Bobu2,

You should be able to, even though it isn't officially supported currently. Here are a couple things.

You will need to get the correct vMA from here - www.vmware.com/.../vima

After that you need to change the shutdown command.

The shutdown command is:

perl /usr/local/Dell/UPSLocalNodeManager/bin/virt_tools/shutdownESXi.pl --server 10.10.10.10 --username=root --password=P@ssword

After that it should work for you.

Let me know how it goes.

Which version of the ups software should I use? I believe the esxi 4 vMA was based on CentOS linux and the esxi 5 vMA is based on SUSE linux.

I understand I need to use the vMA 5.0 and that is what I have installed. The only problem is I don't see any Dell UPS software for esxi 5.0 only for esxi 4.

You will need to use the 5. That is correct it is SUSE based. It should install without issue.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. You will use the UPS software for 4 and change the shutdown command.

I tried installing the ups software for 4 and get the following error.

/bin/rpm: cannot execute binary file

Any thoughts?

Hi bobu2,

I was just working on almost the exact same thing with ESXi 5, vma5, and Dell UPS Local Node Manager did you ever find a working solution?

Thanks

JHawk

You can install the rpm package by logging into your vMA vm and then issuing a sudo su and use the vi-admin password. That should elevate you to a root prompt that will allow you to install the local node manager package. I ended up just using a windows vm with the windows version of local node manager and installing the rCLI for esxi 5 and writing a batch file that gets called to shutdown the VMs and esxi hosts. I already had this windows vm up for management purposes so that's why I added the ups management to it plus we run all windows servers here and management didn't want to have to learn a linux system. If you decide to go the windows route let me know and I can provide the batch file contents that I use to shutdown VMs and Hosts.

Forgot to add the vMA modified shutdown command.

perl /usr/local/Dell/UPSLocalNodeManager/bin/virt_tools/shutdownESXi.pl --server 10.180.57.193 --username=root --password=P@ssword

I am using the documentation provided with our dell ups 

it's called the Dell UPS management software insallation and configuration user's guide

it tells me me in the installion on a VMwareesxi server to run teh command vifpinit however that command is now deprecated. how do I continue to install this software into my 5.0 VMA on a ESXi5.0 cluster?

thanks!