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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Dell™ UPS Local Node Manager® Installation and Configuration User’s Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 2 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 3 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Installation Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Systems Hosting Dell ULNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 4 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Discover Nodes Connected on the Network Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Shutdown Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Test Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 5 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 6 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 7 ULNM with VMware ESX Server 4.0 /4.1 Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 VMware ESX Server 4.0 Configuration Prerequisites Dell ULNM Installation Prerequisites Dell ULNM Network Configuration Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Dell ULNM Installation (VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 7 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 9 ULNM with Xen Virtualized Architecture Citrix XenServer Architecture Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Citrix XenServer Configuration Prerequisites Dell ULNM Installation Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 8 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 11 Troubleshooting Messages or Issues and Solutions HTML pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Ubuntu's Software Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Linux Graphical System Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Linux Network System Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 9 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 1 Introduction Dell™ UPS Local Node Manager® (ULNM) is protection software that gracefully shuts down computers and servers powered by a Dell UPS in the event of a power outage.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 10 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Advanced Management The Dell ULNM can be remotely managed, configured, and updated using Dell™ Multi-UPS Management Console® (MUMC) supervisory software. Using the Dell MUMC, you can perform mass configurations and mass updates of Dell ULNM applications.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 11 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Dell Applications The Dell ULNM is compatible with the following applications (see Table 3). Table 3. Applications Dell Equipment Designation Application Type Computers (Windows® - Linux®) hosting the Dell ULNM Shutdown Controller UPS Proxy (Shutdown Controller) Features: • Quick Scan • Supervision • Management • Shutdown Terms This section provides related terms and definitions.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 12 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Secure Socket Layer The Secure Socket Layer (SSL), created by Netscape, is a solution for securing transactions over the internet. SSL is a communication protocol that authenticates the data exchanged, as well as ensuring its confidentiality and integrity. The protocol uses a recognized encryption method, the RSA algorithm with a public key. SSL is built into Internet Web browsers.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 13 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 2 Installation This chapter provides Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM) installation prerequisites, quick start installation procedures, command line procedures, and installation procedures for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Procedures for uninstalling the product are also included.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 14 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Operating System Service Pack Type of Message Platform x86 x64 Windows 8 (Enterprise, Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Basic) Latest • • Windows 7 Windows 7 (Enterprise, Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Basic) SP1 • • Windows Vista® Windows Vista (Enterprise, Ultimate, Business) SP2 • • Windows XP Professional SP3 • — Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 • • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 15 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Operating System Ubuntu® Service Pack Type of Message Platform x86 x64 12.10 • • 12.04 LTS • • 11.10 • • 10.04 LTS • • ESXi 5.1 (pay version only) — • Virtual Environments VMware® Microsoft HyperV™ ESXi 5.0 (pay version only) U1 — • ESXi 4.1 (pay version only) U2 — • ESX 4.0 (pay version only) U4 — • — • — • Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 — • Citrix XenServer 6.0 • • Citrix XenServer 5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 16 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Table 5.Supported Linux x86-64 Architectures Linux (x86/x86_64) Debian GNU Linux Etch, Testing SUSE/Novell LES 10, OpenSUSE® 10.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fedora™ core 13 Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.10 Mandriva® 2010, 2011 CentOS 5.4, 5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 17 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM • Mozilla Linux Firefox 10 (RedHat) • Mozilla Linux Firefox 18 (Ubuntu) • Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer® 6(*), 7, 8, 9,10 (*) IE6 should work but the performance is not optimal • Opera™ 11, 12 • Safari® 5.1 NOTE: For optimal performance, Google Chrome 19 or Firefox 12 is recommended. For good performance, Firefox 3.5 or Internet Explorer 7, 8 is suggested.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 18 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 2. Welcome Screen 3 Read the application description. Type the login and password and click Login (see Figure 3). NOTE: The default entry for login and password is admin. Figure 3.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 19 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Configuration When started, the application automatically performs a discovery using the “Quick Scan” option for the following UPSs: • Serial line connected UPSs (RS-232 or USB) The discovered UPS connected through an RS-232 or USB connection is automatically assigned as the Power Source. The Status icon is automatically green in the Node List page (see Figure 4). • Networked UPSs through broadcast within a few seconds.