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i doubt that you can shutdown esxi , because esxi does not allow third party packages to be installed.<br />
But i know eaton has a virtual appliance for UPS, so maybe APC does too... 
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I'm sure someone out there has done this.<br />
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I just need to know if there's a way...
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<a href="http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/02/08/upsapc-initiated-shutdown-of-esxi/" rel="ugc">http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/02/08/upsapc-initiated-shutdown-of-esxi/</a><br />
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if you have ups and VC why do u want to shutdown the servers. why dont you let it vmotion to other nodes<br />
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u can schedule a script on powerchute to initiate the shutdown.<br />
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To be honest i'm suprised there is a solution for esxi as well :)<br />
but you could also shutdown the host using the same script calling a perl script when all the vm's are shutdown ?
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Thanks all.<br />
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hanccocka, does this support vmware 5 by any chance?
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Yes, it supports the vIMA which you download and Import into your ESXi 5.0 server, PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.0.0 installs on the vIMA (appliance).<br />
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The appliance sends the commands to ESX or ESXi!<br />
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Ok thanks - is it a free DL as well?<br />
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I saw its only for vsphere 4 at the moment...<br />

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Yes, it is for me! I assume its free for everyone now, there used to be a cost.
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it runs on the appliance not the server.
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Ok, do I still DL APC Network Shutdown for servers?<br />
I also need to shutdown VMs, will the appliance do this for me as well?
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So the vMA will help me shutdown VMs gracefully?
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Do you have a Smart-UPS or a supported APC UPS with a Network Management Card?
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We dont believe have a network management card, however we have a smart-ups, will this help?
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To use PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.0.0 you will also need to purchase a Network Management Card for your Smart UPS, and install in the expansion slot.
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At the moment it has the USB cable plugged in, however can we still use vMA to shutdown VMs but not the host?
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No. PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.0.0
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Sorry I mean after we installed vMA and PCNS3.0 without the management network card, are we still able to shutdown the VMs? And I also understand that without the management card I wont be able to shutdown the host (esxi), is this correct? I just want to confirm.
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Thanks.<br />
Also how do I setup the management network card on APC? Do we need to console in and if so how?
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Thats a different question. It's straightforward, you setup an IP address via Static or DHCP, and use telnet or http to configure it. Full Instructions and software are provided.
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Hello,<br />
<br />
We have purchased APC and installed Powerchute on one of the running VMs on an ESXi 5 box. On the host we have 6 VMs, and would like to gracefully shutdown the VMs and the host correctly in the event of power failure.<br />
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We have the Powerchute Business Edition - how do we go about successfully gracefully shut the host down including the VMs?<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Goraek
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Hello,

We have purchased APC and installed Powerchute on one of the running VMs on an ESXi 5 box. On the host we have 6 VMs, and would like to gracefully shutdown the VMs and the host correctly in the event of power failure.

We have the Powerchute Business Edition - how do we go about successfully gracefully shut the host down including the VMs?

Cheers,
Goraek

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