Dell UPS Management Software: VMware vMA 5.0.0.1 and 5.0.0.2 Shutdown Implementation
VMware® vMA 5.0.0.1 and 5.0.0.2
Shutdown Implementation using Dell
UPS Management Software, Release 2
Dell Technical Information Note (TIN UPS004)
This Dell Technical Information Note provides practical examples of
implementing shutdown using Dell UPS Management Software Release 2
on VMware vMA 5.0.0.1 or 5.0.0.2 (pay versions)
Authors
Stephen Tavitas
Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise Product
Group, Data Center Infrastructure
Barry Gruetzmacher
Eaton Corp., Global Programs Manager for Dell
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Dell UPS Management Software: VMware vMA 5.0.0.1 and 5.0.0.2 Shutdown Implementation
Server version unavailable at 'https://<server>/sdk/vimService.wsdl' at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/VMware/VICommon.pm line 545
# perl -MLWP::UserAgent -e 'print "$LWP::UserAgent::VERSION\n"'
Contents
Executive summary ..................................................................................................... 2
Implementation ......................................................................................................... 3
Advanced information ................................................................................................. 3
Summary ................................................................................................................. 4
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September 2012 | Rev 1.0
Executive summary
VMware® vSphere™ Management Assistant (vMA) 5.0.0.1 and 5.0.0.2 release notes discuss an issue
when using the “LWP::UserAgent” perl module with a version older than 6.0.4. This Technical
Information Note provides guidance on how to resolve this issue. You can review VMware release notes
at http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/vcli501/vsp5_501_vcli_relnotes.html
When the script is executed, you will encounter an SSL/Certificate issue with this type of error
message:
On the vMA, you can check the version of the module with the following command line:
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