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 20 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 5. Quick Start - Edit Shutdown Configuration Operation Use Views > Power Source (optional) to supervise the current state of the UPS that powers the server running the Dell ULNM (see Figure 6).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 21 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 6. Quick Start - Power Source Main Page The Events > Event List view allows you to view the device events (see Figure 7).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 22 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 7. Quick Start - Events List Page Uninstalling the Dell ULNM (Standard Methods) Two standard methods for uninstalling the Dell ULNM are available: • From the Add/Remove programs item of the control panel, select the Dell UPS Local Node Manager Vx.xx package to remove it.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 23 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Installing/Uninstalling the Dell ULNM (Command Line) You can install or uninstall the product from a command line in order to deploy the software in a group, with or without using the graphical interface. This method also provides the ability to configure protection settings from the command line. • • • • Detail of available command options can be obtained using command: – -help – [COMMAND] [OPTION]...
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 24 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Windows Installation Graphical Installation To install the Dell ULNM: 1 Run the Dell UPS Local Node Manager package under an administrator account. A Web browser displays the Dell UPS Local Node Manager Installer Welcome screen. 2 Observe the prompt and verify that the communication device is connected. Click Next (see Figure 8). Figure 8. Welcome Screen 3 Read the application description.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 25 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 9. Login Screen NOTE: If the browser does not open as planned, it should be started manually and pointed to http://127.0.0.1:4679/. Silent Installation The silent installation is performed in command line mode (without user interaction).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 26 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 10. Command Line Installation Options Installation Result If you install a new Dell ULNM release without uninstalling the old one, you will keep your database and your product settings.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 27 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Linux Installation Dell ULNM for Linux is available both in native package form (.deb or .rpm) and as a generic installer for Command Line Interface (CLI). Native Installation on a Red Hat, Suse, Mandriva, or Derivative System Graphical Installation To install graphically: 1 Double-click the Dell UPS Local Node Manager.rpm package. 2 The system prompts for the root password. Enter the root password.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 28 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Native Installation on a Debian or Derivative System Prerequisite On Debian (Lenny), there is no default graphical installer present. You should either use the command line installation that follows, or install the package “gdeb” and “gdebi” and restart your graphical session to be able to complete the present procedure. NOTE: This is a known Debian bug, which is registered in the Debian Bug Tracking System: http://bugs.debian.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 29 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Command Line Installation To install from the command line: 1 At the command line prompt, type the command (as root): $ dpkg -i ulnm-linux_X.Y.Z.deb Example command line installation: $ dpkg -i ulnm-linux_0.01.003-1_i386.deb (Reading database ... 352242 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace ulnm-linux 0.01.003 (using .../ulnmlinux_0.01.003-1_i386.deb)... Unpacking replacement ulnm-linux ...
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 30 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Uninstalling the Linux Dell ULNM If you have chosen the native packages, you can use your preferred packages management application to remove (uninstall) the “ulnm-linux” package. You can also do the same from the command line. For example: • On Red Hat and derivatives, use: $ rpm -e ulnm-linux • On Debian and derivatives, use: $ dpkg -r ulnm-linux NOTE: After uninstalling the native .deb or .
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 31 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 3 Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM). Discover UPSs Connected through USB/Serial 1 Start the Dell UPS Local Node Manager main graphical interface from the previously created shortcut. 2 Click the Settings-> Auto Discovery menu item. 3 The first discovered UPS connected through RS-232 or USB is automatically assigned as the Power Source.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 32 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The following operation notes apply when discovering nodes: • Each network node (Dell Network Management Card…) must have a valid IP address (or a DNS name) in the range that you have entered for auto discovery. Refer to the compatibility list in “Compatibility” on page 10. • The Dell ULNM automatically receives the alarms (through notification or polling).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 33 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The following configuration options are provided on the right-side panel of the Shutdown page: • Edit power source • Edit shutdown configuration • Edit advanced shutdown criteria • Test access • Test shutdown NOTE: Check the settings for the UPS shutoff option to ensure the expected behavior: with the “UPS shutoff” option enabled, the shutdown sequence test will lead to the full UPS shutdown (see Figure 15). Figure 15.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 34 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 16. Run UPS Upgrade Tool in Shutdown Panel Power Source To configure Power Source: 1 Login with an administrator user profile. 2 Select Settings > Shutdown. The Shutdown page is displayed. NOTE: You can retrieve the UPS History Logs by clicking Run Log UPs extraction tool. 3 Click Edit Power Source. The Edit Power Source dialog box displays (see Figure 17). Figure 17.