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Appendix A: RemotEye II/III Client Shutdown software on
VMware ESXi 5
The following steps detail how to install and configure the Remote Shutdown Client software to work with
ESXi servers. Figure 0-1 shows an array of ESXi servers hosting a variety of Guest OS which are shut
down gracefully by the vMA Guest which is controlled by the RemotEye.
Software Needed
Toshiba Provided:
• RemotEye II Firmware v4.10 or higher
• RemotEye III
• RemotEye 4 with firmware v1.00 or higher.
• RemotEye ESXi Client Shutdown Daemon (TAR file)
Customer Provided:
• ESXi 5 OS (Operating System) – Full or Evaluation Version (not the Free version)
•
VMware vSphere Client for Windows (Allows Windows access to ESXi)
• vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) Operating System
• WinSCP
• Basic knowledge of UNIX/Linux commands
Figure 0-1 Network with RemotEye and ESXi Servers
Toshiba
UPS 1
Toshiba
UPS 2
VMware ESXi Server 3
Virtual
Virtual
Guest OS2
Virtual
Guest OS3
VMware ESXi Server 3
Guest OS1
Virtual
Guest OS2
Guest OS3
VMware ESXi Server 3
VMA
Guest OS1
Virtual
Guest OS2
Virtual
Guest OS3