Dell UPS 5600R - Manual (Page 4)

Dell UPS Management Software: VMware vCenter Shutdown Scenarios
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 Provides mass configuration and firmware update for Dell UPS NMCs. The optional NMC is
recommended for remote management and required for managing UPSs in virtualized IT
environments.
 Provides centralized management of Dell UPS Local Node Manager applications running on
remote traditional (Windows/Linux) or virtualized servers (Microsoft
® , VMware ® , Citrix ® ,
Red Hat ® ).
 Provides an agent-less method for managing multiple hosts in clusters using VMware vCenter™
or Citrix XenCenter
® .
Figure 1: Dell’s Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC)
The Dell Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) does not:
 Control virtual machine (VM) behavior. This is managed by the host and configured through
vCenter or other host management interface.
 Assume responsibility for VM startup/shutdown/hibernation/VM migration. This is managed by
the host management interface.
 Replace a user’s need to understand VM behavior responding to a host entering maintenance
mode or shutting down.
 Explain all possible scenarios according to the various virtualization vendors, license types and
feature sets.
The Dell UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM):
 Acts as a local shutdown agent on local computers using traditional operating systems, for
graceful, unattended UPS shutdown and restart.