https://sigtar.com/tags/vi-admin/ Recent content in Vi-Admin on sigtar.com Hugo en-nz Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1300 https://sigtar.com/2009/12/18/vma-using-hp-power-protector-agent-to-shutdown-virtual-hosts/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1300 https://sigtar.com/2009/12/18/vma-using-hp-power-protector-agent-to-shutdown-virtual-hosts/ <p>Goal was to create a vMA which would send a shutdown signal to all the virtual hosts it knows about. I&rsquo;ve assumed that ESX and management agents that live within the service console will eventually be phased out.</p> <p>The steps&hellip;</p> <ol> <li>Download and install the vMA from vmware - fire up the vm and setup the basic networking required</li> <li>Create trusts within the vMA to each of the vmware hosts you wish to manage (sudo vifp addserver <server>)</li> <li>Install HP Power Protector (linux agent) - you could substitute for your UPS client software</li> <li>Modify the shutdown script (may differ per vendor) to shutdown the esxboxs- &ldquo;SDScript&rdquo; (hostops.pl)</li> </ol> <p>The 1st step is easy enough. Find the download at vmware and install (Deploy OVF Template&hellip;)</p>