PCNS3 + vMA5 + ESXi 5 Errors

[forced_apc]

I have installed vMA 5 on an ESXi 5 host. I installed PCNS 3 with the patch that replaced the install_en.sh and added the uninstall.

To test to make sure the machine will shut down. I use the vMA console and go to:
/opt/APC/PowerChute/group1/bin/ and run sudo ./shutdown.pl

I get:

Can't load '/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/libvmatargetlib_perl.so' for module vmatargetlib_perl: libtypes.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory at /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm line 203.
at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/VMware/VmaTargetLib.pm line 10.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/VMware/VIFPLib.pm line 9.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/VMware/VIFPLib.pm line 9.
Compilation failed in require at ./shutdownhost.pl line 17.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./shutdownhost.pl line 17.

My next problem is I can't get to the web ui of the host, which I believe is a firewall issue and will tackle that once I know the PCNS is working.

Thanks for any help!
-Steve

[forced_apc]

Thanks for writing, I saw that article and had replaced the files before the install.

[BillP]

i wonder if you are having this issue?

http://nam-en.apc.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11500

[BillP]

To verify PCNS is running run the command
sudo /etc/init.d/PowerChute status
If PCNS is running the system will return “PowerChute is running…”
If it is not running you can start it by typing
sudo /etc/init.d/PowerChute start

To test shutdown
1. CD to /opt/APC/PowerChute/group1 dir
2. run sudo bin/shutdown

[forced_apc]

Thanks for that! I got "PowerChute is running..."
Then I used the shutdown command you gave and it shutdown the host!

When I turned the host back on, I went to the logs of one of the VMs (Server 2008). It says that the previous shutdown was unexpected. Shouldn't the host shutdown the VMs first?

[forced_apc]

OK, thanks again to "i picKed a winna" and this link:
Linkie

I clicked over to this link: Linkie

And configured my automatic shutdown from there...

On my 2 Windows VMs, I altered the poweroff-vm-default.bat file and added "shutdown /s /f" to the end of the file and saved. Then when I did the "bin/shutdown" command it gracefully shutdown the VMs...

Still working on the web ui...

Message was edited by: forced

[forced_apc]

My next issue is with the web ui for the vm host. I disabled the firewall, and got a "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".

I added the attached apc.xml file to the /etc/vmware/firewall folder. Then I refreshed by using "esxcli network firewall refresh". When I go the security profile screen of the vm host using the vsphere client, I can see the APC id listed and it is checked. I tried the web ui again but got the same result.

the apc.xml file is:



APC

inbound
tcp
dst
3052


outbound
tcp
dst
3052


inbound
tcp
dst
6547



inbound
tcp
dst
80


outbound
tcp
dst
80


inbound
udp
dst
3052


outbound
udp
dst
3052

fale
false

[Anonymous user]

force,

can you provide the details you used to fix the problem. i am having the same issues with vm's not being gracefully shutdown. I, as you, referenced the link that 'wanna' referenced.

my host shuts down but the vms hard power off.

[BillP]

i edited the other posters post to retrieve this link for you: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100818...

[Anonymous user]

Hi !

How to check or change APC FIREWALL SETTING ?

Thank you !

[Anonymous user]

Hi,

the link given not working, i got a same issue cannot access ui web,
maybe firewall issue.

Thank you

[BillP · Accepted solution]

how to do this is in the knowledge base. search for FA159765 in http://www.apc.com/site/support/index.cfm/faq/ and refer to the section titled: How to verify communication ports are open in the vMA and how to add host servers to the server list