PowerWalker WinPower Software V.4.3.0.1 Manual - Manual (Page 87)

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14. How to install software on VMware ESX 3.5/4.0/4.1
This section describes the installation and configuration of the Software on a VMware ESX
Server.
Software allows you to connect VMware ESX 3.5/4.0/4.1 with a UPS through the RS232 or USB
port.
Please notice: When you want to connect VMware ESX 4.0/4.1 with a UPS through USB
port, you should execute the command to activate the usb.o on your System to make the USB
communication normal, and then restart the VMware ESX 4.0/4.1 server. The command:
esxcfg-module -s "libusb_support=1" usb.o
If you don’t want to input the command above, you can start the agent of software after
first installation. And then restart the VMware ESX 4.0/4.1 server, the USB communication will
be normal.
The software will be monitored and configured by a remote Agent on either a Microsoft
Windows or Linux platform.
The software notifies the VMware server of power events or UPS alerts with pop up broadcast
information on the console. It also safely shuts down the VMware ESX server and the guest
operating system.
Before the VMware ESX system shuts down, use the shutdown.sh script to shut down the
guest operating system.
All operations are tested on VMware server with two guest operating systems (Windows 2003
and Windows XP), when the certain conditions exist, such as:
UPS Battery is low
Battery backup time is reached
Tested operations include:
Safely shuts down the VMware server
Safely shuts down the guest operating system
Software notifies the VMware server of power events or the UPS alerts
Installation
This section provides information about installing and configuring Software on a VMware server
and installing VMware Tools on a guest operating system.
Prerequisites
VMware ESX Server with 125 MB free space for the software.
VMware Infrastructure client must be installed on different machine.
Software Installation
To install the software:
1. Download the software from the Web site or from the CD provided with the UPS.
2. Enter the command to install software:
▲ For the CD installation, enter the command:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
cd /mnt/Linux
./setup_console.bin
▲ For the download installation, enter the command:
tar –zxvf PowerWalker-WinPower_setup_Linux.tar.gz
cd /mnt/Linux
./setup_console.bin
3 Start the Agent. From the installation path, enter the command:
./agent start
Installing VMware Tools on a Microsoft Windows Guest
To install the VMware Tools for a Microsoft Windows guest:
1. On the VM Templates page, move the pointer over the virtual machine template name and
select View Console from the menu.
2. Insert and start the Microsoft Windows operating system installation CD.
3. Log in to the guest operating system inside the virtual machine console, and then click Install
VMware Tools.
4. From within the guest operating system, click OK to confirm that you want to install VMware
Tools and launch the Install Shield wizard.
▲ If auto-run is enabled in the guest operating system (the default setting for Microsoft