User manual extension for VMWare ESV3.x
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1. no charge It enables users to avoid data loss by gracefully shutting down computers p and servers powered by an Eaton UPS in the event of an extended power outage nis software provides a clear easy to use multilingual interface from any PC with an Internet browser e Exceptionally versatile Intelligent Power Protector acquires UPS information through local or network communication and can be easily deployed on many computers e Inteligent Power Protector can be remotely managed configured and updated with our Intelligent Power Manager supervisory software Intelligent Power Manager can be downloaded for no charge from Eaton for supervising monitoring of a network of up to ten devices Versions of Intelligent Power Manager for supervising monitoring many devices may be purchased through an Eaton authorized reseller 3 3 2 Step 2 Configuration When started the application automatically performs a Quick scan e Using the Quick scan operation you will discover gt Networked UPSs through broadcast within a few seconds Network Management Cards 66102 The discovered UPS connected through Network are not automatically assigned as the Power source You have to select the node and click on the button Set as Power Source the icon becomes Green The discovered nodes are displayed in Settings gt Auto Discovery For the other nodes please perform the discovery based on IP address ranges Range scan e Using the Range S2. ESXi servers and hosted VMs gt ESX ESXi Remote maintenance vMotion gt an IPM Plug in is created in vCenter gt UPS events are accessible through vCenter This solution is ideal for biggest infrastructures working through vCenter server This solution is described in the IPM user manual Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com 3 Installation This guide provides information about installing and configuring IPP on VIMA or vMA These recommendations guide you through the installation process of IPP as a shutdown agent for VMware ESXi architecture to allow electric continuity 3 1 Prerequisites Here is the list of prerequisites Note 1 VMware ESXi Server Machine up and running 2 Only ESXi pay version is supported by this integration process 3 VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant VIMA 1 0 or vSphere Management Assistant VMA 4 0 or 5 0 installed as guest vSphere Client installed on different machine to VMware ESXi Server configuration IPP Package SSH client for installation and configuration SCP Client to upload packages to VIMA vMA VMware tools installed on each virtual machines So A Through Network connection the Eaton UPSs are compatible with IPP on ESXi Through RS232 USB connection VIMA vMA don t provide the compatibility with IPP 3 1 1 VIMA vMA installation Please visit http AWwww vmware com support developer vima for more information about download a
3. Event List view allows you to view the device events Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 11 18 09 12 07 21 pm Oj E www eaton com 4 Appendix 4 1 References e Intelligent Power Protector user manual downloadable from http pasoftware eaton com gt Network solution e References documents for VMware ESX Server are available on VMware website http www VMware com support pubs vi_pubs html e References documents for VMware ESX Server are available on VMware Web site http www VMware com support pubs vi_pubs html e Please visit http www vmware com support developer vima for more information about download and installation of VIMA or vMA on ESX ESXi host machines Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5
4. can operation you will discover the nodes that are outside of the Network segment and nodes that are not compatible with the Quick scan feature In the Settings gt Shutdown page assign the IP address of the UPS that powers the local Computer In the Settings gt User List page assign the access rights through login and password Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com Edit the shutdown configuration and use the shutdown type Script in the field Shutdown script write the line below e for IPP 1 10 bin shutdownESXi pl server ServerlP Name username Server_username password Server_Password e for IPP 1 20 perl bin virt_tools shutdownESXi pl server ServerlP Name username Server_username password Server_Password Please modify the parameters with the right information for your environment OServerlP Name P of the ESXi Server like 10 1 0 250 Server_username Name of an Administrator User of your ESXi Server Server_Password Password of the Administrator User write before Edit shutdown configuration Source Power source 10 0 1 64 Dutlet Load segment Master output Access parameters Login Password Shutdown Shutdown timer sec y Mone Shutdown duration sect 120 Shutdown type Script Shutdown script binPrirt_ tools shutdownESxi pl server 10 0 1 53 username john password secretPass Save Cancel Intelligent Power Protect