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 35 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 1 In the Power source field, select the UPS that powers the computer hosting the Dell ULNM. NOTE: This settings is also accessible through Settings > Auto-Discovery > Set as Power Source. 2 Change parameters as needed. 3 Click Save. Source Parameter The Power source value is the IP address of the UPS that powers the computer hosting the Dell ULNM.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 36 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 18. Edit Shutdown Configuration Dialog Box Shutdown Timer [Optional] This is the time period from mains power failure until the launch of the UPS shutdown sequence. Shutdown Duration This is the time taken from the “Shutdown now” command to when the computer has completed the shutdown process.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 37 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Power-off This option shuts down your applications and the system, and de-energizes the computer. This configuration is advised if you wish to be on hand when the system restarts, or for load shedding. Script This option manages the shutdown in a custom script that you can use to create your own shutdown sequence.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 38 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 19. Shutdown Sequence Edit Advanced Shutdown Criteria To edit advanced shutdown criteria: 1 Login with an administrator user profile. 2 Select Settings > Shutdown. The Shutdown page is displayed. 3 Click Edit advanced shutdown criteria.The Edit Advanced Shutdown Criteria dialog box displays (see Figure 20). 4 Change parameters as needed. 5 Click Save.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 39 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 20. Edit Advanced Shutdown Criteria Dialog Box Criteria Definition Shutdown criteria is reached (enabled by default): This is the standard shutdown sequence taking into account “time based criteria” and “UPS low battery level criteria.” Fault Alarms You can also select one or several events in the following events list.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 40 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 5 Click Save. Figure 21. Edit UPS Configuration Dialog Box The Edit UPS Configuration dialog box is available for some UPSs connected through USB or serial. Otherwise, the parameters are displayed as “read only” through the network or if the UPS does not support this feature.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 41 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Shutdown Use Case According to different architecture, we describe several typical use cases that will help you to configure properly the shutdown sequence according to your needs. Architecture #1 This section provides shutdown use cases for a local, attached UPS through USB/Serial (see Figure 22). Figure 22. Architecture #1 Schema Use Case 1 You want to keep your computer hosting Dell ULNM#1 alive as long as possible.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 42 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Use Case 2 To save battery backup time, you want to perform load shedding. You want to stop your computer after a predefined time. • Configure a Shutdown timer value on Dell ULNM#1. This configuration parameter is available from Settings > Shutdown > Edit Shutdown Configuration. Architecture #2 This section provides shutdown use cases for a network-attached UPS through Web SNMP Card (see Figure 24). Figure 24.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 43 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 25. Dell UPS Management Card Web Interface Use Case 2 To save battery backup time, you want to stop all your computers after a predefined time. • On the Dell Network Management Card, configure a Shutdown Criteria. – The Dell Network Management Card shutdown configurations are available from UPS > Shutdown Configuration. NOTE: In this case, the computer automatic restart is guaranteed.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 44 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Architecture #3 This section provides shutdown use cases for a network-attached UPS through Shutdown controller(see Figure 26). Figure 26. Shutdown Use Case - Architecture 3 Schema Use Case 1 You want to keep all your computers alive as long as possible. • This is the default shutdown configuration for the Shutdown Controller Dell ULNM#1 and other Dell ULNMs.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 45 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Use Case 4 Typical example with four computers. According to the servers' roles, you may want to shut down the servers at different times: • Computer hosting Dell ULNM#1 is directly attached to the UPS (USB/Serial). The Shutdown Controller must be installed on the server that will be the last one to shut down. NOTE: On Pulsar series, this computer must be powered by the master outlet.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 46 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Configure Actions You can define the way users will be notified when node events happen. From the Settings > Actions menu item, the following actions can be configured (see Figure 28): • Email • Execute script/program • Notification to the local alarm notification box, available from the System Tray icon Figure 28. Actions Page Create a New Action To create a new action: 1 Login with an administrator user profile.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 47 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 29. Create New Action Dialog Box NOTE: The “*” fields are required. NOTE: Clicking on the pen icon starts an assistant to fill the field.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 48 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM You can filter the action according to: • Event criticalities: Critical, Warning, Normal, Communication Lost NOTE: With this parameter, you can filter the notification according to the event level. Refer to the event category list. If you select “Critical” as filter you will not receive the associated “Normal” event informing that the device status changes from “Critical” to “Normal.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 49 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM • Battery Remaining Capacity • Battery Run Time to Empty • Main 1: Voltage, Current and Frequency • Main 2: Voltage, Current and Frequency • Output: Voltage, Current and Frequency • Output Apparent Power • Output Active Power • Output Power Factor • From View: The view that triggers the event.