HP DS20L User Manual

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Remote Management 4-5

4.3.2 Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the WOL utility.

•

You must be logged in as root or have superuser privileges to use the WOL
utility.

•

The target system must be on the same subnet as the system where the
WOL utility is involked.

•

The target system’s power cannot be turned off with the WOL utility.

4.3.3 Commands

Syntax:

/usr/sbin/wol [

nw_interface

]

hw_address


nw_interface

Specifies the network interface to use in making the connection to the
target system, for example:

tu

1. This argument is optional.

hw_address

Specifies the hardware network address of the target system. This
argument is mandatory.

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4.3.4 Exit

Status

Exiting successfully will return the prompt

0

(Zero)

If an error occurred, you will see

>0

4.3.5 Error

Conditions

You may encounter the following common error conditions:

Error detecting default interface

Explanation:
The WOL utility cannot detect a default network interface automatically.

User Action:

•

Verify that a configured network interface exists on your system.

•

Manually specify a configured network interface on the WOL command line.

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