ESXi 5 host not shutting down

[Anonymous user]

As per my subject, we have 3 ESXi 5 in HA environment, and was install vMA 5 with PCNS 3.0.1, below what had been done but not working.

My physical ESXi host ip = 10.10.10.12 & 10.10.10.13 & 10.10.10.14
My vMA 5 ip = 10.10.10.36

1, vifp addserver 10.10.10.12 -- Done
vifp addserver 10.10.10.13 -- Done
vifp addserver 10.10.10.14 -- Done

2, vifp listservers -- show result
10.10.10.12 ESXi
10.10.10.13 ESXi
10.10.10.14 ESXi

3, configure PCNS - Event --> On Battery --> Shutdown enable, delay 120 seconds -- Done

4, copy "shutdownvms.sh" file to vMA 5 in directory /opt/APC/PowerChute, run the command --> sudo chmod +x shutdownvms.sh

5, configure shutdown in PCNS --> run this command file --> shutdownvms.sh (download from APC to shutdown VMs in HA environment) -- Done

6, configure shutdown in PCNS --> command file need this many time to complete --> 180 seconds -- Done

7, modify the shutdownvms.sh script file --> hosts=(10.10.10.12 10.10.10.13 10.10.10.14)

8, add a line to shutdown file in directory /opt/APC/PowerChute/group1/bin come bundle with pcns301ESXi.tar.gz with this line -->
export PERL_LWP_SSL_VERIFY_HOSTNAME=0

The result of my testing is PCNS only able to shutdown vMA 5, not the VMs guest and ESXi host.
I'd test adjust the delay time longer but it still the same.
What could I missing in the setup? should I "chmod 744" and "chown root" to the script files? I was done this as well.
Anyone please help to advice?
Thank you.

[BillP]

hello,

i asked our PCNS team here for some help on this. here is what was suggested:

• Be sure that the servers have been added to the fasspass list. The command is vifptarget –s (example vifptarget -s 10.10.10.12)
• To verify there is communications between the vMA and the host/s, run the command vicfg-nics -– server -–list (example vicfg-nics -– server 10.10.10.12 -– list)

The list command should list all of the nics installed in the host. Once all hosts are added run the shut down test again.

Also, please verify what version of the vMA 5 is running i.e. 5.0, 5.0.0.1, 5.0.0.2?

thanks!

[Anonymous user]

Hi, thank you for your response.
FYI, my vMA5 version is 5.0.0.2-724898.
If my VM in HA environment, can I just using the same method with the shutdownvms.sh script to test shutdown only single ESXi host instead all hosts?
Because my others ESXi host running under production.
Thank you.

[BillP · Accepted solution]

the answer is yes. you'll need to remove the host address from the script and from the server list.