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 50 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM SMTP Server: To receive email on UPS events you must indicate the SMTP server IP address • Login and Password: Authentication information of the SMTP server • Recipient: Receiver email address NOTE: You can specify multiple receivers by separating them with coma. • Sender (Optional field): Email sender NOTE: Your SMTP server may require a valid email address.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 51 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 31. Edit Message Dialog Box Command Action Type The Command Action type executes a script or program (see Figure 32). In order to execute a program on UPS events, the program path is required. Figure 32.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 52 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Here is an example to play sound alarms on events: 1 Create a batch command file containing the command: mplay32.exe /play /close C:/WINDOWS/Media/.wav 2 Create an action of type command calling this batch file. Windows For Windows, the program is executed under the SYSTEM account.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 53 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The alarms are displayed on the local computer in an alarm box. This alarm box displays the last 10 alarms. It takes the focus when a new alarm occurs. From the event section, you can view more than 10 alarms (see Figure 34). Figure 34. Alarm Notification Box Use the System Tray icon to perform the following: • Double-click the System Tray icon to open the window that displays the alarms on the local computer.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 54 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Table 6. System Tray State Icons Icon State Description Communication with Power Source has failed. Advanced Events and Actions Customization In the Dell ULNM installation folder, there is a configs/scripts folder containing a sample user-defined action script (sample_user_script.js). You can modify this script or create new scripts that define very specific events and actions.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 55 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 36. User List Page Administrator Profile The Dell ULNM contains a default Administrator profile with: • “admin” as login • “admin” as password WARNING: For security reasons, it is strongly recommended that you change the default password immediately after the installation. A Popup provides a security warning if the password contains less than 8 characters. NOTE: The login and password are case sensitive.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 56 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM System Settings You can edit system settings. From the Settings > System menu item, you can edit system information, edit language, edit scan settings, and edit module settings (see Figure 37). Figure 37. System Settings Page Edit System Information Edit system information allows the you to enter contact and location information for Dell ULNM software. Edit Language Edit language allows you to change the language that displays.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 57 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Edit Scan Settings Administrators can set scanner authentication parameter settings that will be used as the default when discovering new devices. These authentication settings can be set for the XML, SNMPv1, SNMPv3 and NUT protocols. When discovered, manually or automatically, newly discovered devices will use these authentication parameters. Depending on the device-supported protocols, ULNM will choose the needed parameters.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 58 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Configure Node Settings An administrator can configure node information and access parameters using the Settings > Auto Discovery menu item selection. The Nodes List page displays. Click the Edit node information button or click the Set node access parameters button in the right panel. • Edit node information dialog.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 59 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Edit Update Settings Edit update settings allows you to customize the Automatic Updates Feature that gives you access to Dell software updates. NOTE: Dell ULNM will always be up-to-date if you select the “Check automatically” option. When a new software version is detected on the Dell Web site, follow the wizard instructions. • Dell ULNM settings will be retained with this operation.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 60 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 42. Module Settings Selection Figure 43. Enable Shutdown Controller When this feature is activated on a Dell ULNM, a new view called “Notified Applications” will appear in the menu of the Shutdown Controller of the Dell ULNM and the top banner will be updated, as shown in Figure 44. Figure 44.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 61 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Configure Parameters for Other Dell ULNMs Other Dell ULNM's will discover this Dell ULNM through a network scan. From these other Dell ULNMs, configure the parameters in Setting > Shutdown > Configuration. The main parameters are: • Power Source (indicate the IP address of Dell ULNM#1 that is the Shutdown Controller) • Load Segment • Login and Password (You must use “admin” account) Click Save when you enter all parameters.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 62 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Notified Applications View The “Notified Applications” view will appear in the Node List page when the Shutdown Controller feature is activated. When you select a line, the right-hand panels will be refreshed according to the selection (see Figure 46). Figure 46. Notified Applications View The following notes apply to the Notified Applications view: • The “Notified Applications” list is persistent.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 63 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Shutdown Diagram The shutdown diagram is a time illustration of the shutdown sequence of the selected computer. It presents a visual representation of the shutdown sequencing between the different computers (see Figure 47). Figure 47. Shutdown Diagram • The total width is the remaining runtime to empty of the power source (in case a power failure would happen or is in progress).