Guys,
I searched another thread about this but it was back in 2014 and didn't get any response to it but I have a single Dell PowerEdge server running VMware ESXi v5.5u2 on it with 3 x 2012R2 servers. I have a spare APC Smart-UPS 1500 (SMT1500) that I want to use with it. I was thinking of getting the APC UPS Network Management Card (AP9630) to shut them down.
Would this be the best way? If it's a network enabled UPS, I guess I can configure the settings on the card itself (via Web GUI) and install an agent on each VM to have it shutdown at a certain battery % level? Can the card also shutdown the ESXi server also or would I need to do it manually?
Thanks!