Installation
This guide provides information about installing and configuring Dell UPS Management Software on a
VMware ESX server and installing VMware Tools on a guest operating system.
Prerequisites
•
VMware ESX Server with 125 MB free space for the software.
•
VMware Infrastructure client must be installed on different machine.
Dell UPS Management Software Installation
To install the software:
1 Download the software from the Dell Web site (support.dell.com) or from the CD (F618R A04 or
higher) provided with the UPS.
2 To install the software from the CD, enter the following command:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
cd /mnt/Linux
./setup_console.bin
3 To install the software file downloaded from the Dell Web site:
Go to the location where the software was downloaded.
a
Enter tar –zxvf UPSMS_setup_Linux.tar.gz to extract the file.
b
Enter ./setup_console.bin to install the software.
c
4 Enter the installation path: /opt/ups
5 To start the Agent, enter the command:
./agent start
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