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- Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 1
User's Guide PowerAlert® Network Shutdown Agent Software Note: PowerAlert is not required to Scripts 13 4.2 PANSA for Non-vMA Operating Systems 13 4.3 PowerAlert Local 14 5. Troubleshooting 14 6. Technical Support 16 APPENDIX A - Sample Scripts 16 APPENDIX B - poweralert.conf File 20 1111 - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 2
Battery event could be to shut down the virtual machines running on the host before shutting down the host itself. This User's Guide will cover the basic scenarios. Feature Comments Unattended computer operating system shutdown Must monitor WEBCARDLX, SNMPWEBCARD or PowerAlert Local for shutdown - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 3
computer's firewall software and disable the Windows SNMP trap service. • The host computer for the device PANSA will PANSA installed, Tripp Lite recommends you manually uninstall it prior to installing the new ". Current Windows platforms are supported. 2.3 Configuration After installation, - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 4
monitored device; supported events vary from device to device. For a complete list of events supported by a specific command execution is used to spawn a batch file that instructs other external systems to shut down, such as VMware servers manually called. Examples of executables that interact with the desktop are: - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 5
Manually executing a batch file with those contents would launch the Windows Notepad application, but calling the same file using the Command Execution feature would either lead to an Interactive Services can be input into these fields if your system supports them. • "pansa.exe" in the "C:\Program - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 6
user must enter the correct password, which enables the Console to communicate with the PANSA service. 2.5 Performing a Silent Installation of PowerAlert This procedure is applicable to version 12.4.58 " directory and PowerAlert is then reset. See Section 5 for instructions on resetting PANSA. 6 - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 7
than one edition of a PowerAlert product on a single computer. If a previous version of PANSA has been installed, Tripp Lite recommends you manually uninstall it prior to installing the new version. 3.2 Installation 1. Go to tripplite.com/products/power-alert-network-shutdown-agent to download the - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 8
Step 6 below. b. If monitoring two UPS systems: i. Using the same instructions in Step 4, make the necessary modifications as they apply to the secondary section in the configuration file describes the options for each event supported by the selected remote system(s). The file contents described at - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 9
service on most supported Linux operating systems, issue the command: sudo service restart The value should be pasdad (PANSA version 12.04.0057) or pansad (versions later than 12.04.0057). A common use case for the poweralert.conf file is to assist in troubleshooting - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 10
: vMA is not compatible with ESXi, beginning with version 6.7. 4.2 PANSA for standard Operating Systems 4.3 PowerAlert Local (Use Windows or a supported Linux operating system to configure ESXi shutdown) Items 4.1 and 4.2 require a Tripp Lite WEBCARDLX or SNMPWEBCARD installed on the UPS powering - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 11
4. VMware Implementation (ESXi Server Environments) 4.1.1 Installation Step 1. Install VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) Visit http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/ for more information on downloading and installing the vMA on ESXi host machines. Step 2. Install VMware Tools VMware - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 12
a previous version of PANSA has been installed, Tripp Lite recommends you manually uninstall it prior to installing the new version. Step 5. Install PANSA the PANSA for Linux installation. Refer to Section 3.3.1 for instructions on editing the configuration file. PANSA is typically configured for - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 13
PANSA for Non-vMA Operating Systems PANSA can be installed on any supported virtual or physical machine with network access to the ESXi hosts and is using Windows, refer to Section 2. for installation and configuration instructions. In Windows, the sample script files will install with PANSA and - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 14
Instructions on installing and configuring PowerAlert Local is beyond the scope of this manual. For more information, refer to the manuals configuring scripts. 5. Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solutions PowerAlert and disable the Windows SNMP trap service. If the target is PowerAlert Local - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 15
Troubleshooting Problem using the short filename (DOS 8.3) for the path if your system supports it. Create a batch file that calls the script, place the batch the PowerAlert Agent service in the Windows Services menu. 5. Wait 30 seconds and attempt to use PANSA. Instructions for Resetting PANSA - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 16
problem, contact Tripp Lite Technical Support at: E-mail: [email protected] Web: The latest PowerAlert software updates are available at tripplite.com/software/ Technical Support Assistance: tripplite.com/support inside the file for further instructions on configuring the scripts for - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 17
APPENDIX A - Sample Scripts 2. Shutdown VMs on ESXi Server(s) This script is used to forcibly shut down the virtual machines on one or more ESXi servers, and then shut down the ESXi server(s). This method does not rely upon the pre-configured shutdown settings on each server to shut down the virtual - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 18
APPENDIX A - Sample Scripts Windows Script: shutdownvms.pl #!/usr/bin/perl -w # Use this script to shutdown ESXi Hosts in an HA Cluster from a # Windows machine outside of the cluster # Prerequisites for this script to work include the vSphere CLI being installed # and, if using version 6.5 or later - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 19
APPENDIX A - Sample Scripts #stop vm `"$vmwareCMD" -H $host $loginCMD \"$vmxlist\" stop hard User input optional- change the wait period if appropriate. # Value is in seconds # insert wait period to complete vm shutdown sleep 120; #Place the host(s) in Maintenance mode foreach my $host (@hosts) { - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 20
- Shutdown and halt the system (shutdown -h) # # POWEROFF - Shutdown and attempt to power down # # BOOTMONITOR - Halt or drop into boot monitor on supported systems # # NO_SHUTDOWN - Only send the warning messages; PowerAlert will still # behave as if shut down and will need to be restarted - Tripp Lite SU3000RTXLCD2UN | Users Guide for PowerAlert Network Shutdown Agent P - Page 21
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User’s Guide
PowerAlert
®
Network Shutdown Agent Software
Note:
PowerAlert is not required to operate your UPS system. For the latest PowerAlert updates, go to tripplite.com/products/power-alert
1111 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA • tripplite.com/support
Copyright © 2018 Tripp Lite. All Rights Reserved.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
1. Introduction
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2. Windows Implementation
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2.1 Pre-Installation
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2.2 Installation
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2.3 Configuration
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2.3.1 Event Settings
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2.3.2 Shutdown
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2.3.3 Command Execution
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2.3.4 Operating Mode
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2.3.5 Security
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2.4 System Tray Icon
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2.5 Performing a Silent Installation of PowerAlert
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2.6 Using the paconfig.ini File
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3. Linux Implementation
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3.1 Pre-Installation
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3.2 Installation
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3.3 Configuration
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3.3.1 Configuring PANSA Using the Configuration File
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3.4 Uninstalling PANSA
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3.5 Using the poweralert.conf File
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4. VMware Implementation (ESXi Server Environments)
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4.1 PANSA for VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
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4.1.1 Installation
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4.1.2
Configuration
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4.1.3
Modifying and Configuring Scripts
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4.2 PANSA for Non-vMA Operating Systems
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4.3 PowerAlert Local
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5. Troubleshooting
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6. Technical Support
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APPENDIX A – Sample Scripts
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APPENDIX B – poweralert.conf File
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