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PowerChute Network Shutdown ESXi host shutdown failed for vSAN standard cluster with Skip Maintenance mode enabled.
Issue:
ESXi host PowerChute Network Shutdown is running on failure to shutdown when configured for vSAN, and enabling Skip Maintenance mode has been selected.
Product:
PowerChute Network Shutdown version 5.x
Environment:
PowerChute deployed onto a vSAN datastore.
VMWare ESXi 7.x or 8.x
Cause:
The PowerChute shutdown delay is set to high.
Solution:
Edit the pcnsconfig.ini file and change the shutdown command duration to 0 (zero) seconds.
Default configuration
[Shutdown]
shutdownCommand =
shutdownCommandDuration = 60
After the change
[Shutdown]
shutdownCommand =
shutdownCommandDuration = 0
ESXi host PowerChute Network Shutdown is running on failure to shutdown when configured for vSAN, and enabling Skip Maintenance mode has been selected.
Product:
PowerChute Network Shutdown version 5.x
Environment:
PowerChute deployed onto a vSAN datastore.
VMWare ESXi 7.x or 8.x
Cause:
The PowerChute shutdown delay is set to high.
Solution:
Edit the pcnsconfig.ini file and change the shutdown command duration to 0 (zero) seconds.
Default configuration
[Shutdown]
shutdownCommand =
shutdownCommandDuration = 60
After the change
[Shutdown]
shutdownCommand =
shutdownCommandDuration = 0
Released for: Schneider Electric Vietnam
