powerman ☆

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Description:
Control (remotely and in parallel) switched power distribution units

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: power-management pdu datacenter hpc hardware-control

Install: brew install powerman

About:
Powerman is a suite of tools for controlling and monitoring switched power distribution units (PDUs) and intelligent power strips. It provides a unified command-line interface and API to manage power states of connected devices, supporting both local and remote operations. The tool is designed for high-performance computing environments and data centers to automate power cycling and monitoring tasks.

Key Features:

Supports multiple PDU protocols and vendors
Parallel control of many devices simultaneously
Scriptable command-line interface
Configuration-driven device definitions
Includes a daemon for remote access

Use Cases:

Remote power cycling of hung servers in HPC clusters
Automated power management in data center racks
Monitoring power consumption of connected devices

Alternatives:

ipmitool – Powerman specializes in PDUs, while ipmitool focuses on baseboard management controllers (BMCs) for server management
apcupsd – apcupsd is specific to APC UPS devices, whereas Powerman supports multiple PDU vendors and protocols

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 3:13pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	b4b5f2a8