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How to install PowerChute Network Shutdown 3 0 1 onNetwork Shutdown 3.0.1 on

VMware vMA 5.0

Basic knowledge of Linux commands and Linux administration is needed before user should attempt the installation of the software.

PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS) 3.0.1 is required.

PowerChute Network Shutdown requires VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (vMA) 5.0 install on the VMware ESXi host. if you need help installing vMA please contact VMware support or review KBase document FA159777

The vMA client requires AMD Opteron, Rev E or later CPU or Intel processors with EM64T and VT support

You will need VMware vSphere Client installed on your desktop / laptop to log into the ESXi host system. Review KBase document FA159775 for vSphere Client installation instructions or contact VMware support.

Communications ports TCP 3052, 6547, 80 and UDP port 3052 need to be open on the network.

Note: vMA 5.0 is delivered with the firewall inactive.

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To install VMWare vCenter clientTo install VMWare vCenter client review KBase # FA159775 for

instructionsor use the utility PuTTY to log y g

onto the vMA.

To load PCNS from the vSphere client click on the shortcut and the login window will launch.g


View of Infrastructure Client


Next you need to log into the vMA.

To load VMware vMA please review VMware technical support video provide on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4KdUoToCxM or

review KBase # FA159777review KBase # FA159777

Click here to power the vMA on if it is not running

Once the vMA client has been added select it from the list of available

g


virtual systems to load PCNS.

Click on the console tab to log into the vMA then press the enterinto the vMA then press the enter

key to go to the log in screen.


Enter user name and password.


Install PowerChute Network Shutdown 3.0.1 on vMA 5.0

Note: if installing from CD review pages 56 6356 - 63

If the install files were downloaded from APC web site you will need to copy the files to atemporary directory to be uncompressed before the program can be installed See FA159776 fortemporary directory to be uncompressed before the program can be installed. See FA159776 for instruction on how to copy file to the vMA.

Assuming you copied the downloaded files to /opt/temp the commands arecd /opt/temp

d i 301ESXi t


sudo gunzip pcns301ESXi.tar.gzsudo tar –xf pcns301ESXi.tarThere will now be a new directory named ESXi created in /opt/temp

After uncompress the file change directory to /opt/temp/ESXi (caution Linux is case sensitive)Assuming you are still in the /opt/temp directory the commands arecd ESXils –la (to view the contents of the directory)


After running the command ls – la to view the contents of the directory you need change the permissions of the file install_en.sh to make it executable.The command issudo chmod 777 install en sh (en indicates the English version)


sudo chmod 777 install_en.sh (en indicates the English version)

Next run the installerThe command issudo ./install_en.sh


When running the install file view and accept the license and answer the installation questions as they appear on the console.


Select the default installation path or enter a new path.


Select yes to accept the path.


Select yes to use the bundled java (recommended) or enter the path to a preinstalled java version.


Be sure when asked to enter the host server ipaddress, user name, and password. This enables i ti b t th MA li t d th h t


communication between the vMA client and the host server.

Once the installation is complete open web browser to configure PCNS


PCNS Configuration WizardPCNS Configuration Wizard

Configuration WizardConfiguration Wizard

●The first time logging into PCNS the configuration wizard is displa ed a tomaticall This can occ r after a reg lar install or adisplayed automatically. This can occur after a regular install or a silent install which failed to register PCNS with a Network Management Card.

●Post install, the user will be redirected to the PCNS web user interface. If PCNS has not previously been configured, the user will be automatically logged in and directed to configure PCNS to ensure server protection. Once the first time wizard completes, the session ends and the user will be redirected to the login screen.

● If PCNS has been configured by this wizard or by a successful registration during a silent install, a visitor to the PCNS web user interface will be welcomed by the log in screen.


interface will be welcomed by the log in screen.

Click I understand the

risk.

Since we use SSL and the browser does not know site a connection warning will appear


Since we use SSL and the browser does not know site a connection warning will appear. You will need to accept the SSL certificate that is generated by PCNS.

Click Add Exception


Click Confirm Security

Exception

After accepting the security exception the customer will be directed to the PCNS


After accepting the security exception the customer will be directed to the PCNSConfiguration wizard .

This is the opening window for the configuration Wizard. The wizard can be accessed at anytime via the web interface and is the ysame for all supported OS!

Click next


Click next

Enter the User Name and Password along with the Authentication Phrase


gThe User Name and Authentication Phrase must match the one entered on the NMC

If the serverIf the server has multiple

NICs you must chose the IP Address that

will be registered with

the NMC


the NMC

After choosing the IP Address

that will be registered withregistered with the NMC click

next



Select if the configuration is Single, Redundant, or Parallel UPS then click next.

Single-UPS Configuration

In a Single UPS configuration h t f iIn a Single-UPS configuration, each computer server or group of servers is protected by a single UPS. That is, each server has one PCNS agent communicating with a single NMC installed on a UPS.

