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The Settings tab allows you to connect or disconnect the infrastructure with the target UPS. The infrastructure will be
moved to another outlet or another UPS.
Only ESXi hosts can be set power protection. In order to make sure that the infrastructure can be protected, you
should connect the infrastructure to the target UPS by assigning the UPS outlet. When the Device setting is set blank,
this indicates that the infrastructure will be disconnected the power from the target UPS outlet.
In order to make sure that vCenter servers can be protected, you should do following steps by the according
deployment:
 If the vCenter server is a virtual appliance which has been deployed on the ESXi host, the ESXi host should be
also added to the Service Infrastructure page. Connect the ESXi host with the UPS.
 If the vCenter server is running on a standalone Windows system, it is recommended to install Agent or Client to
get the power protection.
Note: The infrastructure can be only allowed to set its power to UPS.
Event Action
When an ESXi host has been configured the power source properly in the aforementioned section, Center can send
the notification to the administrator and initiate a shutdown sequence if the event occurs.
The Event Action tab lists all events and allows users to configure the shutdown delay time for each event. Each
event in the Event Action tab will use the identical Shutdown for Infrastructure setting to the according event in the
Event Action/Events page. When users change the shutdown delay time, the identical setting of the according event
will be also changed.
After the Custom option is enabled, the selected event will be configurable. Users can change the shutdown delay
time for each event and click OK to apply the setting. When the event occurs, Center will take the new shutdown delay
time instead of the default one that can be configured in the Event Action/Events page.
Alarms for vCenter Server and ESXi Host
The vSphere includes the user-configurable events and alarms system. The alarm system logs the events happening
throughout the vSphere and allows users to specify the conditions under which alarms are triggered. Alarms are
notifications which are activated in response to events.
The Center will specify the alarm definitions for the vCenter servers and ESXi hosts selected in the inventory after the
power source has been configured properly. When the power event occurs, the alarms will be issued from the
Triggered Alarms view under the Alarm tab.