Enabling A Power Supply Shutdown; Powering On The Power Supply Through The Cli - Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Hardware Installation Manual

The show power-supply-monitoring command displays the last 32 recorded failure timestamps for
a power supply. The displayed failure timestamp is the number of seconds since the last system
reboot. The current configured power supply monitoring threshold value is also displayed at the
end of the output.
Syntax: show power-supply-monitoring

Enabling a power supply shutdown

NOTE
The power-on power supply and power-off power-supply commands are not available on some power
supplies. These commands can be useful for Brocade Technical Support when troubleshooting a
router. It is recommended you use the commands only when troubleshooting a router with Brocade
Technical Support.
NOTE
There is a 10 second delay between the power-off lp command and the power-on lp command. Wait
10 seconds between commands.
The power-off power-supply command allows you to shut down a power supply manually.
To shut down a power supply, enter the following command.
Brocade# power-off power-supply 3
This will Shutdown The Power Supply # 3
Are you sure? (enter 'y' or 'n'): y
ERROR: Power Supply # 3 is the Last Available in the system and will not be
shutdown.
To force the shutdown, please use keyword "forced"
Syntax: power-off power-supply [forced] <decimal>
The power-supply keyword allows you to shut down a power supply.
The decimal variable specifies a power supply index number.
The forced option forces the last power supply available in the system to shut down.The CLI will not
shut down the last power supply unless the forced option is used.

Powering on the power supply through the CLI

NOTE
The power-on power supply and power-off power-supply commands are not available on some power
supplies. These commands can be useful for Brocade Technical Support when troubleshooting a
router. It is recommended you use the commands only when troubleshooting a router with Brocade
Technical Support.
NOTE
There is a 10 second delay between the power-off lp command and the power-on lp command. Wait
10 seconds between commands.
Use the power-on power-supply command to turn on a power supply that has been shut down.
A power supply will shut down due to flapping, or if a shutdown is enabled manually using the
power-off power-supply command. Refer to
To turn on a power supply that has shut down, enter the following command.
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