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 64 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 4 Supervision This chapter describes supervision features in the Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM). Access to the Monitoring Interface To monitor the Power Source, start the main Dell ULNM interface. You can access the interface locally or remotely. Local Access From the system where Dell ULNM is installed, you can use the following shortcut: 1 Start Program > Dell > UPS Local Node Manager and open the Dell ULNM.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 65 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 48. Drag and Drop Flexible Panels View To select which panels display in the view, select one of the device/applications in the list and “Detailed Panels” displays in the right side of the window. • Click the bar title to collapse/extend the panel. • You can also show • Click the selection button Figure 49). or hide all the views menu or selection view menu.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 66 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 49. Panel Selection Dialog Box NOTE: Some of the panels are only available for specific node types. Panels List Information and Status Panel This panel displays information on the device that powers the server running the Dell ULNM (see Figure 50). Figure 50.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 69 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Graph Panel This panel displays the graph of the main measures of the selected device (see Figure 53). Figure 53. Graph Panel NOTE: In this window, you can select up to eight measures simultaneously. Time scale possible values are 1 hour / 2 hours / 6 hours / 12 hours / 24 hours / 2 days / 1 week. To read the values, place your mouse cursor over the graph.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 70 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 54. Graph Settings Dialog Box To export data into a comma-separated value (CSV) file, use the Export Measures the Graph panel menu bar. The time scale chosen will apply to extracted logs. button located in Figure 55.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 71 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Synoptic Panel This panel displays the selected device synoptic (see Figure 56). In the top left corner under the banner, the UPS electrical topology is indicated, such as Online UPS, Line Interactive UPS, and so forth. A tool tip is displayed when you move the mouse over one of the functional blocks. Figure 56.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 72 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Table 7. Synoptic Panel Icons Symbol Color Description AC/DC DC/AC Bypass Gray Status OK and Inactive or Unknown Green Status OK Orange Battery charge is less than 50% Red Battery fault or End-of-backup Gray Battery status unknown Yellow Current flow through the cable Battery Modules Electrical Flows NOTE: The object animation gives the direction of the current flow.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 73 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Table 7.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 74 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Statistics Panel This panel displays the statistics of the selected node (see Figure 58). The button allows you to select the time interval for the statistics. You can adjust the time interval by clicking the two buttons with the “From” and “To” dates.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 75 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Events List Representation Select Events > Events List to display the Events List page (see Figure 59). All new alarms are stored in this log. You can sort the alarms according to the Status, Date, Name, Message, and Ack fields. Figure 59.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 76 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM • Purge Logs: Delete all logs (specify a date) • Select all: Selects all displayed events • Deselect all: Deselects all selected events NOTE: You can select one alarm by clicking on it. You can also select several alarms with using shift-click or Alt-click. Selected lines appear in dark blue. Calendar Representation Select Events > Events Calendar to display the Events Calendar page (see Figure 60).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 77 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Nodes Events List The icons in the different views represent the event severity. NORMAL With this event, the UPS device is returning to a normal status.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 79 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Launching Device Web Interface From the Status panel, you can access the Web page for Dell cards, including an on-board Web server. Click the associated Web link for http access (blue icon ) or the https access (yellow icon ).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 80 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 5 Redundancy This chapter describes the Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM) redundancy features. The Dell ULNM provides management for composite devices. Composite devices are virtual nodes composed of nodes mounted with specific redundancy schemas and a dedicated redundancy level. NOTE: Redundant Supplies it the only composite arrangement supported in this software release.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 81 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Redundancy Configuration To configure redundancy: 1 Login with an administrator user profile. 2 Select two or more nodes. 3 Click Set composite device as shown in Figure 63 Figure 63.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 82 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 64. Set Composite Device Dialog Box Then, the new node is created: • You can see it in the “Autodiscovery” node list. • You can select it as power source. • You can edit composite device properties by selecting it in the discovery view then click again on the “Set composite device” menu item.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 83 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 65. Composite Device Power Source View Power Components Sub View When a redundancy module is activated, a new power component view is available as a sub view of the Power Source view. This view shows a list of nodes with their properties (see Figure 66). NOTE: This view shows only components of the selected power source if it is a composite device.