In a nutshell you install the vma appliance onto each host. Apc powerchute personal edition in vmware workstation. Configuring powerchute network shutdown for vmware esxi. To upgrade the pcns virtual appliance, you do not need to deploy a new copy of the appliance and run the setup wizard. Powerchute network shutdown installation on vmware esxi. Power chute network shutdown virtual appliance, as vm on the host itself. Download the powerchute virtual appliance file from the apc website. How do i upgrade the powerchute network shutdown pcns virtual appliance. Pcns virtual applicance, vmware tools update not working. A look at home lab ups power management and notifications solutions from a few vendors i use in my home lab environment. Currently those hosts have no paid licensing, and their apc smartups may or may not have network management cards at this time. Triggers virtual machine migration to available hosts in the same cluster on a single site or across different geographical locations.
This tutorial was tested on apc ups model ap9631 also know as rt6000. Vmware esxi, vmware virtual appliance, windows server 2012. The powerchute client display on the nmc should be the ip address of the powerchute appliance you installed on the esxi host. Pcns will shutdown the guests correctly and then the appliance will shutdown the host. In select creation type, select the deploy a virtual machine from an ovf or ova file option. This version of powerchute network shutdown only supports vmware esxi but i have esxi. Enables shutdown and startup of vmware vapps to control the sequence of virtual machine shutdownstartup. Tutorial for installing powerchute network shutdown appliance on vmware esxi host managed by vcenter server to learn more, please visit the apc by. Log on to the esxi host using your vsphere web client. Provides the option to deploy powerchute as a virtual appliance for ease of installation. Vmware esxi 4 vmware virtual appliance 2 windows 2 windows 10 4 windows 2000 5 windows 2003 8. First, install and configure the vmware management appliance on your vmware vsphere infrastructure.
This tutorial was tested on apc ups model srt6kxli also know as smartups srt 6000. Tcp ports 3052, 6547, 80 and udp port 3052 need to be open on the network. When i look on the compatibilty chart for pcns for vmware it says vmware esxi server 4. You will need a network management card if the ups doesnt come with one. Powerchute provides support for high availability ha and fault tolerant ft vmware clusters. This is a basic vmware vsphere task, so i wont bother you with details or screenshots but it comes down to this. Yes, the host willl shutdown guests once it receives the signal from pcns that it should shutdown. Installing the apc powerchute network shutdown software on. Users can also download the software as a virtual appliance from the vmware solution exchange, and. How do i upgrade the powerchute network shutdown pcns. After doing a few shutdown tests, we have a few questions.
Information on compatibility of the apc redundant switch with powerchute plus and apc management accesssories. Create a virtual machine by selecting virtual machines create register vm from the menu. According to apc powerchute compatibility matrix, freenas freebsd is not officially. Select the vmware virtual appliance option and start the download of the installation package. Integration powerchute network shutdown with vmware. Download documents for powerchute network shutdown reliable networkbased shutdown of multiple servers. Powerchute network shutdown downloads schneider electric. Deploying the powerchute virtual appliance centos, updating os is recommended, more. Recently during checking news on vmware solutions exchange page, i found that. Im getting the following message see attached screenshot. The free edition of vmware esxi provides readonly access to the api functions. How to run powerchute network shutdown setup wizard. Virtual machine and virtual appliance shutdownstartup.
Apc shutdown appliance and the powerchute network shutdown works very well. Need to setup powerchute network shutdown for vmware esxi hosts and vcenter server. The information provided in the apc software firmware download is provided. Tutorial for installing powerchute network shutdown appliance on vmware esxi host managed by vcenter server to learn more, please visit the apc by schneider electric faq. Powerchute network shutdown documents and downloads. Then i use winscp to login to that appliance and install pcns, linking it to the appropriate apc nmc. Looking for advice on how to install and configure apc powerchute network shutdown on my esxi servers so that they can be shut down gracefully upon power failure. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install powerchute network shutdown on vmware. Locate the powerchute installation executable file, setupx64. The vmware vsphere management assistant vma is a prepackaged linux virtual machine in which administrators can deploy scripts and select thirdparty agents to manage esx and esxi systems. Installing powerchute network shutdown on vmware esxi with.
How to install and deploy powerchute network shutdown virtual appliance onto vmware. Would you like to learn how to perform a powerchute network shutdown installation on vmware esxi. Users may also download the software as a virtual appliance from the vmware solution exchange. Install powerchute network shutdown using a virtual appliance disk format. How to configure apc powerchute network shutdown for vmware. When using apc pcns, esxi host shutdown fails on vsphere. Download the vma installation files from vsphere management assistant, and extract the files. This article provides information on installing the apc powerchute network. Download the latest version of the pcns for vmware esxi installation file to your pc. Schneider electric launches powerchute network shutdown 3.
Without write access to the api functions, powerchute cannot ive got a client im working on getting the paid version of esxi, but they can be stingy. Log on to the vmware host or vcenter server using your vsphere client. You only need one vma appliance in your environment which can be used. For this reason, for a silent installation you must add the trusted certificate to the java cacerts keystore. Provides the option to integrate with system center virtual machine manager scvmm and leverage maintenance mode to migrate or save virtual machines. Solved installconfigure apc powerchute on esxi ups. Powerchute network shutdown is easily configurable via a browser interface and supports single, redundant and parallel ups configurations. Schneider electric extends powerchute network shutdown. However, more recently i discovered powerchute network shutdown for virtualization has a virtual appliance available. The apc stuff will also integrate with vcenter as well. Apc powerchute network shutdown works in conjunction with the ups to protect your physical and virtual it infrastructure from adverse power.
Im not positive the host uses vmware tools but thats a pretty safe bet. Tutorial for configuring powerchute network shutdown on vmware esxi hosts directly or hosts managed by vcenter server via the pcns setup wizard. In the example above my powerchute appliance has been added as 10. Powerchute network shutdown can be deployed as a virtual appliance or installed on a windows physical machine to remotely monitor ha clusters protected by multiple upss. The esxi host is typically going to be a single machine with only one or two guest virtual machines. In this post, i focus on a scenario where both solutions vcenter and powerchute network shutdown are running on vms. We have a 12kva apc powering all our vmware hosts and have been using the powerchute virtual appliance to shut down vms gracefully in. Solved apc virtual appliance and esxesxi utilities. Apc powerchute virtual appliance alternatives vmware 6.
Installing apc ups powerchute network shutdown software on vmware vsphere management assistant for use with vmware esxi hosts walkthrough guide the examples in this walkthrough use the current latest versions 01 dec 2011 of powerchute network shutdown v3. Software included in vma includes vsphere cli and an authentication component that. Adding the management solution bolsters the control over power events protection and notifications in the home lab to keep data safe. The software may be deployed as a virtual appliance while the optional vsphere web or desktop plugin options enhance manageability. Apc products support ups, pdu, powerchute downloads, etc. Installing apc ups powerchute network shutdown software on. How to use apc powerchute network shutdown for vmware.