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Issue:
How to start and stop the PowerChute Network Shutdown service
Product:
PowerChute Network Shutdown v4.1 and higher
Environment:
All supported operating systems
Solution:
NOTE: Enter the commands below in a command prompt with administrator privileges.
Windows
To start or stop the PowerChute service on Windows using the Services console:
To start or stop the service using the command prompt, type the following commands:
net start pcns1
net stop pcns1
Mac OS X
To start or stop the PowerChute service on the latest version of Mac OS X for PowerChute v4.x or higher, use the following commands:
sudo launchctl start com.apcc.pcns
sudo launchctl stop com.apcc.pcns
To start or stop the PowerChute service on earlier versions of PowerChute or Mac OS X, use the following commands:
sudo /Library/StartupItems/comapcpcns/comapcpcns start
sudo /Library/StartupItems/comapcpcns/comapcpcns stop
Linux
Some Linux distributions place the PowerChute service script in the /etc/init.d directory, and others place it in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/ directory. To start or stop the PowerChute service in the particular directory, use the commands:
sudo /etc/init.d/PowerChute start
sudo /etc/init.d/PowerChute stop
or
sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/PowerChute start
sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/PowerChute stop
RedHat/SuSE Linux
To check if the PowerChute service is running on RedHat or SuSE Linux, use the following command:
sudo service PowerChute status
To start or stop the PowerChute service, use the following commands:
sudo service PowerChute start
sudo service PowerChute stop
Debian Linux
To check if the PowerChute service is running on Debian Linux, use the following command:
sudo systemctl status PowerChute
To start or stop the PowerChute service, use the following commands:
sudo systemctl start PowerChute
sudo systemctl stop PowerChute
Solaris
To start or stop the PowerChute service on Solaris, use the following commands:
sudo /etc/rc2.d/S99PowerChute start
sudo /etc/rc2.d/S99PowerChute stop
HP-UX
To start or stop the PowerChute service on HP-UX, use the following commands:
sudo /sbin/init.d/pcns start
sudo /sbin/init.d/pcns stop
IBM AIX
To star or stop the PowerChute service on AIX, use the following commands:
sudo /etc/rc.APCpcns start
sudo /etc/rc.APCpcns stop
How to start and stop the PowerChute Network Shutdown service
Product:
PowerChute Network Shutdown v4.1 and higher
Environment:
All supported operating systems
Solution:
NOTE: Enter the commands below in a command prompt with administrator privileges.
Windows
To start or stop the PowerChute service on Windows using the Services console:
- Click Start > Run
- Type Services.msc to, and click OK.
- Click on the service named PowerChute Network Shutdown
- Click on Start the service or Stop the service to start or stop the PowerChute service.
To start or stop the service using the command prompt, type the following commands:
net start pcns1
net stop pcns1
Mac OS X
To start or stop the PowerChute service on the latest version of Mac OS X for PowerChute v4.x or higher, use the following commands:
sudo launchctl start com.apcc.pcns
sudo launchctl stop com.apcc.pcns
To start or stop the PowerChute service on earlier versions of PowerChute or Mac OS X, use the following commands:
sudo /Library/StartupItems/comapcpcns/comapcpcns start
sudo /Library/StartupItems/comapcpcns/comapcpcns stop
Linux
Some Linux distributions place the PowerChute service script in the /etc/init.d directory, and others place it in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/ directory. To start or stop the PowerChute service in the particular directory, use the commands:
sudo /etc/init.d/PowerChute start
sudo /etc/init.d/PowerChute stop
or
sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/PowerChute start
sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/PowerChute stop
RedHat/SuSE Linux
To check if the PowerChute service is running on RedHat or SuSE Linux, use the following command:
sudo service PowerChute status
To start or stop the PowerChute service, use the following commands:
sudo service PowerChute start
sudo service PowerChute stop
Debian Linux
To check if the PowerChute service is running on Debian Linux, use the following command:
sudo systemctl status PowerChute
To start or stop the PowerChute service, use the following commands:
sudo systemctl start PowerChute
sudo systemctl stop PowerChute
Solaris
To start or stop the PowerChute service on Solaris, use the following commands:
sudo /etc/rc2.d/S99PowerChute start
sudo /etc/rc2.d/S99PowerChute stop
HP-UX
To start or stop the PowerChute service on HP-UX, use the following commands:
sudo /sbin/init.d/pcns start
sudo /sbin/init.d/pcns stop
IBM AIX
To star or stop the PowerChute service on AIX, use the following commands:
sudo /etc/rc.APCpcns start
sudo /etc/rc.APCpcns stop
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