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redsnapper76
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ESXi to shutdown using an APC SmartUPS

Hello,

I have a smartups 3000 with a network managment card and a vmware Esxi 3.5. I have configured the procedure with the vima but no success.

The services are starting but I still get an error when I do apctest

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2009-05-25 20:15:33 apctest 3.14.5 (10 January 2009) redhat

Checking configuration ...

Attached to driver: pcnet

sharenet.type = DISABLE

cable.type = APC_NET

You are using a SMART cable type, so I'm entering SMART test

mode

Unknown mode.type: 15

Setting up the port ...

apctest FATAL ERROR in pcnet.c at line 650

Cannot bind socket (98)

This is my config file

    1. apcupsd.conf v1.1 ##

UPSCABLE ether

UPSTYPE pcnet

DEVICE 192.168.3.197:apc:Apc1234

LOCKFILE /var/lock

UPSCLASS standalone

#UPSCLASS netmaster

UPSMODE disable

#UPSMODE sharenet

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apcupsd (pid 3356) is running...

APC :

001,019,0481

DATE : Mon May 25

20:11:02 CEST 2009

HOSTNAME : vima

RELEASE : 3.14.5

VERSION : 3.14.5 (10

January 2009) redhat

UPSNAME : vima

CABLE : Ethernet

Link

MODEL : PCNET UPS

Driver

UPSMODE : Stand Alone

STARTTIME: Mon May 25 20:10:01 CEST 2009

STATUS : COMMLOST

MBATTCHG : 10 Percent

MINTIMEL : 5 Minutes

MAXTIME : 0 Seconds

NUMXFERS : 0

TONBATT : 0 seconds

CUMONBATT: 0 seconds

XOFFBATT : N/A

STATFLAG : 0x07000100 Status Flag

END APC : Mon May 25

20:29:02 CEST 2009

What could be wrong here?

ps: the iptables are shut

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llyubenov
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Hi,

I look at you conf file and i noticed that your admin phrase is too short. It have to be at least 15 symbols, it won't work with less. When you change it with less than 15 symbols in the APC management card dosn't give you any error, but it needs to be 15 at least. Also stop the VIMA's firewall. Check this document : http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9308 .

I had set this up in several instalations and it works like a charm.

I hope this could help you.

Regards,

Lyubomir

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lamw
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Here are the updated documents with detailed instructions:

How to configure ESXi to shutdown using an APC SmartUPS (with lamw scripts)

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William Lam

VMware vExpert 2009

VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:

VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators

If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".

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redsnapper76
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Thx,

The password was indeed the problem, next step is pull the plug Smiley Happy :smileylaugh:

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redsnapper76
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Thx,

The password was indeed the problem, next step is pull the plug Smiley Happy :smileylaugh:

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