HP Virtual Connect Manager Command Line Interface Version 2.30 User Guide
Command line  50 
Item Description 
->poweroff server * -timeout=180 
Shuts down all servers and specifies a custom timeout of 3 minutes 
Item Description 
poweron server 
Power on one or more physical servers. 
Syntax 
poweron server [<ServerID> | *] [-timeout=<timeout>] 
Parameter   
ServerID (required) 
The reference ID of a server in the domain. The format of the server ID is 
<EnclosureID:DeviceBay>. If the EnclosureID is not provided, then the 
primary or local enclosure is used by default. "*" powers on all servers in the 
domain. 
Option 
Timeout 
The timeout period (in seconds) to wait for the operation to complete. The default 
timeout is 60 seconds. 
Examples 
->poweron server 2 
Powers on the specific server in bay 2 of the primary enclosure 
->poweron server * 
Powers on all servers in the domain 
->poweron server enc0:* 
Powers on all servers in a specific enclosure 
Item Description 
reboot server 
Reboot one or more physical servers. 
Syntax 
reboot server [<ServerID>|*] [-Force] 
[-ForceOnTimeout] [-timeout=<timeout> 
Parameter   
ServerID (required) 
The reference ID of a server in the domain. The format of the server ID is 
<EnclosureID:DeviceBay>. If the Enclosure ID is not provided, then the 
primary or local enclosure (enc0) is used by default. "*" reboots all servers in the 
domain. 
Options 
Force 
Forces a reboot operation without waiting for the OS to shut down gracefully. 
This option should be used only as a last resort because it can cause potential 
data loss on the server. 
ForceOnTimeout 
Attempts a graceful shutdown, but if the server does not shut down within the 
timeout period (default is 60 seconds), then the server is forced to reboot. 
Timeout 
Specifies the timeout period (in seconds) to wait for the operation to complete 
(per server). The default timeout is 120 seconds. 
Examples 
->reboot server 2 
Reboots the specific server in device bay 2 of the primary enclosure 
->reboot server enc0:2 -force 
Reboots a server using the force option 










