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Net Watch shutdown agent allo ws you to co nnect server o r workstation to ConnectUPS
SNMP/Web card or NMC based UPS via network c onnection. The server or workstation on which
NetWatch is installed will become a cli ent of the SNMP/WEB adapter or the Net work Management
Card. The NetWatch client will be notified of power events or UPS alerts. The NetWatch client can be
configured to allow only messaging for i nformation purposes, or t o begin an orderly shutdown of the
client computer to avoid a crash in the event of power failures, which could extend beyond the normal
runtime of the UPS batteries.
VMware
ESXi does not have administrative console for hypervisor and hence we cannot install
Netwatch shutdown agent on hypervisor system. However we can install Netwatch on VMware
Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA 1.0) or on vSphere Management Assistant(vMA 4.0) to
manage shut down of the VMware ESXi in case of UPS and/or power anomalies. We can also
configure ESXi to safely suspend or shutdown guest operat ing system by proper ly configuri ng ESXi
hypervisor. This way we can have only one Net Watch shutdown agent on one guest operating
system (VIMA/vMA).
There are various benefits to Installing NetWatch client on the VIMA/vMA instead of each client
machine:
Only one binary of NetWatch client on the one guest machine to manage all virtual
machines.
Dynamic management of virtual machines configuration with a personalized script.
This guide will help to install and configure NetWatch client on VIMA/vMA.
NetWatch client is tested on VMware virtualization server with four guest operating systems for
electrical power events, shutdown, low battery and reboot.
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2 Installation
This guide provides information about i nstalling and configuring NetWatch cli ent on VIMA or vMA.
These recommendations will guide you through the inst allation process of NetWatch as a shutdown
agent for VMware ESXi architecture to allow electric continuity.
2.1 Prerequisites
The following are prerequisites:
1. VMware ESXi Server Machine
2. VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant VIMA 1.0 or on vSphere Management
Assistant(vMA 4.0) installed as guest.
3. VMware Infrastructure client installed on different machine to VMware ESXi Server
configuration.
4. NetWatch 5.0 Installer
5. SSH client like putty for installation and configuration
6. SCP Client like WinSCP to upload packages to VMware ESXi server
2.1.1 VIMA/vMA installation
Please visit http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/ for more information about
download and installation of VIMA or vMA on ESX/ESXi host machines.
2.1.2 VMware ESXi Server configuration
For th e automatic OS b oot on sta rtup: you must configure the physical machine to allow
automatic OS boot on startup. This setting is present in your machines BI OS. For further
information, see specific technical hardware documentation.
To allow interactions between physical and virtual machines, VMware tools have to be
installed on each virtual machine. For further information, see VMware ESXi Server
documentation.
You can configure the automatic startup and shutdown properties of guest operating systems
as suspended. But to work Netwatch properly VIMA/vMA needs to configure as
o Automatic Shutdown of guest(VIMA/vMA) when ESXi host is going down and
o Automatic Startup of guest(VIMA/vMA) when ESXi host is starting
Following procedure will explain about configuration of VIMA/vMA shutdown and
startup properties
From the Virtual Infrastructure Client interface select topmost item ESXi host server from left
hand side tree hierarchy, go in the
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1. Select Configuration tab
2. Select Virtual machine startup / shutdown menu -> Click Properties present in right
hand corner
Following window will appear on screen,
Select VIMA/vMA guest machine and click on edit button and configure as shown above
Startup Settings
Click Use specified settings
Startup Delay 10 Seconds
Shutdown Settings
Click Use specified settings
Shutdown delay 30 seconds
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For the automatic boot of guest machines on VMware ESXi on start-up:
From the Virtual Infrastructure Client interface, go in the
Virtual machine startup / shutdown menu Configuration Properties Start and
stop VMs with the system, and tick enable.
Note: In the Properties page, you also have the possibility to define the Startup
Order of your virtual Machines.
Start and Stop VMs with the system : Enabled
Default Startup Delay : x Seconds
Default Shutdown Delay : x Seconds
Startup Order : Automatic Startup
This configuration is illustrated on the following screenshot:
2.1.3 Network architecture
All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows them to dialog
freely with each other. NetWatch client use UDP for communication with UPS.
Please make sure that following UDP ports need to be enabled on VIMA/vMA Firewall
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