User`s guide

Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) User’s Guide v1.40 P-164000289—Rev 2 135
Chapter 12 Virtual Appliance
This chapter describes deploying the Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) as a virtual appliance including:
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Deploying a Virtual Appliance in VMware vSphere
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Configuring a Virtual Appliance
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Security for the Virtual Appliance
Prerequisites and Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
The IPM virtual appliance can be installed on all hypervisor than support OVF/OVA templates.
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14 GB data store
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1GB free memory
Virtualization Platform Supported
The virtualization features are supported on:
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VMware ESX 4.1, ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0/5.5
NOTE Microsoft SCVMM feature is not supported on this virtual appliance.
Free Version Limitation
IPM as a virtual appliance is delivered as a “Free” version with the limitation of 10 nodes (UPS/PDU devices).
To supervise more than 10 nodes, please contact sales representative.
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10 to 100 nodes need an upgrade with the Silver License (Ref:66925)
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Unlimited License need an upgrade with the Gold License (Ref:66926)
Deploying a Virtual Appliance in VMware vSphere
To deploy the IPM virtual appliance:
1. Download the virtual appliance from ht
tp://pqsoftware.eaton.com.
2. Connect to the ESX/ESXi or vCenter from your client computer using vSphere.
3. Log in as a user who has permission to create, start, and stop virtual machines.
4. Choose F
ile > Deploy OVF Template (see Figure 146).
5. Choose either Deploy from URL or Deploy from file, based on the location of OVA file.
6. Select the OVA file. Click Next.
7. Click Next.
8. Follow the instructions provided on the Deploy OVF Template (see Figure 146).