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Dell Technical Information Note (TIN UPS002)

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Stephen Tavitas, Product Marketing Manager,

Enterprise Product Group, Data Center

Infrastructure

Andy McDonald, Eaton Corp., Eaton Corp.,

EMEA Account Manager for Dell

Barry Gruetzmacher, Eaton Corp., Global

Programs Manager for Dell

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October 2012| Rev 1.0

Dell UPS Management Software:

Common Software Installation Scenarios

This Dell Technical Information Note provides practical examples of

common installation scenarios for Dell UPS Management Software

Release 2.

Summary of content (24 pages)

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Dell Technical Information Note (TIN UPS002) Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios This Dell Technical Information Note provides practical examples of common installation scenarios for Dell UPS Management Software Release 2. Authors Stephen Tavitas, Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise Product Group, Data Center Infrastructure Andy McDonald, Eaton Corp., Eaton Corp., EMEA Account Manager for Dell Barry Gruetzmacher, Eaton Corp.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Contents Scope of this document ............................................................................................. 4 Assumptions ........................................................................................................... 5 The two components of Dell UPS Management Software ...................................................... 5 An overview of UPS shutdown ........................................................
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 19: Connectivity diagram for redundant Dell UPS with LAN connection to four Dell servers ..... 18 Figure 20: Enabling Redundancy in ULNM .......................................................................... 19 Figure 21: ULNM range scan .......................................................................................... 19 Figure 22: Set node access parameters .............................................................
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Scope of this document This document provides reference information when installing Dell UPS Management Software, Release 2, 01.04.0010 (A02) with common installation scenarios.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Assumptions This document assumes that your deployment meets the following specifications: Virtualization: For virtualized environments, the Dell UPS must be equipped with the optional Network Management Card (NMC, H910P) for Ethernet connectivity. (USB communications are not supported for managing UPSs in virtualized environments.) Network: All servers supported by the UPS should be connected to the same local area network (LAN).
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 2: Dell’s UPS Local Node Manager (ULNM) The Dell Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC):  Discovers and supervises Dell UPSs and Dell intelligent power distribution units (PDUs) connected to the network.  Provides a central control point for configuring, monitoring and reporting actions relating to UPS and PDU events.  Provides mass configuration and firmware update for Dell UPS NMCs.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 3: Dell’s Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) The Dell Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) does not:  Control virtual machine (VM) behavior. This is managed by the host and configured through vCenter or other host management interface.  Assume responsibility for VM startup/shutdown/hibernation/VM migration. This is managed by the host management interface.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios In an environment with multiple host servers, the centralized MUMC console enables safe shutdown of servers, even servers in virtualized clusters running vCenter or XenCenter. It integrates with hypervisors to manage multi-host virtualized installations. The software triggers migration applications to transparently move virtual machines to an available server on the network, for data integrity and zero downtime.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 4: Connectivity for Dell UPS with USB or RS232 connection to four Dell servers Power cables are shown for illustrative purposes only. For best practices for cabling, refer to the Dell UPS Cabling Guide. Scenario 1: Installation notes Install the ULNM shutdown agent on each server.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 5: ULNM edit modules settings Secondary server ULNM configuration: To perform a network scan for the primary ULNM server IP address: “Auto Discovery”  “Range Scan”  Create a new range for the IP address of the primary ULNM server. For example, scan from 192.168.0.10 to 192.168.0.10 if your primary ULNM agent is running on a server with IP address 192.168.0.10).
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios To set the power source: Click “Shutdown” menu  “Edit Power Source”  Select primary ULNM agent from drop-down menu, add primary ULNM credentials, and save the settings. Confirm that the Dell UPS is now seen in the “Power Source” menu item. Figure 8: ULNM edit power source Figure 9: Power source information and status To configure shutdown settings: The procedure is the same as for the primary server ULNM.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Configuring multiple ULNM agents simultaneously For large installations where individual ULNM configurations would be too time consuming, install the MUMC application on a remote computer and use it to configure multiple ULNM agents. MUMC cannot be installed on a computer already running ULNM. If a remote computer is not available, MUMC can be used instead of ULNM as a shutdown agent.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Scenario 2: Single UPS, multiple servers, Ethernet connectivity using the NMC In this scenario (the required scenario for managing UPSs in virtualized environments):    All servers are powered by a single UPS. All servers communicate directly with the UPS for status and action information. UPS-to-server communication is through the Dell UPS Network Management Card.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Scenario 2: Installation notes Ensure the Dell UPS Network Management Card has been assigned a static IP address. (See the NMC User Guide for full instructions). Install the Dell ULNM application on all servers powered by the Dell UPS. ULNM configuration: If configuring servers individually, the steps below will be repeated for each server.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 14: ULNM edit shutdown configuration Scenario 2: Mass configuration of all ULNM agents and Dell UPSs on a network The Dell Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) can be used to manage, monitor and configure multiple instances of the ULNM application running on remote servers.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 16: MUMC auto discovery  node list To perform a mass configuration of ULNM agents:  Click “Node Settings” and Ctrl/Shift + click to select multiple ULNM nodes. Figure 17: MUMC node settings  Edit Shutdown Settings in right-hand Node Configuration menu panel: o Click the pencil icon . o Check the box for items you want to configure & enter required variables. o “Apply” settings.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios To configure the Dell UPS: Click on the Dell UPS node in the “Node Settings” menu.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 19: Connectivity diagram for redundant Dell UPS with LAN connection to four Dell servers Power cables are shown for illustrative purposes only. For best practices for cabling, refer to the Dell UPS Cabling Guide. Scenario 3: Connectivity Connect the Dell UPS #1 to the primary side (PSU) of servers 1 & 2 and the secondary side of servers 3 & 4.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Enable Redundant UPS Support in ULNM: To turn on the support for redundant UPS configurations: System  Edit Modules Settings  Check “Redundancy” Figure 20: Enabling Redundancy in ULNM Connecting to the Dell UPSs: The Dell UPS(s) will automatically appear in the “Auto Discovery” menu within ULNM. This polling can take a few minutes.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 24: Creating the Composite (Redundant) UPS Device in ULNM Create a name for the composite device and set the appropriate redundancy level (e.g.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 27: Power source composite redundant device APPENDIX I Firewall configuration (software communication ports) Figure 19: Firewall (software communication ports) configuration 21
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios APPENDIX 2 Shutdown settings To configure shutdown settings: Specify how you want the server(s) to respond to a power failure by accessing the Shutdown menu  Edit Shutdown Configuration. Refer to the MUMC, ULNM and NMC card user guides for detailed information about available settings and script options.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios F. Load Segment: Only use this variable if you are using Load Segments to preferentially control hardware startup/shutdown behaviour (e.g. servers and storage on separate profiles). G. Master - Shutdown Duration: The time (in seconds) it takes for the host to shut down (including any vMotion activities). Make sure that the time between “Maintenance Timer” and “Master - Shutdown After” gives enough time for any VM migrations to occur.
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Dell UPS Management Software: Common Software Installation Scenarios Figure 30: Shutdown Sequence 24