CyberPower Systems 6 Setup Necessary Shutdown Time, Configure Shutdown Action for VMware ESXi

Setup Necessary Shutdown Time

Each computer running the Client requires a sufficient time to shut down completely before the PDU turns off the connected outlet for any reason. Therefore users can set up this sufficient time at the Necessary shutdown time option on the Event Action/Settings page in the Client.

When the PDU outlet powering to a computer running the Client is going to be turned off, the outlet should not be turned off by the PDU until the Client computer is shut down completely. The Client will detect whether the off-delay time is sufficient for the Client computer to shut down gracefully and give a warning on the Event Action/Settings page to users that the computer running the Client may be shut down improperly due to insufficient time. Click the Setup button in the warning block to set up a sufficient time for the Delay Off Time setting on the connected outlet of the PDU. Users can also set up a sufficient time on the Delay Off Time manually in the PDU web interface.

Configure Shutdown Action for VMware ESXi

In order to ensure the ESXi server host and all virtual machines can be shut down correctly in case of power events, users have to configure the ESXi host address, account and password of the root user for the host shutdown from vMA. Because PowerPanel Business Edition software must be installed on the Service Console of ESX instead of vMA, Event Action/Settings page don’t provides these shutdown settings for user to configure. Fill in the Host Address, Account and Password fields with actual username and password for ESX/ESXi host on the Event Action/Settings page.

Note: Host Address is the IP address of the ESXi host computer on which vMA is operating but not the IP address of vMA.

Note: In order to allow the interactions between physical and virtual machines, VMware tools must be installed on each virtual machine. Refer to VMware ESX/ESXi Server documentation for further information about VMware Tools.

Configure Shutdown Action for Citrix XenServer

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