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 84 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 66. Power Components Sub View Redundancy Use Cases This section describes several typical use cases to help you properly configure the redundant shutdown sequence according to your needs. Use Case #1 You want to have the longest backup time with the redundant configuration. • Figure 67 illustrates the Dell ULNM default configuration available from Settings > Shutdown > Edit Shutdown Configuration.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 85 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 67. Edit Shutdown Configuration Dialog Box Figure 68.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 86 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Use Case #2 You want to have a shutdown after a predefined time of 10 min. The shutdown must occur, even if only one UPS is on battery. • In this case, each server can have its own shutdown timer (10 min, 8 min, 6 min…). To set a predefined time of 10 min, configure the shutdown timer for 10 min in the Edit Shutdown Configuration dialog box.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 87 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 70. Dell Network Management Card Shutdown Parameters Use Case #4 You want to have a shutdown when the remaining time of the last UPS is 10 min. In this case, each server can have an individual shutdown duration (10 min, 8 min, 3 min…). • You need to configure a shutdown duration of 10 min in the Dell ULNM.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 90 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Hyper-V Manager Hyper-V Server R1, R2 Dell UPS Local Node Manager Main Operating System: 2008 Enterprise R2 x64 (hosting Hyper-V) Dell Computer Dell UPS Figure 72.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 92 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM • Windows 7 x86/x64 (except Home edit ions; only on Hyper-V Server R2) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 & 11 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2/5.3/5.4 x86/x64 • Dell ULNM for Windows NOTE: Hyper-V Server does not support an RS-232 communication port. Connect the UPS through the USB link or through the Network link (optional H910P Dell Network Management Card).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 94 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM To enable an automatic boot of each VM when Microsoft Hyper-V starts up (Figure 74): 1 From the Hyper-V Manager, select the Virtual Machine list. 2 Select the VM from the list. 3 Select Parameters > Manage > Automatic Start Action. 4 Choose the appropriate parameters for the VM. Figure 74.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 95 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM To ensure an automatic graceful shutdown of each VM when Microsoft Hyper-V stops (Figure 75): 1 From the Hyper-V Manager, select the Virtual Machine list. 2 Select the VM from the list. 3 Select Parameters > Management > Automatic Stop Actions. 4 Choose the appropriate parameters for the VM. Figure 75. Set Automatic Graceful Shutdown NOTE: With Windows Hyper-V Server, this configuration will be done remotely.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 96 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The MMC Microsoft console is installed on a remote computer running Windows 2008 Server or Vista SP1 (Figure 76). Figure 76.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 97 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Dell ULNM Installation Prerequisites The prerequisites for Dell ULNM installation are described in “Installation Prerequisites” on page 13. Also see “Compatibility” on page 10. Dell ULNM Network Configuration Prerequisites All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows free dialog between them.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 98 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Remote access (for Hyper-V Server or Hyper-V Manager on Windows 2008) – From a remote machine, you can type one of the following URLs in a Web browser: http://:4679/ Or https://:4680/ SSL Mode 1 In SSL mode, click Yes to accept the certificate. 2 Login (admin) / Password (admin) are default access entries.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 99 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM For the other nodes, perform the discovery based on IP address ranges using the “Range Scan” option. Using “Range Scan” discovers the nodes that are outside of the network segment and nodes that are not compatible for discovery using the “Quick Scan” feature. Other useful configuration operations are: • Use Settings > Shutdown to assign the IP address of the UPS that powers the local Computer.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 100 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 79. Events List Page References Useful Links • Dell software download page: http://www.dellups.com • Microsoft Hyper-V reference documents: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv.aspx Useful Commands The following is a useful commands to list Windows services activated: • C:\net stat ULNM with Microsoft Hyper-V or Hyper-V Server 100
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 105 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM For the automatic VM boot on VMware ESX start-up: • From the Virtual Infrastructure Client interface, select Virtual machine startup / shutdown> Configuration > Properties > Start and stop VMs with the system and tick Enable. • On the Properties page, you can define the startup order of your VMs.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 106 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Dell ULNM Network Configuration Prerequisites All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows free dialog between them. Connections through the following ports must be authorized within the firewall of the main operating system: • 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/).
