Controls rebooting of APC network PDU switches with 'telnet' network interface. Tested with the AP7900, but likely works with other models.
This handles locking of the device so that parallel calls will block, since APC has a single telnet session.
- Python 2.x or Python 3.x
- Python Expect (pexpect) library. To install: 'pip install pexpect'
- APC with telnet network interface (tested on AP7900)
$ pip install git+https://github.com/quackenbush/APCor
Download source and run
$ python setup.py installThe APC needs to be set up with telnet enabled, and using a fixed IP address. If a DHCP address is used, it may change, and you will have trouble connecting.
$ apc --help
usage: apc [-h] [--host HOST] [--user USER] [--password PASSWORD] [-v]
[--quiet] [--debug] [--reboot OUTLET] [--off OUTLET] [--on OUTLET]
[--cli CLI] [--delay DELAY] [--duration DURATION] [--status]
APC Python CLI
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--host HOST Override the host
--user USER Override the username
--password PASSWORD Override the password
-v, --verbose Verbose messages
--quiet Quiet
--debug Debug mode
--reboot OUTLET Reboot an outlet
--off OUTLET Turn off an outlet
--on OUTLET Turn on an outlet
--cli CLI command line to execute 'ssh {user}@{host}' or 'telnet
{host}
--delay DELAY delay before on/off (-1 to 7200 sec, where -1=Never)
--duration DURATION reboot duration (5 to 60 sec)
--status Status of outlets
$ apc --status
Acquiring lock /tmp/apc.lock
Connecting to APC @ 10.8.0.142
Logged in as user apc, version 3.9.2
Outlet 1 NAS ON
Outlet 2 OFF
Outlet 3 ON
Outlet 4 ON
Outlet 5 ON
Outlet 6 ON
Outlet 7 ON
Outlet 8 ON
DISCONNECTED from 10.8.0.142
$ apc --reboot PORT
Example: reboot power port 8
$ apc --reboot 8
Acquiring lock /tmp/apc.lock
Connecting to APC @ 10.8.0.142
Logged in as user apc, version 3.9.2
APC 10.8.0.142: Outlet #8 Rebooted
DISCONNECTED from 10.8.0.142
Example: reboot power port 4
$ apc --reboot 4 --delay 30 --duration 10
Example: power off port 4
$ apc --off 4
Example: power off port 4 30 seconds later
$ apc --off 4 --delay 30
The following environment variables will override the APC connection:
$APC_HOST$APC_USER$APC_PASSWORD