User`s guide

Virtualization
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Figure 89. Eaton IPM Connected to ESX/ESXi to Protect VMware Infrastructure (Without vCenter)
Prerequisites
The Infrastructure Connectors module for virtualization requires the following prerequisites:
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VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere Client must be installed.
NOTE vCenter and Eaton IPM could be installed on the same network.
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To provide the VM graceful shutdown, you must install VMware tools on each VM.
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You have knowledge and experience with Eaton IPM software and the VMware infrastructure.
NOTE Since IPM version 1.25, vSphere SDK for Perl is no longer required.
In this solution, ESX and ESXi hosts are not controlled by vCenter (paid version only), which provides following
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Eaton IPP application is installed on VMware Infrastructure Management Agent (VIMA) / vMA for each host
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Eaton IPP configurations and actions can be managed centrally from the Eaton IPM client
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Some command line programming is required
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Remote graceful shutdown of multiple ESX / ESXi servers and hosted VMs