How to install APC PowerChute Network Shutdown software on ESX Server

 

In this Article I will cover the simple process of making sure your Virtual environment is protected during power outages & is safely shuts down all the virtual machines and the Host & guest vm's are powered on when power resumes.

Step 1 : Upload Install Files.
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Browse local data store and upload the Power chute network shutdown installation files from the cd media / download URL provided by APC.

Step 2 : Open firewall ports
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esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,udp,in,apcups
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,udp,out,apcups
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,tcp,in,apcups
esxcfg-firewall -o 3052,tcp,out,apcups
esxcfg-firewall -o 6547,tcp,in,apcups
esxcfg-firewall –q

Step 3 : create temp directory
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mkdir /tmp/APCUPS


Step 4 : Change to root directory
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cd /

Step 5 : Find the location of the Install files i.e. local datastore or SAN Lun location
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find –name jre*

Note: You need to do this only if you are unaware of the path. I genrally run the above command and copy and paste the path in my next step to avoid mistakes.


Step 6 : copy the install files to the temp directory
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cp /vmfs/volumes/4c20e143-b448c7f0-e90b-d8d385be3d78/APCUPS/*.* /tmp/APCUPS/


Step 7 : change directory to install directory
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cd /tmp/APCUPS/

Step 8 : Change permissions on the installation files
so install can be performed by root
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chmod 777 install.sh

Step 9 : Start the installation
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./install.sh
default group 1
default directory
install java bundle enter

Step 10 : Change Directory to installed area
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cd /opt/APC/PowerChute/group1/

Step 11 : Start the configuration wizard
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./PCNSConfig.sh

start the service once the wizard is complete

If service fails to start automatically you run the following commands manually OR simply restart the ESX host.

/etc/rc.d/init.d/PowerChute stop
etc/rc.d/init.d/PowerChute start


Now you need to configure your shutdown options according to your requirements by connecting to your host on port 6547. In my case the ip address used for the host was 192.168.7.200
https://192.168.7.200 :6547


That's all your UPS configuration up and running within minutes.