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 107 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Dell ULNM Installation (VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1) To install the Dell ULNM on VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1: 1 Download the latest version of the Dell ULNM from http://www.dellups.com/. NOTE: When you download the latest version of Dell ULNM, it will automatically detect ESX Server, and will generate shutdown command script. This shutdown.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 108 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Using ULNM with VMware for ESX Server 4.0/4.1 This section provides an operation quick reference information for using the Dell ULNM with VMware for ESX Server 4.0 and 4.1 after installation is completed. More detailed operation information is available beginning in Chapter 3. Remote access (for VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 109 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM • Networked UPSs through broadcast within a few seconds (Optional H910P Dell Network Management Card) The discovered UPSs connected through a network connection are not automatically assigned as the Power Source. You must select the node and click Set as Power Source. The status icon becomes green . • The nodes discovered by “Quick Scan” are displayed in Settings > Auto Discovery.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 110 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 85. Events List Page References Reference documents for VMware ESX Server are available on VMware Web site: http://www.VMware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html Reference documents for VMware tools are available in Installation of VMware tools: Basic System Administration ESX Server and vSphere Client manual in the chapter titled, “Installing and Upgrading WMWare Tools.” NOTE: Use the appropriate manual version.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 111 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM ULNM with VMware ESX Server 4.0 /4.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 115 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The following prerequisites apply: • VMware ESXi Server Machine up and running • Only ESXi pay version is supported by this solution • VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant VIMA 1.0 or vSphere Management Assistant (vMA 4.0 or 5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 116 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 2 Select the Configuration tab (see Figure 88). Figure 88. VMware Configuration Tab 3 Select Virtual machine startup / shutdown (see Figure 89).Click Properties in right-hand corner. Figure 89. Properties Panel ULNM with VMware ESXi Server 4.0/4.1/5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 117 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 90. Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown 4 Select VIMA/vMA guest machine and click Edit to configure, as shown in Figure 90.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 118 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Dell ULNM Installation Prerequisites The prerequisites for Dell ULNM installation are described in “Installation Prerequisites” on page 13. Also see “Compatibility” on page 10. Dell ULNM Network Configuration Prerequisites All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows free dialog between them. NOTE: vMA 5 (Suse OS) does not require firewall settings.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 119 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The following step is not needed on vMA 5 (Suse OS) • Save firewall settings using following command: NOTE: In this command we propose the -I (insert) option, but it is possible to use -A (append) as well. It is not exactly the same command. Please refer to firewall documentation for the best command for you. > service iptables save NOTE: To configure your VMware ESXi Server for the network, please refer to the user’s manual.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 121 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The discovered UPSs connected through a network connection are not automatically assigned as the Power Source. You must select the node and click Set as Power Source. The status icon becomes green . • The nodes discovered by “Quick Scan” are displayed in Settings > Auto Discovery. 2 For the other nodes, perform the discovery based on IP address ranges using the “Range Scan” option.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 122 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 92. Edit Shutdown Configuration Page ULNM with VMware ESXi Server 4.0/4.1/5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 123 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Operation Use Views > Power Source (optional) to supervise the current state of the UPS that powers the server running the Dell ULNM (see Figure 93). Figure 93. Power Source Main Page ULNM with VMware ESXi Server 4.0/4.1/5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 124 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM The Events > Event List view allows you to view the device events (see Figure 94). Figure 94. Events List Page References • Reference documents for VMware ESX Server are available on VMware Web site: http://www.VMware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html • Reference documents for VMware ESX Server are available on VMware Web site: http://www.VMware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html • Visit http://www.vmware.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 125 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM ULNM with Xen Virtualized Architecture 9 The Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM) discovers and supervises Dell UPSs and PDUs connected across a network, either by means of a card or proxy. It supervises the remote servers hosting the Dell ULNM and also provides local computer graceful shutdown. The Dell ULNM interface can be accessed remotely using a Web browser.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 127 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM As illustrated in Figure 96, the Dell ULNM is installed on each OpenSource Xen system and provides a graceful shutdown solution for Xen virtualization environments installed on each Xen system. This solution does not require XenCenter management software.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 128 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Citrix XenServer Architecture Figure 97 illustrates the Dell ULNM configuration in a Citrix XenServer architecture. Domain1 Guest Domain2 Guest Domain3 Guest Domain0 Guest Xen Hypervisor DELL ULNM HARDWARE LAYER Network Client XenCenter Citrix XenServer USB Dell UPS Figure 97.