Eaton UPS: Download of VMware ESXi & Guests and Hosts Step By Step
NOTE: The Esxi should be unlocked
On VMware ESXI we need to install pre-defined Virtual machine
Because ESXI does not have Administrative console for hypervisor
A pre-defined Virtual machine called: vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
Need to be downloaded from the Vmware Site, to The local drive of yours
For Example -> D:\ Vmware_VIMA_Vma
Download the vSphere Management Assistant 4.0.0 , see link below
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/
How to import it
Open the Vsphere, Click on File then -> Deploy OVF Template
Browse to the folder on your local disk where was downloaded, should be the OVF file
When finish will show on the inventory a guest machine -> vSphere Management Assistant
Power it on, and follow the instructions, vi-admin is a given user, then it asks a password
Then give IP into your LAN, can with DHCP or without Dhcp
For Root: sudo –s then give the password for vi-admin
For installing Eaton Ups into vMA
Go to this link: http://powerquality.eaton.com/pp/registration_app.asp
Click on Download Software & Drivers
Click on Intelligent Power Protector (The upper one)
Pick <Your_UPS_Model> and VMware ESX check on I agree terms and conditions -> Save and continue
Now on the Upper left of the screen will see the Language and the OS to choose
Pick English for language and VMware for OS
Will see the first one: Intelligent Power Protector V.1.10rpm Software installer
X86_64 for Vmware pay version of ESXI 4.0 & 4.10 (Vsphere4 & 4.10)
Click on it, and then I agree then will download the file:
Ipp-linux-1.10.045-1.x86_64.rpm
Upload the package with Winscp software to the vMA guest machine, once is there
Putty to the vMa client logon with vi-admin
sudo –s to change to root (same password as vi-admin)
Before installing the rpm check if Firewall ports are opened, if not see below, between lines
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DON’T FORGET TO OPEN THE FIREWALL PORTS RELEVANT
Network architecture
All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows them to dialog freely
with each other.
Make sure in particular that vMA firewall authorises:
_ connections on tcp port 4679 and 4680 to enable a remote access for supervision and
configuration through Web Browser. These ports are reserved at IANA (http://www.iana.org).
_ Connections through TCP port 80. It must be opened as a destination port (for output) on the
machine hosting Intelligent Power Protector.
To enable communication between Intelligent Power Protector and Network Management Card:
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 5000 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 4679 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 4680 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 4679 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 4680 -j ACCEPT
To enable communication between Intelligent Power Protector and Connect UPS
BD/XSlot/PXGX2000.
Nota: in this command we propose the –I (insert) option but –A (append) is possible to use as well.
It isn’t not exactly the same. Please refer to firewall documentation for the best command for you.
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 161 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 200 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 2844 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 2845 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p udp --dport 161 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p udp --dport 200 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p udp --dport 2844 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I OUTPUT -p udp --dport 2845 -j ACCEPT
Then save the changes by command:
service iptables save -> Don’t forget this command to save
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Install rpm
rpm –i ipp-linux-1.10.045-1.x86_64.rpm -> Accept all the defaults requests
At the end, connect to Intelligent Power Protector using your web browser. by typing :
http://<@IP-or-name-of-vMA>:4679/ (for a HTTP access)
https://<@ IP-or-name-of-vMA>:4680/ (For a HTTPS access
Click Auto discover, (to discover the power source) if fails, do it manually by Address Scan, then write the IP
Logon admin admin (the default password is admin) and click on Shutdown
You should be able to see under configuration, a Power source defined
Click on it then EDIT Shutdown configuration ,
Shutdown type: Script
Shutdown Script: /ups/<Name_of_script>.sh (I opened a folder called ups, )
Define the script on vMA write: vi <Name_of_script>.sh
Where the Script -> <Name_of_script>.sh
has inside the one row or more depending of the number of ESXi hosts needed to download:
ssh root@<IP_Of_ESXI_1> ‘/sbin/shutdown.sh ‘
ssh root@<IP_Of_ESXI_2> ‘/sbin/shutdown.sh ‘
ssh root@<IP_Of_ESXI_3> ‘/sbin/shutdown.sh ‘
where ESXI_1 is one ESXi host, ESXI_2 is the second and ……. As needed
that means will run on each ESXI the command -> ‘/sbin/shutdown.sh ‘
but the Script is located on vMA guest machine under folder /ups/ in this case
The shutdown will download the ESXI host and guests VM’s see the Pdf document to define download and startup order of VM’s guests on ESXI host (Also has the full documentation)
http://download.mgeops.com/install/linux/ipp/IPP_how_to_vmware_esxi_en_2.pdf
For avoiding asking password when the script runs, will define keys as the following: see between lines
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Generate Private & Public Keys to Logon on the ESXI from the vMA without Password
Create your sshkey (puttykeygen or ssh-keygen) on the client, on the vMa machine
Logon as root, and under root folder write: ssh-keygen
Will create a /root/.ssh folder with two keys id_rsa and is_rsa.pub
Create “.ssh” directory on the root of ESXi device Repeat this for Every ESXi
Place the keyfile (id_rsa.pub) from the client to the host (Each ESXi) , into the .ssh folder created
Goto the ESXi host .ssh folder run this command cat id_rsa.pub >> /.ssh/authorized_keys Repeat this for Every ESXi
chmod 0600 -R /.ssh on the ESXi Repeat this for Every ESXi
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important NOTE: Every folder (like /.ssh) and all folders added manually will be removed Automatically
by the Esxi, each time the Esxi reboots
To overcome this read the following:
At booting time, the script /etc/rc.local is executed. Furthermore it’s possible to modify this script and it still survives the reboot.
1) Copy the /.shh folder to /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/
see command cp –r /.shh/ /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/
2) edit /etc/rc.local (suggest to backup it first to e.g. rc.local.gib)
Edit and add a row inside the file the /etc/rc.local file and write this command -> cp -r /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/.ssh/ /.ssh
and save the rc.local
Will restore the /.ssh folder every reboot
Now you can do a test from the Ups, the Gests and the Hosts will be downloaded but not poweroff
If you want to poweroff each Esxi, Vi /sbin/shutdown.sh (suggest to backup it first e.g. download.sh.gib)
and append the last row the word: poweroff then save
