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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V 3 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Configuring UPS Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Configuring Guest Operating System Shutdown on the Client-Side . . . . . . . . . . 7 Software Installation on Hyper-V Server 2008 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction 1 These installation notes provide instructions for installing Dellt UPS Management Software on the following hypervisor-based server environments: S Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition (includes HyperVt) S Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (includes HyperV) S Microsoft HyperV Server 2008 S Microsoft HyperV Server 2008 R2 S Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core S Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core 4 | Introduction
2 Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V This chapter provides the procedures for installing the Dell UPS Management Software on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V. This chapter also includes instructions for starting the Dell UPS Management Software and modifying settings in the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environment. Installing the Software To install and start the software on Hyper-V: 1 Download the software from the Dell Web site (support.dell.
Configuring UPS Shutdown To select the UPS and set the shutdown parameters: 1 Select Auto Search UPS from the System menu to search for the UPS. 2 Select the desired UPS from the list of available UPSs. 3 Select Shutdown Parameters from the UPS menu to view or change the shutdown settings (see Figure 2). Figure 2.
Configuring Guest Operating System Shutdown on the Client-Side To configure the guest operating system shutdown: 1 Start the HyperV Manager. 2 Select one of the guest operating systems from the Virtual Machines list. Figure 3 shows an example with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 installed as guest operating systems. 3 Select Setting from the Actions pane on the right. The server settings window opens. Figure 3.
Select one of three ways to protect the guest operating system from an uncontrolled host machine shutdown: S Save the virtual machine state. Select this option to retain the guest operating system state before the host computer shuts down. S Turn off the virtual machine. Select this option to immediately turn off the virtual machine. S Shut down the guest operating system. Select this option to shut down the guest operating system safely before host host machine shuts down.
3 Software Installation on Hyper-V Server 2008 This chapter provides the procedures for installing the Dell UPS Management Software on a computer that is running Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Instructions are also provided for starting the software and modifying settings in the Hyper-V Server 2008 environment.
Figure 5. Installation Interface Window 5 6 To start the installation from the Console window: S Download the setup.exe file to your machine from the Dell Web site (support.dell.com) or copy it from the CD. S Go to the the path where the install file exists. Choose standard or silent installation as follows: S For standard installation, enter the command: setup The installation interface window opens (see Figure 5). Click next to complete the installation.
7 Confirm that the installation is successful: S Enter the installation path. The default path is: c:\Program file (X86)\Dell\UPSManagementSoftware S Enter the command: type UPSEVENT.CSV The response confirms that the Agent is running (see Figure 6). Figure 6.
8 To confirm that the software is running normally, enter the following command: tasklist The task manager displays (see highlighted items in Figure 7). Figure 7. Task Manager 9 To start the software: S Go to the installation path. The default path is: c:\Program file (X86)\Dell\UPSManagementSoftware S Enter the command: Manager The Dell UPS Management Software main window opens (see Figure 8).
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Configuring UPS Shutdown on a Local Agent To select the UPS and set the shutdown parameters: 1 Select Auto Search UPS from the System menu to search for the UPS. 2 Select the desired UPS from the list of available UPSs. 3 Select Shutdown Parameter from the UPS menu to view or change the shutdown settings (see Figure 9). Figure 9.
Configuring UPS Shutdown from a Remote Machine After the installation, you can verify and modify the shutdown settings of the Agent through a remote PC with a graphical user interface (GUI). Open the Shutdown Settings window (see Figure 10) to view settings. NOTE: If the Agent is running normally, but does not appear in the the remote computer local area network (LAN), disable the firewall, using the netsh firewall set opmode disable command.
Uninstalling the Software To uninstall the software from the Hyper-V Server: 1 Go to the installation path. The default path is: c:\Program file (X86)\Dell\UPSManagementSoftware 2 Enter the command: ExitAll 3 Enter the following command to display the task list: tasklist 4 If the javaw.
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Configuring Guest Operating System Shutdown on the Client-Side To configure the guest operating system shutdown: 1 Start the HyperV Manager on the client side. 2 Select one of the guest operating systems from the Virtual Machines list. Figure 12 shows an example with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 installed as guest operating systems. 3 Select Settings from the Actions pane on the right. The server settings window opens. Figure 12.
4 Select Automatic Stop Action Save from the Management list. 5 Select one of three ways to protect the guest operating system from an unexpected host machine shutdown: S Save the virtual machine state. Select this option to retain the guest operating system state before the host computer shuts down. S Turn off the virtual machine. Select this option to immediately turn off the virtual machine. S Shut down the guest operating system.
4 Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 Server Core This chapter provides the procedures for installing the Dell UPS Management Software on Windows Server 2008 Server Core. NOTE: Server Core is a minimal server installation option for computers running on the Windows Server 2008 operating system. This chapter also includes instructions for starting the Dell UPS Management Software and modifying settings in the Server Core environment.
Figure 14. Registry Editor S Edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\fDenyTSConnections = 0.
Installing the Software To install the software on Server Core: NOTE: You can start the installation from the CD (F618R A04 or higher) provided with the UPS, or you can download the software from the Dell Web site (support.dell.com). 1 To install the software from the CD, continue to Step 2. To install the software from the Console window proceed to Step 5. 2 Run setup.exe from the CD drive: \Windows directory. The installation interface window opens (see Figure 15).
6 Choose standard or silent installation as follows: S For standard installation, enter the command: setup The installation interface window opens (see Figure 15). Click next to complete the installation. S For silent installation, enter the command: setup –i silent The software begins a silent install with no display messages or windows. Allow a few moments for installation to complete. 7 Confirm that the installation is successful: S Enter the installation path.
9 To confirm that the software is running normally, enter the command: tasklist The task manager displays (see highlighted items in Figure 17). Figure 17.
Configuring UPS Shutdown on a Local Agent To select the UPS and set the shutdown parameters: 1 Select Auto Search UPS from the System menu to search for the UPS. 2 Select the desired UPS from the list. 3 Select Shutdown Parameter from the UPS menu to view or change the shutdown settings (see Figure 18). Figure 18.
Configuring the UPS from a Remote Machine After the installation, you can verify and modify the shutdown settings of the Agent through a remote PC with a graphical user interface (GUI). Open the Shutdown Settings window (see Figure 19) to view settings. NOTE: If the Agent is running normally, but does not appear in the the remote computer local area network (LAN), disable the firewall, using the netsh firewall set opmode disable command.
Uninstalling the Software To uninstall the Dell UPS Management Software from the Server Core: 1 Go to the installation path. The default path is: c:\Program file (X86)\Dell\UPSManagementSoftware 2 Enter the command: ExitAll 3 Enter the following command to display the task list: tasklist 4 If the javaw.exe process is running, enter the following command to stop it: tskill PID 5 Go to the next path c:\Program file (X86)\Dell\UPSManagementSoftware\UninstallerData.
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