Dell PowerEdge UPS 500T Quick start guide

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V,

Hyper-V Server 2008, and

Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Installation Notes

Installing Dell UPS Management Software

on a Hypervisor-Based Server Environment

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Table of Contents |

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V

Installing the Software 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring UPS Shutdown 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Guest Operating System Shutdown on the Client-Side 7. . . . . . . . . .

3 Software Installation on Hyper-V Server 2008

Installing the Software 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring UPS Shutdown on a Local Agent 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring UPS Shutdown from a Remote Machine 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uninstalling the Software 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Guest Operating System Shutdown on the Client-Side 18. . . . . . . . . .

4 Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Preparing Server Core for Software Installation 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the Software 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring UPS Shutdown on a Local Agent 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the UPS from a Remote Machine 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uninstalling the Software 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|Introduction

Introduction

These installation notes provide instructions for installing DelltUPS Management Software on the

following hypervisor-based server environments:

SMicrosoft®Windows®Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition (includes HyperVt)

SMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 (includes HyperV)

SMicrosoft HyperV Server 2008

SMicrosoft HyperV Server 2008 R2

SMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core

SMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core

Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V |

Software Installation on Windows Server 2008

with Hyper-V

This chapter provides the procedures for installing the Dell UPS Management Software on a computer

that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V.

This chapter also includes instructions for starting the Dell UPS Management Software and modifying

settings in the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environment.

Installing the Software

To install and start the software on Hyper-V:

1Download the software from the Dell Web site (support.dell.com) or from the CD (F618R A04 or

higher) provided with the UPS.

2Locate the setup.exe installation file on your machine.

3Double-click the setup.exe icon to start the installation program.

4Refer to the installation and configuration manual for the Dell UPS Management Software, which

provides instructions to complete the installation in a graphical user interface (GUI) environment.

5Start the Monitor. Right click the Dell UPS Management Software Tray Icon and select Start

Monitor (see Figure 1). The Dell UPS Management Software user interface window opens.

Figure 1. Start Monitor

|Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V

Configuring UPS Shutdown

To select the UPS and set the shutdown parameters:

1Select Auto Search UPS from the System menu to search for the UPS.

2Select the desired UPS from the list of available UPSs.

3Select Shutdown Parameters from the UPS menu to view or change the shutdown settings

(see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Shutdown Settings Window

Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V |

Configuring Guest Operating System Shutdown on the Client-Side

To configure the guest operating system shutdown:

1Start the HyperV Manager.

2Select one of the guest operating systems from the Virtual Machines list. Figure 3 shows an

example with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 installed as guest operating

systems.

3Select Setting from the Actions pane on the right.

The server settings window opens.

Figure 3. Server Settings Window

4Select Automatic Stop Action Save from the Management list to display shutdown options

(see Figure 3).

|Software Installation on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V

Select one of three ways to protect the guest operating system from an uncontrolled host machine

shutdown:

SSave the virtual machine state. Select this option to retain the guest operating system state

before the host computer shuts down.

STurn off the virtual machine. Select this option to immediately turn off the virtual machine.

SShut down the guest operating system. Select this option to shut down the guest operating

system safely before host host machine shuts down.

NOTE: The option, Shut down the guest operating system, requires that Integration Services be installed and

enabled on the virtual machine. Integration Services controls the guest operating system shut down.

To install Integration Services:

1Select Insert Integration Services Setup Disk from the Action menu.

2Click Next to complete the installation.

Figure 4. Installing Integration Services

Software Installation on Hyper-V Server 2008 |

Software Installation on Hyper-V Server 2008

This chapter provides the procedures for installing the Dell UPS Management Software on a computer

that is running Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.

Instructions are also provided for starting the software and modifying settings in the Hyper-V Server

2008 environment.

Installing the Software

To install the software on the Hyper-V Server:

NOTE: You can start the installation from the CD (F618R A04 or higher) provided with the UPS, or you can

download the software from the Dell Web site (support.dell.com).

1To install the software from the CD, continue to Step 2. To install the software from the Console

window proceed to Step 5.

2Run setup.exe from the CD drive: \Windows directory.

The installation interface window opens (see Figure 5).

3Click next to complete the installation.

4Proceed to Step 7.

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Figure 5. Installation Interface Window

5To start the installation from the Console window:

SDownload the setup.exe file to your machine from the Dell Web site (support.dell.com) or

copy it from the CD.

SGo to the the path where the install file exists.

6Choose standard or silent installation as follows:

SFor standard installation, enter the command:

setup

The installation interface window opens (see Figure 5).

Click next to complete the installation.

SFor silent installation, enter the command:

setup –i silent.

The software begins a silent install with no display messages or windows. Allow a few

moments for installation to complete.

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