Download on Dell’s website the latest version of Dell UPS Local Node Manager generic version. It
will automatically detect ESX Server, and will generate shutdown command script. This shutdown.sh
script will be installed in <installation folder>/bin/tools, by default
usr/local/Dell/UPSLocalNodeManager/.
Download the latest version of Dell UPS Local Node Manager, available on DELL’s website, in
downloads section:
See http://www.dellups.com/
Download Linux generic version, known as: « Dell UPS Local Node Manager Linux x86
Console «Dell UPS Local Node Manager Linux x86 Console», named « ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-
i386.run ».
Caution: it is possible as well to make installation with the .rpm package. So, choose the best
package in the web page for your implementation. For example the only installation
command required for rpm package is “rpm –ivh ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-i386.rpm”
Upload the package on your VMware ESX environment, with a SCP Client (Example under
windows environment : WinSCP)
Connect with SSH to the VMware server (Example under Windows environment: Putty). You
must have corresponding rights to execute and install programs on VMware ESX. Refer to
VMware ESX for further information.
In the upload folder, add execution right to the package, by typing :
chmod 755 ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-i386.run.
Note: If you store the installation file on the shared vmfs resources in a SAN.
When you start the installer you could have an error messages "./ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-
i386.run: cannot execute binary file".
Solution: copy the installation source onto the local drive of the ESX server
Install Dell UPS Local Node Manager by typing:
./ulnm-linux-x_xx_xxx-i386.run -install –silent
To configure a personalized package, please refer to Dell UPS Local Node Manager manual.
At the end, connect to Dell UPS Local Node Manager using your web browser by typing :
http://<@IP-or-name-of-ESX>:4679/ (for a HTTP access)
https://<@ IP-or-name-of-ESX>:4680/ (For a HTTPS access)
You are now in front of Dell UPS Local Node Manager interface:
