Sdscript

vMA - Using HP Power Protector agent to shutdown virtual hosts

Virtual

Goal was to create a vMA which would send a shutdown signal to all the virtual hosts it knows about. I’ve assumed that ESX and management agents that live within the service console will eventually be phased out.

The steps…

  1. Download and install the vMA from vmware - fire up the vm and setup the basic networking required
  2. Create trusts within the vMA to each of the vmware hosts you wish to manage (sudo vifp addserver )
  3. Install HP Power Protector (linux agent) - you could substitute for your UPS client software
  4. Modify the shutdown script (may differ per vendor) to shutdown the esxboxs- “SDScript” (hostops.pl)

The 1st step is easy enough. Find the download at vmware and install (Deploy OVF Template…)