TCL Script to shut down power to IP Phones

dezoconnor · ‎08-28-2008

I've already posted this in the Unified Comms section but had no response so thought I'd try here.

Does anyone know of a way to shut down the power to IP Phones lets say every evening and weekends to conserve power? Just thinking green!!

Would a TCL script do the job or are Cisco looking into ways of doing this in the future?

TIA.

andrew.prince · ‎08-28-2008

Darren,

Not sure about TCL - but I have a telnet script program that telnet's to a cisco switch that provides PoE.

I have it logon at 7pm on Friday and issue the below commands:-

interface range g1/0/1 1/0/48

power inline never

this shuts power off to all the switch ports that have phones attached.

Then Monday morning a 7am another script is run:-

interface range g1/0/1 1/0/48

no power inline never

Works for me!

HTH>

andrew.prince · ‎08-28-2008

Here is the link for the tool I use:-

http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000000873

HTH>

Mark Yeates · ‎08-28-2008

Darren,

I did see a TCL script that does shut off PoE at pre defined times for a 6500. I haven't tried it yet but plan to soon. Check out the link to the Cisco EEM scripting community.

http://forums.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/EEM?page=main

HTH,

Mark

dezoconnor · ‎08-28-2008

Thanks to you both Mark & Andrew. I've now got something to go away and work with. Much appreciated.

spollock · ‎10-16-2010

Looking for something simple for my UC500 @home. Currently running 12.4(12.12)T

I would like to have a script run at night and turn all PoE ports off, then kick them back on early in the AM. I had a look at the green script from the 6500 team at http://forums.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/EEM?page=search_results&fn=search&catId=1&count=20&skip=0&sortBy=3&order=DESC&mode=browse

This obviously won't work on the UC500 although the command

Cowacella#show power inline

PowerSupply SlotNum. Maximum Allocated Status

----------- -------- ------- --------- ------

INT-PS 0 80.000 18.900 PS GOOD

Interface Config Device Powered PowerAllocated

--------- ------ ------ ------- --------------

Fa0/1/0 auto Cisco On 6.300 Watts

Fa0/1/1 auto Cisco On 6.300 Watts

Fa0/1/2 auto Unknown Off 0.000 Watts

Fa0/1/3 auto Unknown Off 0.000 Watts

Fa0/1/4 auto Unknown Off 0.000 Watts

Fa0/1/5 auto Unknown Off 0.000 Watts

Fa0/1/6 auto Unknown Off 0.000 Watts

Fa0/1/7 auto Cisco On 6.300 Watts

Cowacella#

gives a clue.

Rather than write one myself, which I will do if no one responds, I was hoping someone had already done this or found a better way. There is nothing in the CCA menus about this (hint hint)

I also don't find EEM on here. Seems to have come out in a later rev of ios.