Comments on: Setting up PowerChute Network Shutdown in VMWare ESX 3.5 http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35 gobi, mobilized Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Geoff Rose http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Geoff Rose Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:15:32 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-3832 Do you run a shutdown script like the one mentioned here: http://www.riccardoriva.com/archives/682 or have you also done this: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1008182 Cheers, Geoff. Do you run a shutdown script like the one mentioned here: http://www.riccardoriva.com/archives/682 or have you also done this: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1008182

Cheers,
Geoff.

]]> By: motogobi » Imagine my surprise… - gobi, mobilized, along with any other random rants http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-2889 motogobi » Imagine my surprise… - gobi, mobilized, along with any other random rants Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:36:47 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-2889 [...] …when I flipped the page over on my desk calendar this morning and noticed that the January 31st Virtualization Tip of the Day has this to say: It’s a best practice to keep the number of COS software installations to a minimum. Here’s a case that’s justified for some environments to ensure graceful host shutdowns. Mike at motogobi has done some leg work & put up a procedure: http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/ [...] [...] …when I flipped the page over on my desk calendar this morning and noticed that the January 31st Virtualization Tip of the Day has this to say: It’s a best practice to keep the number of COS software installations to a minimum. Here’s a case that’s justified for some environments to ensure graceful host shutdowns. Mike at motogobi has done some leg work & put up a procedure: http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/ [...]

]]> By: Jon V http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Jon V Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:49:49 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1409 Hey, if you don't power off the UPS, how does the server know when to turn back on after power is restored? I thought receiving power, is what told the server to start up? Hey, if you don’t power off the UPS, how does the server know when to turn back on after power is restored?

I thought receiving power, is what told the server to start up?

]]> By: Toby Henderson http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Toby Henderson Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:03:31 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1241 PS. Additional ports need to be opened with version 223. Use these commands on the server to configure the firewall. esxcfg-firewall -o 80,tcp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 80″ esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,tcp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″ esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,tcp,in,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″ esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,udp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″ esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,udp,in,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″ esxcfg-firewall -o 6547,tcp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 6547″ esxcfg-firewall -o 6547,tcp,in,”APC PowerChute Port 6547″ PS. Additional ports need to be opened with version 223. Use these commands on the server to configure the firewall.

esxcfg-firewall -o 80,tcp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 80″
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,tcp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,tcp,in,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,udp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,udp,in,”APC PowerChute Port 3052″
esxcfg-firewall -o 6547,tcp,out,”APC PowerChute Port 6547″
esxcfg-firewall -o 6547,tcp,in,”APC PowerChute Port 6547″

]]> By: Toby Henderson http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Toby Henderson Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:01:12 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1240 Just FYI, version 2.2.3 of PCNS works fine on ESX 3.5. I have just installed and configured it on my two ESX servers without any issues, although using a slightly different method to the one you described above. I simply copied the entire contents of the install CD to /tmp and then ran: [root@culonesx01 tmp]# chmod +x install.sh [root@culonesx01 tmp]# ./install.sh Toby Just FYI, version 2.2.3 of PCNS works fine on ESX 3.5. I have just installed and configured it on my two ESX servers without any issues, although using a slightly different method to the one you described above.

I simply copied the entire contents of the install CD to /tmp and then ran:

[root@culonesx01 tmp]# chmod +x install.sh
[root@culonesx01 tmp]# ./install.sh

Toby

]]> By: Chase Hansen http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Chase Hansen Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:01:23 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1213 Has this been tested on ESX 3.5U3? Has this been tested on ESX 3.5U3?

]]> By: Steffen http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Steffen Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:14:08 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1195 Hello Mike, yes this works! (ESX 3.5 / Smart UPS 6000) Good Instruction, thank you! Steffen Hello Mike,

yes this works! (ESX 3.5 / Smart UPS 6000)
Good Instruction, thank you!

Steffen

]]> By: mike http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 mike Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:07:41 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1024 Sure, Jay - I checked around a little on that second error: cannot open packages index using db3 This might point to problems with your rpm database on that ESX host. Have you tried the following? rpm --rebuilddb (there are two dashes in the front of rebuilddb) - mike Sure, Jay – I checked around a little on that second error:

cannot open packages index using db3

This might point to problems with your rpm database on that ESX host. Have you tried the following?

rpm –rebuilddb

(there are two dashes in the front of rebuilddb)

– mike

]]> By: Jay http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Jay Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:02:46 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-1022 hey, great instructions, im failing on install though, it is giving me 3 errors: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/packages cannot open packages index using db3 - operation not permitted connot open packages database in /var/lib/rpm can you help? hey, great instructions, im failing on install though, it is giving me 3 errors:
cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/packages
cannot open packages index using db3 – operation not permitted
connot open packages database in /var/lib/rpm

can you help?

]]> By: motogobi » Simple, free VMWare ESX virtual machine backups - the mobile gobi http://www.motogobi.com/2008/11/13/setting-up-powerchute-network-shutdown-in-vmware-esx-35/comment-page-1/#comment-785 motogobi » Simple, free VMWare ESX virtual machine backups - the mobile gobi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:51:20 +0000 http://www.motogobi.com/?p=79#comment-785 [...] run a decent-sized, fairly simple ESX environment as I’ve mentioned before - so simple, in fact, that the powers that be feel I’m fine admin’ing at all [...] [...] run a decent-sized, fairly simple ESX environment as I’ve mentioned before – so simple, in fact, that the powers that be feel I’m fine admin’ing at all [...]

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