APC Powerchute Network Shutdown (PCNS) version 3 is much improved from the older versions.
The instructions to install in ESXi are still not the greatest, but I managed to get through it easy enough with hardly any Linux skills.
The new version can be downloaded from here: http://www.apc.com/tools/download/index.cfm
Filter by Software and Firmware > select powerchute network shutdown
Download the program, compatability chart and install and configure guides.
Once downloaded I make an ISO with the pcns300esxi.tar.gz file in the root and upload this to my ISO’s kept on a VMWare datastore.
Installation Guide PowerChute™ Network Shutdown v4.1 Windows Linux/Unix Mac OS X Hyper-V/SCVMM VMware 990-2838K-0.
Configure the Network card (NMC) on the APC UPS, Set IP, password, low battery duration, return delay, Auth phrase. See instrutions downloaded from APC above for more info.
Download vMA 4.1 from VMWare: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/
In vMA by selecting file > “Deploy OVF Template” in the vSphere Client. Set IP, password etc.
Once installed attach PCNS ISO created above and boot.
Logon to vMA as vi-admin
sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
enter the vi-admin password
sudo chmod 666 /mnt/cdrom
sudo mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom *Note* my file is in root of cdrom
sudo cp pcns300esxi.tar.gz /tmp
cd /tmp
sudo gunzip pcns300esxi.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf pcns300esxi.tar
cd ESXi
sudo ./install_en.sh
Install will now run….
EULA
Download Vmware For Mac
Choose install paths
Enter IP address of the ESXi host (target server), username and password
Vmware Download For Mac Os X
Install completes. Now connect to https://vMA_ip_address:6547 and run through the new wizard which is a great improvement on previous versions.
Configure and test.
Free Vmware Download For Mac
Note: The 1st time setting this up I used an @ in the password. I could not log back into the PCNS after the initial setup. To resolve this I had to add “username = apc” and “password = apc” lines under [NetworkManagementCard] in the pcnsconfig.ini file on the vMA VM’s. Restart the powerchute service. Could then logon. Changed password to one without @ symbol and also changed password to be the same on NMC.