HP Power Protector User Guide

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Startup Order—Automatic Startup
Hardware architecture
For the HPPP installation prerequisites, see "System requirements (on page 18)."
For a list of compatible UPSs, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/rackandpower).
Network architecture
All hardware components must have an operational network configuration that allows free communication.
The HPPP specific ports must be authorized within the firewall of the main operating system. For more
information, see "Configuring the firewall on Windows ("Configuring the firewall on Windows operating
systems" on page 99)."
To configure the network parameters of the main operating system, see the operating system user manual.
Installing HPPP on VMware ESX Server 4.0
To install HPPP on VMware ESX Server 4.0:
1. Download the latest version of HPPP from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/rackandpower).
The ESX Server is automatically detected, and a shutdown command script is generated. The
shutdown.sh script is installed in <installation folder>/bin, by default
/usr/local/HP/PowerProtector/bin.
2. With an SCP Client, upload the package to the VMware ESX environment. For example, in the
Windows environment: WinSCP.