2.shutdown

VMwareESXiShutdownWizardUser'sManualTableofContents1Overview11.
1Shutdownprocedure12ConfigureVMwareESXiinVMwarevSphereClient.
22.
1InstallvMA.
22.
2Configurestartup/shutdownautomaticallywithVMwareESXi.
32.
3ConfiguresdVMwareESXiport63AboutVMwareESXiShutdownWizardandconfiguration73.
1AboutVMwareESXiShutdownWizard73.
2UploadsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gztovMAbyWinSCP73.
3AuthorizesdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gztorootuser.
93.
4ExtractsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gz.
123.
5sdVMESXiintroduction.
133.
6VMwareESXishutdownconfiguration.
143.
7Startup/shutdown/restartVMwareESXiShutdownWizard164ConfigurationtoautostartupVMwareESXiShutdownWizardwithvMA.
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1711Overview1.
1ShutdownprocedureThefullnameforthevMAis"vSphereManagementAssistant".
ItisreleasedbytheVMwarecompanytomanagethevSphere.
*MonitoringsoftwarecouldbeViewPowerorViewPowerPro.
VMwareServerESXiVirtual/GuestOSVirtual/GuestOSvMAsdVMwareESXiUPSpowerfailureMonitoringsoftware*actionVMwareESXIShutdownWizardactionVMwareESXiShutdownShutdownconditionismetNotify"VMwareESXiShutdownWizard"ShutdownVMwareESXi22ConfigureVMwareESXiinVMwarevSphereClient2.
1InstallvMA1.
Gotothewebsitehttp://www.
vmware.
com/support/developer/vima/2.
DownloadthevMAfileandextractit.
TheformatfortheVMAdocumentis*.
OVF.
3.
StarttheVMwarevSphereClient.
4.
Select"File">"DeployOVFTemplate".
ClickthebrowsebuttonandselecttheOVFdocument.
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ExecutevMAandthedefaultusernameisvi-admin.
Setthepasswordbeforefirstlogin2.
2Configurestartup/shutdownautomaticallywithVMwareESXi1.
StartVMwarevSphereClient2.
ClickConfiguration->VirtualMachinestartup/shutdown->Properties43.
Click"Allowvirtualmachinestostartandstopautomaticallywiththesystem"checkbox.
4.
Moveupthevirtualmachinestothe"AutomaticStartup"listThevirtualmachineswillstart/stopwhenthehoststart/shutdownautomatically5Note:IftheShutdownActionissetup,makesuretheVMwaretoolsareinstalledineachvirtualmachine.
PleaserefertotheofficialwebsiteformoreinformationaboutVMwaretools.
RightclickoneoftheVMsandclickGuest->Install/UpgradeVMwareTools.
ThevMAwillinstalltheVMwareToolsasdefault.
6IfVMwareToolsareinstalled,itwillshowbelowscreen:IfVMwareToolsarenotinstalled,itwillshowbelowscreen:2.
3ConfiguresdVMwareESXiportThesdVMwareESXiusesudpport31234andthisportisopenedasdefault.
OpentheUDPportsbythefollowingcommandiftheportisdisabled:iptables-IINPUT-pudp--dport31234-jACCEPTiptables-IOUTPUT-pudp--dport31234-jACCEPT73AboutVMwareESXiShutdownWizardandconfiguration3.
1AboutVMwareESXiShutdownWizardVMwareESXishutdownwizardwillacceptshutdowncommandstoremotelyshutdownVMwareESXifromViewPowerorViewPowerPro.
ThisshutdownwizardisabackgroundprocessunderthevMA.
SimplyextractvMA.
Then,VMwareESXishutdownwizardisembedded.
NOTE:It'srequestedtoconfigureVMwareESXishutdownwizardwithIDofrootuser.
Becauseit'srequiredtoaddsomeshellscriptsin"/etc"directoryandthismodificationisonlyauthorizedtorootuseronly.
