Setup PowerChute Network Shutdown for a HA cluster environment without attaching to vcenter
Hi
I've been tasked to setup a Powerchute network shutdown for our vmware environment.
Does anybody have experiences setting up PowerChute network shutdown for vmware esxi hosts in HA cluster environment WITHOUT attaching to vcenter?
Is it possible?
We have three esxi hosts in HA configured and these are managed vcenter which is located on different LAN.
According to official documentaion, for HA environment, connecting to vcenter is recommended, but for our case, vcenter manages hundreds other esxi hosts in other countries, so I'm nervous to connect to vcenter.
http://www.apc.com/salestools/PMAR-9DNLQK/PMAR-9DNLQK_R3_EN.pdf
We just need basic function that power chute provides such as proper shutdown of VMs in order.
Can someone advise how I should setup?
Thank you for your any help
I've been tasked to setup a Powerchute network shutdown for our vmware environment.
Does anybody have experiences setting up PowerChute network shutdown for vmware esxi hosts in HA cluster environment WITHOUT attaching to vcenter?
Is it possible?
We have three esxi hosts in HA configured and these are managed vcenter which is located on different LAN.
According to official documentaion, for HA environment, connecting to vcenter is recommended, but for our case, vcenter manages hundreds other esxi hosts in other countries, so I'm nervous to connect to vcenter.
http://www.apc.com/salestools/PMAR-9DNLQK/PMAR-9DNLQK_R3_EN.pdf
We just need basic function that power chute provides such as proper shutdown of VMs in order.
Can someone advise how I should setup?
Thank you for your any help
65td
Could write a batch or powershell script to shut down the required vm's that is triggered by APC via the event log of APC computer...
ASKER
Thank you for your comment @65td.
Using script is one of workaround, but I'd to automate and make it simple....
I'm thinking to deploy virtual appliance on each esxi, and configured as single esxi.
Using script is one of workaround, but I'd to automate and make it simple....
I'm thinking to deploy virtual appliance on each esxi, and configured as single esxi.
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