5. d configuration through Web Browser These ports are reserved at IANA http www iana org Connections through TCP port 80 It must be opened as a destination port for output on the machine hosting Intelligent Power Protector To enable communication between Intelligent Power Protector and Network Management Card This step is not needed on vMA 5 Suse OS sudo iptables I OUTPUT p tep dport 380 ACCEPT sudo iptables I OUTPUT p tep dport 5000 7 ACCEPT sudo iptables I INPUT p top dport 4679 ACCEPT sudo iptables I INPUT p top dport 4680 ACCEPT sudo iptables I INPUT p udp dport 4679 ACCEPT sudo iptables I INPUT p udp dport 4680 7 ACCEPT To enable communication between Intelligent Power Protector and Connect UPS BD XSlot PXGX2000 Nota in this command we propose the lI insert option but A append is possible to use as well It isn t not exactly the same Please refer to firewall documentation for the best command for you This step is not needed on vMA 5 Suse OS sudo iptables I INPUT p udp dport 161 ACCEPT sudo aprables I INPUT p udp aport 200 J ACCEPT sudo iptables 1 INPUT p udp dport 2844 ACCEPT sudo iptables I INPUT p udp dport 2845 J ACCEPT sudo iptables I OUTPUT p udp dport 161 J ACCEPT sudo iptables I OUTPUT p udp dport 200 ACCEPT sudo iptables I OUTPUT p udp dport 2644 7 ACCEPT sudo iptables I OUTPUL udp dpor
6. e VMware Tools start Guest Shutdown sA Power on the specified virtual machines when the system starts During shutdown they will be stopped in the opposite order Shutdown Shutdown Delay Startup Order Order Virtual Machine Startup Startup Delay Automatic Startup 1 E vSphere Managem Enabled 120 seconds 2 vMware vCenter 5 Enabled 120 seconds 3 E Windows 2003 R2 Enabled 120 seconds 4 E Debian 5 0 Enabled 120 seconds Any Order Manual Startup Shut down quest Shut down quest Shut down quest Shut down quest 120 seconds 120 seconds 120 seconds 120 seconds Cancel Hep Virtual Machine Autostart Settings Startup Settings After starting this virtual machine continue starting other virtual machines according to the Following settings C Use default Use specified settings Startup Delay 1120 seconds Continue immediately if the YMware Tools start Shutdown Settings After stopping this virtual machine continue stopping other virtual machines according to the Following settings Use default Use specified settings 120 Perform shutdown action Guest Shutdown Shutdown Delay seconds Cancel Help Select VIMA vMA guest machine and click on edit button and configure as shown above Startup Settings Click Use specified settings Startup delay 120 Seconds Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www ea
7. install and configure IPP client on VIMA vMA IPP client is tested on VMware virtualization server with two guest operating systems Windows Server 2003 R2 Red Hat 5 4 for electrical power events shutdown low battery and reboot EATON tested virtualization security in a standalone power supply configuration for system shutdown electrical shutdown and reboot Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com 2 Eaton offering for VMware IPM and IPP configurations for VMware UPS Eaton provides 3 solutions for VMware that are illustrated on the previous architecture diagram e the first one provides ESX server graceful shutdown IPP is installed on each ESX operating sysiem This solution is the best one when gt vCenter Server is not available for management of hosts gt Number of ESX is Limited Refer to the IPP Appendix document User manual extension for VMware ESX 4 0 e the second one provides ESXi server graceful shutdown IPP is installed on a VIMA VMA one instance of IPP per ESXi This solution is the best one when gt vCenter Server is not available for management of hosts gt Number of ESXi is Limited paid ESXi version only Free version cannot be shutdown because of VMware restrictions Refer to this document e the third one is for multiple ESX and ESXi servers pay version only It provides following features gt Remote graceful Shutdown of multiple ESX
8. nd installation of VIMA or vMA on ESXi host machines 3 1 2 VMware ESXi configuration For the automatic OS boot on startup you must configure the physical machine to allow automatic OS boot on startup This setting is present in your machine s BIOS For further information see specific technical hardware documentation To allow interactions between physical and virtual machines VMware tools have to be installed on each virtual machine For further information see VMware ESXi Server documentation You can configure the automatic startup and shutdown properties of guest operating systems as per requirement But to work IPP properly VIMA vMA needs to be configured as o Automatic Shutdown of VIMA vMA when ESXi host is going down and o Automatic Startup of VIMA vMA when ESXi host is starting Following procedure will explain about configuration of VIMA vMA shutdown and startup properties From the Virtual Infrastructure Client interface select top most item ESXi host server from left hand side tree hierarchy go in the 1 Select Configuration tab Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com El serverO1 eaton com Ep Debian 5 0 Eb Windows 2003 R2 FR 2 Select Virtual machine startup shutdown menu gt Click Properties present in right hand corner Fie Ed Ves imertory Admredration Phupen pep un Wiiware vCenter Server Appliance CB Sphere Management Assista