Ifit'snotfollowedwithrootuser,itmaynotautomaticallytriggerVMwareESXishutdownwizardwhenvMAisactivated.
3.
2UploadsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gztovMAbyWinSCPLoingvMAbyWinSCP8FindthesdVMwareESXifromleftwindow.
Dragandreleaseittotherightwindow.
93.
3AuthorizesdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gztorootuserOpenPuTTY10ChangethepasswordofrootuserWhenfirstusingvMA,it'snecessarytochangethepasswordofrootuser.
Pleasekeyin"sudopasswdroot"tochangepassword.
SwitchtorootuserKeyin"su-"toswitchtorootuser11CopysdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gzfrom/home/vi-adminto/rootKeyin"mv/home/vi-admin/sdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gz/root"AuthorizesdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gztoberootuser.
Keyin"chownrootsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gz"123.
4ExtractsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gzKeyin"tar–zxvfsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gz"toextractsdVMwareESXi.
tar.
gzandthedefaultfoldernameissdVMwareESXi.
133.
5sdVMESXiintroductionConfig:It'stoconfigurethehostname(IP),usernameandpasswordofvMWareserverESXi.
Startup.
sh:It'stostartsdVMwareESXi.
Shutdown.
sh:It'stoshutdownsdVMwareESXi.
Restart.
sh:It'storestartsdVMwareESXi.
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6VMwareESXishutdownconfigurationKeyin"cdconfig"toenter"config"folder.
Youwillfindtwofileshere.
Example.
remote:Itwillshowexamplestoconfigurehost.
remote.
Host.
remote:It'stoconfigureVMwareServerESXi.
Keyin"moreexample.
remote"toviewtheexample.
Hostname:PleaseenterIPorhostnameofvmwareexsi.
Username:Loginusernameofvmwareesxi.
Password:Enterpasswordofusername.
15Configurehost.
remoteKeyin"echohostname-username-password>host.
remote"toconfigurehost.
remote.
Forexample,TheIPofvMWareserveris192.
168.
126.
128,usernameisrootandpasswordis1234567.
Ifit'srequestedtoshutdownthisWMwareESXi,configurethehost.
remoteasbelow.
Keyin"echo192.
168.
126.
128-root-1234567>host.
remote"Keyin"morehost.
remote"toviewhost.
remote163.
7Startup/shutdown/restartVMwareESXiShutdownWizardStartupsdVMwareESXiKeyin"cd/root/sdVMwareESXi"andthenkeyin".
/startup.
sh"tostartupsdVMwareESXi.
WhenthesdVMwareESXiisrunninganditwillgettheconfigurationfromhost.
remote.
sdVMwareESXiwillemptythishost.
remotebecauseallconfigurationofhost.
remotehasbeencryptedandsavedsomewhere.
It'snoneedtoconfigurethehost.
remoteagainwhenrestartingsdVMwareESXinexttime.
Whentheconfigurationisincorrect,justKeyin"echohostname-username-password>host.
remote"tocorrectconfigurationinhost.
remoteagain.
ThesdVMwarewillgettheupdatedconfigurationfromhost.
remoteinfewminutes.
ShutdownsdVMwareESXiKeyin"cd/root/sdVMwareESXi"andthenkeyin".
/shutdown.
sh"toshutdownsdVMwareESXi.
17RestartsdVMwareESXiKeyin"cd/root/sdVMwareESXi"andthenkeyin".
/restart.
sh"torestartsdVMwareESXi.
4ConfigurationtoautostartupVMwareESXiShutdownWizardwithvMAIt'srequestedtohaveSUSEOStorunwithvMA5.
5.
Configurationdocumentofautostartupisdefaultsavedunder"/etc/init.
d/after.
local".
keyin"cd/etc/init.
d"toenterdirectoryof"/etc/init.
d"keyin"viafter.
local"tocreateafter.
local.
Thecontentofafter.
localislistedbelow.
"Esc:wq"tosaveandquitafter.
local.
18Keyin"moreafter.
local"toconfirmafter.
localhassavedornot.