Shutting down 2 VM's on a free ESXi host with a single battery via serial or USB connection
I have been following a PDF from APC to user PowerChute Business Edition over a Serial connected Smart UPS to talk with the Linux install in the vMa appliance on a VMWARE ESXi 6.7 environment. (Please don't suggest Network Shutdown, I've got the free version of VMware.)
It is entitled, "Using ESXi with PowerChute Business Edition"
https://www.schneider-electric.com/resources/sites/SCHNEIDER_ELECTRIC/content/live/FAQS/165000/FA165747/en_US/Configuring%20ESXi.pdf?_ga=2.16585520.747393797.1541423829-1088756136.1541423829
On page 17-18, it tells us to add the ESXi host using vMA, and asks for HOST IP address, user root and the password. However, I get an error message that it won't add the HOST because if fails the SSL connection test.
When I run> sudo vifp listservers none are listed because they couldn't connect.
It seems like such a straight forward process, it detects the UPS and is ready to go, but I can't had the VM host to the PowerChute Business Edition installation.
I have ONE APC UPS which I'd like to have gracefully shut down 2 VM's and the VMHost in the event of a power outage.
Should I just run PCBE on one of my VM's and execute a shutdown command for the 2nd VM and let the VMHost crash on its own?
Has anyone got a solution?
It is entitled, "Using ESXi with PowerChute Business Edition"
https://www.schneider-electric.com/resources/sites/SCHNEIDER_ELECTRIC/content/live/FAQS/165000/FA165747/en_US/Configuring%20ESXi.pdf?_ga=2.16585520.747393797.1541423829-1088756136.1541423829
On page 17-18, it tells us to add the ESXi host using vMA, and asks for HOST IP address, user root and the password. However, I get an error message that it won't add the HOST because if fails the SSL connection test.
When I run> sudo vifp listservers none are listed because they couldn't connect.
It seems like such a straight forward process, it detects the UPS and is ready to go, but I can't had the VM host to the PowerChute Business Edition installation.
I have ONE APC UPS which I'd like to have gracefully shut down 2 VM's and the VMHost in the event of a power outage.
Should I just run PCBE on one of my VM's and execute a shutdown command for the 2nd VM and let the VMHost crash on its own?
Has anyone got a solution?
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