APC by Schneider Electric Digital license, PowerChute Network Shutdown for Virtualization and HCI, 5 year license

APC by Schneider Electric's Digital License for PowerChute Network Shutdown is purpose-built for virtualized environments and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). This 5-year, electronically delivered license empowers data centers to safeguard uptime and data integrity by coordinating graceful shutdowns of virtual machines during power events, while maintaining service continuity and rapid recovery. Activation is performed from within PowerChute, aligning license term with your deployment timeline and simplifying procurement across multi-node environments. Whether you're running on-premises virtualization clusters or private clouds, this license helps you optimize risk management, compliance, and operational efficiency with a scalable, centralized licensing model. The PowerChute solution seamlessly integrates with APC UPS hardware to provide proactive power protection, enabling administrators to define shutdown sequences that respect application QoS requirements and business continuity goals. With a strong focus on reliability, this digital license delivers predictable licensing and streamlined renewals, ensuring you can concentrate on virtualization performance rather than licensing logistics.

• Graceful shutdown automation: When a power event is detected, PowerChute orchestrates orderly VM and workload shutdown sequences to prevent file-system damage, data corruption, and application inconsistency, preserving critical state and reducing RPO/RTO risk.
• Centralized, scalable licensing: The digital license model supports easy expansion across virtualization nodes, enabling consistent policy enforcement and streamlined license management as your infrastructure grows.
• 5-year term with ongoing support: The license includes access to updates and technical support for five years from activation, helping you stay current with evolving virtualization and UPS integration standards.
• Seamless UPS integration: Designed to work in tandem with APC Uninterruptible Power Supplies, PowerChute coordinates safe shutdowns, automatically saving work and triggering power-off sequences only after confirming safe conditions.
• Electronic delivery for fast deployment: The license is delivered electronically, eliminating delays associated with physical media and enabling rapid activation on existing virtualization nodes to minimize downtime during procurement.

• License type: Digital/electronic license for PowerChute Network Shutdown
• License term: 5 years from activation
• Delivery method: Electronic license key paired with in-product activation inside PowerChute
• Supported environments: Virtualization and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) deployments, with broad compatibility across common hypervisors
• Activation scope: Begins on activation within the PowerChute console across licensed virtualization nodes

How to install APC by Schneider Electric Digital license, PowerChute Network Shutdown for Virtualization and HCI, 5 year license

• Step 1: Verify you have a valid 5-year digital license and access to the PowerChute management interface installed on your virtualization nodes.
• Step 2: Open PowerChute on the target node, navigate to Licensing, and redeem or import the electronic license key to initiate activation.
• Step 3: Confirm network connectivity between the PowerChute management server and all protected hosts or clusters, ensuring reachability for shutdown commands and alerts.
• Step 4: Define protective policies within PowerChute, including thresholds for power events, shutdown order, data-saving actions, and alert recipients to align with your operational runbooks.
• Step 5: Run a controlled test by simulating a power event in a lab or staging environment to validate graceful shutdown behavior and alerting before production use.

Frequently asked questions

• What does the 5-year license cover?

  The 5-year digital license covers PowerChute Network Shutdown for virtualization and HCI, enabling automated, graceful shutdowns of virtual machines and workloads during power events, with electronic delivery and activation inside PowerChute.

• How is the license activated?

  Activation occurs within the PowerChute console on licensed virtualization nodes. Upon activation, the five-year term begins and is maintained with access to product updates and support for the duration of the term.

• Is the license per node or per environment?

  Licensing is applied per PowerChute deployment across the controlled virtualization nodes or clusters. It allows centralized management of the shutdown policy across the connected VMs and workloads within the protected environment.

• Are updates included in the license?

  Yes. The 5-year term includes access to supported updates and technical assistance to ensure compatibility with evolving hypervisors, UPS integrations, and security practices.