Installation On A Vmware Esx Server - Dell PowerEdge UPS 500T Installation And Configuration Manual

Installation on a VMware ESX Server

This guide describes the installation and configuration of the Dell UPS Management Software on a
VMware ESX Server.
Dell UPS Management Software allows you to connect a 3.x or 4.x VMware ESX Server with a UPS
through the UPS RS-232 port, USB port, or through the Network Management Card. The software will
be monitored and configured by a remote Agent on either a Microsoft Windows or Linux platform
(see Figure 107).
The software notifies the VMware server of power events or UPS alerts with pop-up broadcast
information on the console. It also safely shuts down the VMware ESX server and the guest operating
system.
Before the VMware ESX system shuts down, use the shutdown script to shut down the guest operating
system.
All operations were tested on a VMware server with two guest operating systems [Windows Small
Business Server (SBS) 2003 and Red Hat] when certain conditions existed, such as:
• UPS Battery is low
• Battery backup time is reached
• Battery discharge time is reached
Tested operations include:
• Safe shut down of the VMware server
• Safe shut down of the guest operating system
• Notifications of any power events or UPS alerts to the VMware server
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