Supported UPS devices: The entire Smart-UPS range of UPS devices, including Smart-UPS VT and MGE Galaxy 3500 1- and 3-phase, Galaxy 7000, Galaxy 300; the Symmetra 1-Phase and 3-Phase, the Symmetra PX, and the Sil DP3500E d SilSilcon DP3500E and Silcon.


Single-UPS Configuration


Redundant Configuration

In a Redundant-UPS Configuration, PowerChute Network Shutdown recognizes a group of either two or three UPS’s as a single UPS. In this configuration, one PowerChute Network Shutdown Agent on a server communicates with two or three NMCs (depending on the number of UPS’s in the configuration). Typically, the servers have multiple (dual or triple) power cords. Each UPS has its own NMC, which has a unique IP address. In addition all the NMCs use the same HTTP port and the same administratoraddition, all the NMCs use the same HTTP port and the same administrator user name, password, and authentication phrase.

Each UPS has the capacity to supply power to the load on its own. The first UPS id ll h f h l d h ddi i l UPS( )UPS provides all the power for the load, the additional UPS(s) act as reserve. When the first UPS in unable to supply power, the server switches over to take power from the next UPS. As a result, if one of the UPS’s goes down, for whatever reason, the other UPS(s) can continue to supply power to the loadwhatever reason, the other UPS(s) can continue to supply power to the load and therefore provide redundancy between UPS’s. PowerChute Network Shutdown recognizes that the UPS’s are set-up in a Redundant-UPS configuration and listens to all the UPS NMCs for a shutdown command.




See the updated Applications Note #98 for more information



Parallel Configurations

In a Parallel-UPS Configuration, two or more UPS’s (up to nine dependingIn a Parallel UPS Configuration, two or more UPS s (up to nine depending on the model) support the load. Each UPS does not need to be capable of supporting the load on its own as the combined output of all UPS’s in the configuration share the load. However, depending on the size of the load there

b UPS( ) il bl R d d i id d if th i t l tmay be reserve UPS(s) available. Redundancy is provided if there is at least one more UPS than is required to support the load.

See the updated Applications Note #169 for more information






Enter protocol, NMC communication

port and NMC ipport, and NMC ip address then click

next


Select whether to check for updates,whether to shutdownshutdownthe UPS then click next


Click apply after verifying the information is correctcorrect.


PCNS will register with the NMC


If the UPS has the proper firmware

and supports ppoutlet groups you

can select the outlet group the

server is pluggedserver is plugged into.


For this example we selected outletselected outlet group 1 then clicked apply.


Once registered Click next


Click Finish


PowerChute Network Shutdown web interface

After the configuration is complete you will be logged into the PCNS clientThis is the opening page for PCNS client on all supported OS.


This is the configure events page for all PCNS clients


This is the configure events page for all PCNS clients

To see a full list of configurable and non-configurable event view PCNS help


and supportsand supports outlet groups you

can select the outlet group g pshutdown behavior.


This is the configure shutdown page for all PCNS clients


and supports outlet groups you

can select the outlet group theoutlet group the PCNS client is

attached to.


This is the Set Up Communications page for all PCNS clients


This is the check for Updates page for all PCNS clients

How to add host servers to theHow to add host servers to the server list

If you would like to add additional host server to the server list (this will allow for the shutdown of multiple host by a single vMA) first check to be sure the server is not already in the list by running the command vifp listserversIf the server is not in the list add the server to the list by running the commandsudo vifp addserver 10.218.45.20 Verif the ser er has been added


Verify the server has been addedvifp listservers

NOTE: The address of the host running the vMA should always be last in the list.

Next you need to add the server to the fasspass list the command is vifptarget –s <server name or ipaddress> NOTE: there is a known issue with this command on vMA 5.1.xTo verify there is communications between the client and the host run the command Vicfg-nics –l (lower


To verify there is communications between the client and the host run the command Vicfg nics l (lower case letter l) should display a list of the host NICs.

Install PCNS 3.0.1 onto vMA 5.0 from CD

If loading PCNS from CD verify that the CD drive is y

connected on the client and the CD is loaded into the host system CD drive. If installer

was downloaded from


was downloaded from APC.com go to page 11

Note to make any changes to the hardware profile the vMA pwill need to be powered down


Click on the console tab to log into the vMA then press the enterinto the vMA then press the enter

key to go to the log in screen.


Once logged in if one has not O ce ogged o e as otbeen created, create a mount

point for the CD. sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom


Change the permissions on the new mount pointp

sudo chmod 666 /mnt/cdrom


Mount the APC CD and change directory to view the files in the ESXi directory.

Commands


sudo mount –t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdromcd /mnt/cdrom/ls to list the contents of the CD

For this example the CD contains a parent directory of PCNS 3 0 1For this example the CD contains a parent directory of PCNS 3.0.1and child directory of ESXiChange directory to ESXi and copy the contents to /opt/tempChange directory to /opt/temp


Continue with instruction on page 13

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