vpduserv is a service that is trying to emulate the behaviors of physical PDU (Power Distribution Unit), it provides ability to power on/off/cycle virtual nodes in virtual infrastructre.
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt python setup.py install vpduserv could be run on any linux-based operating system, but prior to starting vpduserv, you should have the following python packages installed:
pysnmp pyasn1 snmpsim sshim
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Launch vPDU service
infrasim-pduserv.py -d --logging-method=file:/var/log/pdusim/pdusim.log -
Login into vPDU control interface with ssh to configure vPDU
ssh <vPDU IP address> -p 20022
Note: As to how to use vPDU, please reference vPDU Simulation section in infrasim user guide for more details.