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 129 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Installation Prerequisites This installation and configuration of Dell ULNM has been tested upon following Xen environment: • Citrix XenServer 5.6 x86 The prerequisites to install Dell ULNM on Citrix XenServer 5.6 x86 machine are as follows: • XenServer host must have 5 MB free space. • Dell ULNM installation packages on XenServer • XenServer and XenCenter should be of same version.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 130 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 98. Windows Server 2003 Properties Page Dell ULNM Installation Prerequisites The prerequisites for Dell ULNM installation are described in “Installation Prerequisites” on page 13. Also see “Compatibility” on page 10. Dell ULNM Network Configuration Prerequisites All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows them to communicate freely with each other.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 132 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 6 Install the Dell UPS Local Node Manager rpm package on XenServer using the following command: • rpm -i ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-i386.rpm Silent Installation 1 For silent Dell ULNM installation process, please refer to “Silent Installation” on page 25.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 133 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM RHEL 5 and Debian 5.0 (Lenny) Architecture Figure 99 illustrates the Dell ULNM configuration for RHEL 5 and Debian 5.0 (Lenny) architecture Domain1 Guest Domain2 Guest Domain3 Guest Domain0 Guest RHEL or DEBIAN + Xen Hypervisor DELL ULNM HARDWARE LAYER Network SSH Client Xen Hypervisor on Linux RHEL/Debian USB/serial (Debian) Dell UPS Figure 99. Dell ULNM Configurations for RHEL 5 and Debian 5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 134 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Installation Prerequisites This installation and configuration of Dell ULNM has been tested upon following Xen environment: • Red Hat 5 x86_64 • Debian 5.0 (Lenny) x86_64 The prerequisites to install Dell ULNM with Xen enabled on RHEL 5/Debian 5.0 (Lenny) are as follows: • Xen Hypervisor (on RHEL/Debian) must have 5 MB free space. • Dell ULNM installation packages on RHEL/Debian.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 138 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Server and VM are managed by KVM console Server and VM are managed by KVM console Server and VM are managed by KVM console Server is shut down by hosted Dell UPS Server is shut down by hosted Dell UPS Server is shut down by hosted Dell UPS Network KVM and Dell UPS KVM and Dell UPS KVM and Dell UPS POWER Dell UPS Dell UPS Figure 100.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 139 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM User Space (Applications) Guest OS (Virtual Machine) QEMU /dev/kvm DELL ULNM HARDWARE Network SSH Client KVM Hypervisor on Linux RHEL/Debian USB/serial Dell UPS Figure 101. Dell ULNM Configurations for KVM on RHEL 6 and Debian 5.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 140 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Installation Prerequisites The configuration and installation of the Dell ULNM with KVM on RHEL 6 and Debian 5.0 (Lenny) has been tested on the following KVM environment: • RHEL 6 x86_64 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux v6) • Debian 5.0 (Lenny) x86_64 • kernel version 2.6.32-71.18.1.el6.x86_64 • qemu-kvm version 0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.6.x86_64 • libvirt version 0.8.1-27.el.x86_64 • virt-manager version 0.8.4-8.el6.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 141 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Figure 102. RHEL 4 Virtual Machine Monitor Dell ULNM Installation Prerequisites The prerequisites for Dell ULNM installation are described in “Installation Prerequisites” on page 13. Also see “Compatibility” on page 10. Dell ULNM Network Configuration Prerequisites All hardware elements must have an operational network configuration that allows them to communicate freely with each other.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 143 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 4 Upload the package on your KVM environment 5 Install the Dell ULNM package: • For RHEL6 x86_64: rpm -i ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-x86_64.rpm • For Debian 5.0 (Lenny): dpkg -i ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-x86_64.deb Silent Installation For silent Dell ULNM installation process, please refer to “Silent Installation” on page 143.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 144 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM 11 Troubleshooting This chapter describes troubleshooting for the Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM). Messages or Issues and Solutions HTML pages Cannot display the UPS properties page. HTTP 404 error with IE. Solution: • Check the URL entered.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 145 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Linux Red Hat, OpenSUSE and Mandriva: Notification icon (system tray icon) is not started upon installation or upgrade Solutions: • Launch the following command, as your standard user, from a terminal or using a Launch feature: $ /usr/local/Dell/UPSLocalNodeManager/mc2 -systray NOTE: If you launch this command from a terminal, add an ampersand (&) at the end of the command line in order to detach the process.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 146 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM For example: { 'proxyHost': "proxy.domain.com", 'proxyPort': "8080" } Then, restart the Dell ULNM to reload the configuration Dell ULNM Linux displays the Network “Communication Lost” alarm after 20 minutes Solution: • Improvement in the next release. When Activating Shutdown Controller under Linux When you enable the Shutdown Controller optional module, a problem in the Dell ULNM service initialization occurs.
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0120_3-Dell ULNM UG.book Page 147 Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:34 PM Solutions: • Change the Dell ULNM shutdown configuration from “Hibernate” to “Shutdown.” • Execute the command “Powercfg -h on” under an administrator account to restore the Windows Vista “Hibernate” option. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;928897#LetMeFixItMyself Shutdown Sequence When connected through a serial RS-232, Pulsar UPSs sometimes do not shut off as expected.