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10. or Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com 3 3 3 Step 3 Operation e The Views gt Power Source menu item optional allows you to supervise the current state of the UPS that powers the server running Intelligent Power Protector AQ Intelligent Power Protector Views 9 3 Views gPower Source Y Events gEvents List Events Calendar Y 3 Settings Auto Discovery C Actions UP Shutdown AA System c Log Gh User List O ok 0 Warning 0 Power Source Information and Status O 166 99 224 127 Description Nominal apparent power IP address Mac Address Location Contact Link Battery state Power Source Load level Battery capacity Battery run time Master output Group Group2 Synoptic Line Interactive UPS Master Groupi Group2 O critical 0 Unknown 0 Last event Evolution 850 850 VA 166 99 224 127 00 06 23 00 20 28 Office Manager Charging on utility m o N 100 1h15 min 50s on 9 On 9 On Measures Input frequency Input voltage Output frequency Output voltage Output current Apparent power Active power Battery output voltage Environment Temperature Humidity Input 1 Input 2 J Graph 1 hour Date Output voltage Input voltage 11 18 09 12 02 40 pm 26 C 36 3 Open Open 235 V 235 V 11 18 09 11 07 21 am VF Events Statistics 7 days The Events gt
11. plier of hardware and software to optimize business continuity on your VMware virtual platforms It means controlling proper boot and shutdown of the virtual machines hosted on a same physical machine assuring data integrity on each virtual machine Intelligent Power Protector is a solution to automate various data security functions IPP provides following features e Continuously waits for information from the Management Proxy or Management Card connected to the EATON UPS e Warns administrators and users if AC power fails e Proceeds system shutdown before the end of battery backup power is reached e Restarts machines when AC power restarts VMware ESXi does not have administrative console and hence we cannot install Intelligent Power Protector IPP on that machine However we can install IPP on VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant VIMA 1 0 or on vSphere Management Assistant vMA 4 0 Using that we can manage and shutdown the VMware ESXi in case of UPS and power anomalies We can also configure ESXi to safely suspend or shutdown guest operating system This way we can have only one IPP shutdown agent on only one guest operating system VIMA vMA There are various benefits to install IPP client on the VIMA vMA instead of each Virtual Machine e Only one binary of IPP client on the VIMA vMA to manage all Virtual Machines e Dynamic management of virtual machines configuration with a personalized script This guide will help to
12. t 2845 7 ACCEPT Save firewall settings using following command This step is not needed on vMA 5 Suse OS service iptables save To configure your VMware ESXi Server for the network please refer to the user manual 3 2 Installation of IPP in VMware ESXi Server Download on EATON s website the latest version of Intelligent Power Protector Console version It will automatically detect ESXi Server and will generate shutdown command script available in the appendix This shutdownESXi perl script will be installed at lt installation folder gt bin by default lusr local Eaton IntelligentPowerProtector bin Download the latest version of Intelligent Power Protector available on EATON s website in downloads section EATON Power Management Software Suite http oowerquality eaton com Support Software Drivers default asp Then gt select Network solution gt select VMware as Operating System gt download Linux version for ESXi known as Intelligent Power Protector Linux x86 Console Intelligent Power Protector Linux x86_64 Console named ipp linux x x xxx x86_64 rpm gt Upload the package on your VIMA vMA environment with a SCP Client Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com e Connect with SSH to the vMA You must have corresponding rights to execute and install programs on VIMA vMA Refer to VMware Documentation for further information Note If you are not
