User`s guide

Installation
10 Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) User’s Guide v1.40 P-164000289—Rev 2
JRE Prerequisites
For all features correlated to the infrastructure connector (like VMware, UCS, NetApp) a JRE must be installed
on the system hosting Eaton IPM (see “JRE Installation” on page 15). If this prerequisite is not installed, only
virt
ualization features are available, such as the legacy API for VMware connectors.
Table 5. JRE Virtualization, Storage, and Server
Virtualization,
Storage, or Server
Software No JRE installed JRE 1.6 or greater
Virtualization New Vmware vCenter — •
New Vmware ESX/ESXi — •
Microsoft SCVMM •
see NOTE
•
see NOTE
Citrix XenCenter • •
Citrix XenServer • •
Vmware vCenter (legacy API) • •
Vmware ESX/ESXi (legacy API) • •
Storage NetApp Storage — •
Server Cisco UCS Manager — •
NOTE On
ly available if the system hosting is based on Microsoft operating system. See “Eaton Solutions for Microsoft” on page 85.
Citrix XenCenter
JRE Installation
The installation of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is Operating System platform-dependent. All new Eaton
components have been developed and tested for the Java version 1.6 or later. After installing the correct JRE,
the IPM must be reloaded, to take account this new environment.
Quick Start Instructions
This section includes quick start installation and configuration instructions.
Graphical Installation
To install the Eaton IPM :
1. On a computer with a Windows OS, run the Eaton Intelligent Power Manager package under an
administrator account. A Web browser displays the Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Installer Welcome
screen.
2. Observe the prompt and verify that the communication device is connected. Click Nex
t (see Figure 2).
The Login screen displays.