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Delta SNMP ShutdownAgentShutdownAgent Installation and Configuration Guide

For VMware vSphere ESX 4.1 Server

1. Preparation

ESX 4.1 Server installed

Delta UPS with SNMP card

Download ShutdownAgent Linux version ro! htt"#$$%&.1'%.'('.14)the ile na!e is

*sn!"+sa+linux.tar,

2. Install ShutdownAgent in ESX server

'.1. -rans!it the *sn!"+sa+linux.tar, to the ESX server through S-P /0 ileilla -P

2lient or other S-P client.

'.'. Login to the ESX server /0 0our avorite SS3 clientPutt05.

'.(. 2hange to root account.

su root

'.4. 2o"0 the *sn!"+sa+linux.tar, to $t!".

cp snmpsalinu!.tar "tmp

'.%. 6oto the $t!" director0.

cd "tmp

'.7. Extract the sn!"+sa+linux.tar ile.

tar !v# snmpsalinu!.tar

'.8. Start to install ShutdownAgent.

."install

'.9. ollow the instruction to co!"lete the installation.'.&. Ater installation: the ShutdownAgent should install in the $usr$local$u"sagent

director0.

$. %on#igure the ESX server &irewall

(.1. ;"en the UDP 17' "ort or SNMP tra".

"usr"s'in"es!c#g#irewall o 1(2)udp)in)*SNMP+,-AP*

.

Install /Mware ,ools #or 0uest S-o shutdown the guest ;S ro! ESX server: itindows o"erating s0ste!.

Select the #ollowing menu 0uestInstall"pgrade /Mware ,ools

3. %on#igure ShutdownAgent #or ESX

?ecause there is no gra"hical user interace or the ESX: the end custo!ers have to

edit the Agent.ini to conigure the ShutdownAgent.

%.1. 6oto the installed director0 o ShutdownAgent.


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cd "usr"local"upsagent

%.'. ;"en and edit the Agent.ini.

vi Agent.ini

%.(. -he ile or!at is#

4Networ56

-0"e@SNMP

P Address@18'.17.19'.89

P Address'@

SNMP Port@17'

Port Nu!/er@(''4

UPS D@1

4Shutdown6

Ena/le Power ail@Bes

Dela0 o Power ail@())

Ena/le ?atter0 Low@Bes

Dela0 o ?atter0 Low@()

Auto Save@No

2o!!and@7es

2o!!and -i!e@(8

2o!!and ile@"usr"local"upsagent"%ommand.ESX

4Noti#ication6Ena/le@Bes

Period@7)

9SNMP %ard :e' Page;

%.4. Please esti!ate the shutdown dela0 ti!e or all o the guest ;Ses which run in

the ESX server then ill in the %ommand ,imeield and set the %ommandield

-he P address o the SNMP card

Ena/le Power ail Shutdown

;S Shutdown Dela0 in seconds

Ena/le ?atter0 Low Shutdown

;S Shutdown Dela0 in seconds

Ena/le Cun an External Scri"t

Cun the Scri"t /eore Shutdown

in seconds

-he Scri"t ile Na!e


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to Bes.

%.%. >e have /uilt the %ommand.ESX scri"t ile to shutdown the guest ;Ses which

run in the ESX server. -his scri"t shutdown the running guest o"erating s0ste!

seuentiall0. -o shutdown the guest ;Ses: this ile na!e !ust /e ill in the

%ommand &ileield.

%.7. Ater the Agent.ini has /een edited: "lease save and uite the vi editor.

%.8. Now we have to restart the ShutdownAgent dae!on to reload the Agent.ini

coniguration ile. irstl0: we sto" it.

."upsagentd stop

%.9. -he start it again.

."upsagentd start

(.

%on#igure ShutdownAgent and SNMP %ard

7.1. ;n the SNMP device side. Users have to o"en the SNMP -ra" we/ "age: ill the

*-arget P, address or ESX server and *2o!!unit0, string. Select *nor!ation,

ro! the Event Level o"tion and *Delta=4, ro! -ra" -0"e.

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