Script the shutdown of the OS's and then SSH into the ESX host and do
shutdown -h now.
Psshutdown from sysinternals will do the trick, and force the
applications to close.
So basically psshutdown -f \\servername <file:///\\servername> for all
the servers ( A looping batch script would probably be the best)
PSShutdown v2.52 - Shutdown, logoff and power manage local and remote
systems
opyright (C) 1999-2006 Mark Russinovich
ysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
sage:
sshutdown -s|-r|-h|-d|-k|-a|-l|-o [-f] [-c] [-t [nn|h:m]] [-v nn] [-e
[u|p]:xx:
y] [-m "message"] [-u Username [-p password]] [-n s]
[\\computer[,computer[,...
|@file]
-a Abort a shutdown (only possible while countdown is in
progress)
-c Allow the shutdown to be aborted by the interactive user
-d Suspend the computer
-e Shutdown reason code (available on Windows XP and higher).
Specify 'u' for unplanned and 'p' for planned
shutdown reason codes.
xx is the major reason code (must be less than 256)
yy is the minor reason code (must be less than 65536)
-f Forces running applications to close
-h Hibernate the computer
-k Poweroff the computer (reboot if poweroff is not
supported)
-l Lock the computer
-m Message to display to logged on users
-n Specifies timeout in seconds connecting to remote
computers
-o Logoff the console user
-p Specifies optional password for user name. If you omit
this
you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.
-r Reboot after shutdown
-s Shutdown without poweroff
-t Specifies countdown in seconds until shutdown (default is
20) or
the time of shutdown (in 24 hour notation)
-u Specifies optional user name for login to remote
computer.
-v Display message for the specified number of seconds before
the shutdown. If you omit this parameter the shutdown
notification dialog displays and specifying a value of 0
omits the dialog.
computer Shutdown the computer or computers specified
@file Shutdown the computers listed in the file specified
easons defined on this computer (U = unplanned, P = planned):
ype Major Minor Title
U 0 0 Other (Unplanned)
P 0 0 Other (Planned)
U 1 1 Hardware: Maintenance (Unplanned)
P 1 1 Hardware: Maintenance (Planned)
U 1 2 Hardware: Installation (Unplanned)
P 1 2 Hardware: Installation (Planned)
U 2 3 Operating System: Upgrade (Unplanned)
P 2 3 Operating System: Upgrade (Planned)
U 2 4 Operating System: Reconfiguration (Unplanned)
P 2 4 Operating System: Reconfiguration (Planned)
U 4 1 Application: Maintenance (Unplanned)
P 4 1 Application: Maintenance (Planned)
U 4 5 Application: Unresponsive
U 4 6 Application: Unstable
Edward Ziots
Network Engineer
Lifespan Organization
MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network +
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Phone:401-639-3505
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Cc: Augusta_Kimble/[email protected]
Subject: Shutting down an entire VMWare system
Greetings! As an emergency call center, we are 24 x 365.25.
We have about 30 or so virtual servers in a VMWare ESX 3.5 system. Its
datastore is an IBM DS 3400 SAN. The SAN needs a firmware upgrade...
The upgrade requires, at one point, shutting down the ESX servers and
then shutting down the SAN. (Obviously, with the ESX servers down, the
VMWare environment ceases to exist for a period.)
What is the least bad way to go about shutting this down? Does one need
to log into each virtual server and power it off from the vm's OS (ie,
log into Windows, then "Start -> Shut down")? Is it all right to, from
the VM managment system, simple right-click each one and select "power
down"? Would it be just as "safe" to log into the ESX consoles and shut
them down from there first with the VMs running? (We have had our
environment survive when the ESX servers shut themselves down due to a
room cooling failure, but it was rather rough on the nerves!)
Whatever, I'm obviously not looking forward to this - but thanks!
--
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