It makes sense on dual-RE platforms:

mx960> request vmhost power-on other-routing-engine

On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 07:41:57AM -0500, Aaron Gould wrote:
> Seeing it on my MX960 also...
> 
> agould@ 960> request vmhost ?
> Possible completions:
>   cleanup              RE vmhost cleanup /var/tmp, /var/crash and /var/log
>   file-copy            Copy file from vmhost to vjunos
>   halt                 Halt the software on RE
>   hard-disk-test       Run smartd self tests on hard disks
>   power-off            Power off the software on RE
>   power-on             Power on the system
>   reboot               Reboot RE vmhost
>   snapshot             Create a vmhost recovery snapshot
>   software             Perform vmhost software extension or upgrade
>   zeroize              Erase all data, including configuration and log files
> 
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: juniper-nsp [mailto:juniper-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of 
> Ola Thoresen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 1:59 AM
> To: juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Power ON?
> 
> On 02. april 2018 21:00, Chris Adams wrote:
> 
> > Working on a new MX204, I noticed this:
> >
> > user@router> request vmhost power-o?
> > Possible completions:
> >    power-off            Power off the software on RE
> >    power-on             Power on the system
> >
> > Really?  The RE VM can tell the VM host to power ON? :)
> 
> We noticed the same thing, and had a good laugh last week.
> 
> Another fun thing is that if you just do a "vmhost halt", you can restart it 
> by pushing a button in the serial console.  But if you do a power-off, you 
> need to pull the power cord (no "on/off" switch in the PSUs or chassis) .
> 
> 
> /Ola (T)
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