That may have been my post, which I mentioned and linked to above.
https://community.wd.com/t/disconnect-the-power-outlet-for-storm/96600/3?u=bennor
Here is that post in it’s entirety:
[quote]I will second this statement. Don’t simply unplug the power to the WD My Cloud without instructing the unit to go through a shut down procedure. I turn mine off from time to time and was having trouble with certain files (always video files for some reason). These troubles went away when I started to use the shut down option that one can trigger through the Dashboard. What I do is issue the shut down option through SSH. I currently use an app on my Android smartphone ( SSH Button) to send the SSH command. See the following WD Support document for more information on SSH: How to enable SSH (Secure Shell) on a My Cloud
The SSH command to issue a shutdown is “/sbin/shutdown -h -P now”
One can create a batch file that will run a command line SSH program like Plink ( see PuTTY) to issue that shutdown command from a Windows PC.
Note that even though the WD My Cloud is shut down the Ethernet port will still indicate a connection if the WD My Cloud is not unplugged (and no the WD My Cloud Ethernet port does not appear to support wake-on-lan). Once shut down either remove power or used a switched power strip (or switched surge protector) to turn off power. Personally I have lots of electronics on switched surge protectors that I turn off when not in use. Putting them all one one or two switched surge protectors makes it easy to turn them all off at once.[/quote]
Edit to add: Here are the call’s I use both in a batch (.bat) file and in SSH Button on my Android phone. In addition to a call to un-mount a an attached USB drive. Obviously replace the IP address and “sdb1” with the correct values for your setup.
Shutdown and power off:
plink.exe -ssh -l root -pw welc0me 192.168.1.10 /sbin/shutdown -h -P now
Shutdown only:
plink.exe -ssh -l root -pw welc0me 192.168.1.10 /sbin/shutdown -r now
Power off only:
plink.exe -ssh -l root -pw welc0me 192.168.1.10/sbin/poweroff
Reboot:
plink.exe -ssh -l root -pw welc0me 192.168.1.10/sbin/reboot
Un-mount USB drive:
“plink.exe -ssh -l root -pw welc0me 192.168.1.10 umount /media/usb”
Or
“plink.exe -ssh -l root -pw welc0me 192.168.1.10 umount /dev/sdb1”
