System requirements & compatible/tested systems
To operate the VMShutdownManager, a physical machine running a Windows OS (Windows 11 or later, or Windows Server 2019) is required. For access to the web interface, we recommend using the Chrome or Edge browser.
Before installing the VMShutdownManager, a SQL Server 2025 Express instance must be provided. It is also recommended to install the latest cumulative update.
Starting with VMShutdownManager version 3.0.0.x, DotNet is delivered as a self-contained framework within the installation package. The separate installation of DotNet as a system requirement is therefore no longer necessary.
Further requirements
- Download - Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (SQL Express)
- Download - Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Cumulative Update
- Download - Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Cumulative Update
- Download - Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- TCP/IP-connectivity between VMShutdownManager and the systems to be controlled
Currently, VMShutdownMAnager supports the following components:
- VMware vSphere
- Hyper-V virtualization
- Proxmox Virtual Environment
- Systems with SSH access (Linux systems, storage systems, firewall systems, vCenter Server, open-e DSS, Synology DSM, QNAP QTS)
- Windows systems with enabled PowerShell Remoting
- DataCore SANsymphony (from Version 10.0)
- IPMI-/ Redfish interfaces (e.g. HP iLO, Supermicro IPMI, ASUS iKVM, Dell iDRAC)
- IONOS Cloud datacenter server
Additional systems can be integrated in the future through additional modules, if needed.