13. the root user when you start the installer you will be have an error error can t create transaction lock Solution Enter sudo s to get a root console and run the installer again e Install Intelligent Power Protector by typing vma rom i ipp linux x xx Xxx x x86_64 rom To configure a personalized package please refer to Intelligent Power Protector manual e Atthe end connect to Intelligent Power Protector using your web browser by typing http lt IP or name of vMA gt 4679 for a HTTP access httos lt IP or name of vMA gt 4680 For a HTTPS access e You are now in front of Intelligent Power Protector interface Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com 3 3 Using IPP with VMware ESXi After IPP installation follow these 3 steps to use IPP or refer to the IPP User Manual 3 3 1 Step 1 Access Remote access for VMware ESXi e From a remote machine you can type the following URL in a Web browser https lt name or IP address of vMA hosting IPP gt 4680 or http lt name or IP address of vMA hosting IPP gt 4679 e InSSL mode accept the certificate by clicking on Yes e enter admin as Login admin as Password and click on the Login button AQ Intelligent Power Protector L What is Eaton Intelligent Power Protector Login admin Password e e Intelligent Power Protector is protection software offered from Eaton Corporation at
14. ton com Shutdown Settings Click Use specified settings Shutdown delay 120 seconds e For the automatic virtual machine boot of other guest machines on VMware ESXi start up From the Virtual Infrastructure Client interface go in the Virtual machine startup shutdown menu gt Configuration gt Properties gt Start and stop VMs with the system and tick enable Note In the Properties page you also have the possibility to define the Startup Order of your virtual Machines Start and Stop VMs with the system Enabled Default Startup Delay x Seconds Default Shutdown Delay x Seconds Startup Order Automatic Startup This configuration is illustrated on the following screenshot File Edit Yiew Inventory Administration Plug ins Help F Home p E Inventory D EP Inventory a e server01 eaton com Ep Debian 5 0 d i l eae L E VMware vCenter Server Appliance Getting Started Summary Virtual Machines Resource Allocation Performance Configuration Local Users amp Groups Events Permissions localhost euro ad etn com Mware ESXi 5 0 0 469512 vSphere Management Assistant Hard Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown GB Windows 2003 R2 FR Sna sikin dabai Health Status Start and Stop Virtual Machines with the system Enabled Default Startup Delay 2 minutes ci Default Shutdown Delay 2 minutes Memory Sag Startup Order B Order Virtual Machine Startup Startup Dela
15. www eaton com Intelligent Power Protector IPP IPP Installation and Configuration Guide VMware ESXi virtual architecture Virtual machine Virtual machine VIMA vMA ML Sa Intelli l gent gt y Windows Power SOLARIS Server 2003 Protector a E p bas a ay ci irg TIE iL Ae et ce oi VMware ESXi boot loader Operating System Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 J iT o E ga Powering Business Worldwide www eaton com index io o e RU In A 3 Zs EMON aOternaqior NMWA O ceci aliada alarde o 4 Ss MIS TANTO Mae aiii bios 5 Odin Il Cl COUGHS ihc taiecstaianmtids A tmuians Mamaliaieuiint ateamadie anil s uameluniodnieheninausi hatches onniaheuamedses 5 AA A 5 SZ VMW S E SXLCOMOU AUO urraca raras 5 3 13 EATON Nardware arcMhtectiU e ennen T 7 Oe eA NetWork arCANGCIUNG onanan rR A a 7 3 2 Installation of IPP in VMware ESXi Server ou cc cecceceeccecceeceeceeceeceeeeeeeeeneeseeneeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeueseeeneeaees 8 3 3 Using IPP With VMware ESA css dt rod 10 Bed Wie UC 1 ACCESS leraren aea cde emcaeesacgasadee ye saaeancnee aideananecsnssonesob en ugedencegeatoecmeaaneacdocedabetes 10 302 Ole 2 COMMOWEATION snsaccse detest e teles un nde res de al 10 AA A eeciee nessacsacasous A a e AR 12 A ADD aca rc ocio o 13 O A A A 13 Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com 1 Introduction EATON is a world first class sup
16. y Shutdown Shutdown Delay Networking Storage Adapters Automatic Startup 1 E vSphere Managem Enabled 120 seconds Power O 120 seconds Network Adapters 2 E VMware vCenterS Enabled 120 seconds Power O 120 seconds Advanced Settings i i i 3 E Windows 2003 R2 Enabled 120 seconds Power O 120 seconds li des 4 E Debian 5 0 Enabled 120 seconds Power O 120 seconds Software Licensed Features Time Configuration DNS and Routing Authentication Services Virtual Machine Startup Shutdown Virtual Machine Swapfile Location Y Security Profile Host Cache Configuration System Resource Allocation Agent VM Settings Advanced Settings 3 1 3 EATON hardware architecture The prerequisites for Intelligent Power Protector installation are described in the Intelligent Power Protector User Manual chapter Installation Prerequisites http ogsoftware eaton com For UPS systems compatibility please refer to the chapter Appendix gt Compatibility List 3 1 4 Network architecture All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows them to dialog freely with each other Note vMA 5 Suse OS does not need any firewall setting please go to section 3 2 Intelligent Power Protector Extension for VMWare ESXi v5 www eaton com Make sure in particular that vMA firewall authorises connections on tcp port 4679 and 4680 to enable a remote access for supervision an
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