---
name: "powerman-pdu"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nut-powerman-pdu"
version: "2.8.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/powerman-pdu"
---

# powerman-pdu(8)

Driver for Powerman PDU

## NAME

powerman-pdu - Driver for Powerman PDU

## SYNOPSIS

**powerman-pdu** -h

**powerman-pdu** -a *PDU\_NAME* \[*OPTIONS*\]

**Note**\

This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the powerman-pdu driver. For information about the core driver, see [**nutupsdrv**(8)](/nutupsdrv/8.md).

## SUPPORTED HARDWARE

This driver supports a wide range of PDUs through the Powerman project.

This includes various models from APC, Baytech, Cyclades, but also support IPMI and various blade management modules from HP, IBM and Sun.

## EXTRA ARGUMENTS

This driver doesn’t support any optional settings.

## INSTALLATION

This driver is not built by default. You can build it by using "configure --with-powerman=yes".

## UPS COMMANDS

The following instant commands (see [**upscmd**(8)](/upscmd/8.md)) are available for each outlet of the PDU, with **X** standing for the outlet number:

**outlet.X.load.on**

Power on the outlet.

**outlet.X.load.off**

Power off the outlet.

**outlet.X.load.cycle**

Cycle the outlet (power off then power on, possibly with a delay).

## IMPLEMENTATION

The hostname of the Powerman server is specified using the "port" value in **ups.conf**, i.e.:

```
[pdu]
        driver = powerman-pdu
        port = host.example.com:port
```

The port used to reach *powermand* is optional if the default port is used.

## KNOWN ISSUES

In the current NUT version as of this writing (2.4.1), ups.status is still exposed, with the value "WAIT". Some other values from the ups collection are also exposed.

## AUTHOR

Arnaud Quette \<arnaud.quette@gmail.com\>

## SEE ALSO

### The core driver:

[**nutupsdrv**(8)](/nutupsdrv/8.md)

### Internet resources:

• The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: https://www.networkupstools.org/

• The PowerMan home page: https://github.com/chaos/powerman