] [name ...] or read return [n]
select NAME [in WORDS ... ;] do
COMMANDS
set [--abefhkmnptuvxBCHP] [-o opti]
shift [n]
shopt [-pqsu] [-o long-option] opt
source filename
suspend [-f]
test [expr]
time [-p] PIPELINE
times
trap [arg] [signal_spec ...]
true
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