Once connected to the Nutanix Cluster, PowerChute displays all of the Nutanix hosts in the inventory in a tree view. From this screen you can select the hosts that PowerChute should protect.
Specify the hosts in the left-hand panel you want to protect by dragging them to the right-hand panel of this screen. Each host listed in the left-hand panel must be added to the right-hand panel of this screen before you can proceed with your configuration.
When a critical UPS event occurs, PowerChute will shut down hosts in the order that they appear in the right-hand panel. You can change this order by clicking on a host in the right-hand panel and dragging it up and down.
Advanced UPS configuration
In an advanced UPS configuration, the Nutanix hosts are powered separately by one or more UPS device(s) in a UPS Setup. The right-hand panel shows the UPS Setups that have been configured and are monitored by PowerChute. You need to associate each Nutanix host in the left-hand panel with the UPS by which it is powered. To do this, drag each host to the UPS/UPS group in the right-hand panel.
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In an advanced UPS configuration, all hosts in the Nutanix Cluster must be protected by the same UPS or UPS group. |
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For this configuration, PowerChute must be installed on a physical Windows machine outside the Cluster. |
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If the IP address/Hostname of any of the hosts are changed, it will be necessary to re-associate the hosts with the UPS devices. |
In Advanced UPS Setups, PowerChute can monitor UPS devices which are powering equipment outside a Nutanix Cluster (e.g. a Storage Array Device or a physical server machine running PowerChute).
For more information see Shutdown Settings for Advanced UPS Setups.
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On the Host Protection page, do not link Nutanix hosts with the UPS devices that are powering the physical equipment. |
The following additional options will then be displayed on the Shutdown Settings page:
PowerChute User Interface - Configure Shutdown Conditions
PowerChute Setup - Configure Shutdown Conditions
