I use APC PCNS (I’ve updated them to the latest version available December 
2017) and updated my ESXI from 5.5 to 6.5 and everything is working fine.


Regards,

Jordi

 

De: AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> en nombre de Christopher Hawker 
<m...@chrishawker.com.au>
Fecha: martes, 27 de febrero de 2018, 9:39
Para: Daniel Watson <daniel.wat...@zax.com.au>, "ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" 
<ausnog@lists.ausnog.net>
Asunto: Re: [AusNOG] UPS Compatibility with ESXI 6.5 Communication

 

Hello Daniel,

 

I'd have a look at APC UPS Daemon - http://www.apcupsd.com/.

 

"Apcupsd can be used for power mangement and controlling most of APC’s UPS 
models on Unix and Windows machines. Apcupsd works with most of APC’s Smart-UPS 
models as well as most simple signalling models such a Back-UPS, and 
BackUPS-Office. During a power failure, apcupsd will inform the users about the 
power failure and that a shutdown may occur. If power is not restored, a system 
shutdown will follow when the battery is exhausted, a timeout (seconds) 
expires, or runtime expires based on internal APC calculations determined by 
power consumption rates. Apcupsd is licensed under the GPL version 2."

 

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/518977 would be a good place to look at 
too. I know the thread was focused around 6.0.0 but should apply to 6.5 as well.

 

I'd suggest the APCSMT1500I 1500VA UPS from APC. Well built and rarely fail. 
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/apc-smt1500i-smartups-1500-lcd-ups-980w-1500va-aa48035
 However, if this is being run on a production environment, with dual-PSUs, I'd 
recommend one on each PSU or better yet, buy a rack-mount UPS - so if one does 
fail (touch wood it never does), you don't lose your servers. You may find that 
1500VA may not be enough depending on the load that the servers draw, unless 
you aren't looking for business continuity and just need clean shutdowns of the 
VMs and hosts.

CH.

From: AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> on behalf of Daniel Watson 
<daniel.wat...@zax.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:33:35 AM
To: ausnog@lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] UPS Compatibility with ESXI 6.5 Communication 

 

Hi Members,

 

Just seeking some input on/off list for recommendations for any entry level’ish 
UPS’s that would be compatible with communication through USB to shutdown an 
ESXI environment upon loss of power.

 

I have taken a decent look around at some of the available models on the 
current market and most of them do not talk about virtualized environments 
which makes this a bit hard,

 

Any tips or pointers on/off list would be appreciated.

 

Looking around 900 – 1500 VA

 

DW

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