Lsi X79 extreme11 User manual

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Introduction

The MegaRAID®Storage Manager™software enables you to configure, monitor, and maintain

storage configurations on the LSISAS controllers and all the storage-related devices connected to

them. The MegaRAID Storage Manager graphical user interface makes it easy for you to create

and manage storage configurations. Select the following topics to learn more about the MegaRAID

Storage Manager software:

•Configuration

•Monitoring

•Maintenance

•Hardware Requirements

Configuration

The MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to configure the controllers, drives, battery

backup units, and other storage-related devices installed on a server or on a workstation. The

configuration utility simplifies the process of creating drive groups and virtual drives and allows

you to easily create new storage configurations and modify the configurations. For more

information, see the Configuration topic.

You can create configurations using the following modes:

•Simple configuration specifies a limited number of settings and has the system select drives

for you. This option is the easiest way to create a virtual drive.

•Advanced configuration lets you choose additional settings and customize the creation of

virtual drives. This option provides greater flexibility when creating virtual drives for your

specific requirements because you can select the drives and the virtual drive settings when

you create a virtual drive. In addition, you can use the advanced configuration procedure to

create spanned drive groups.

The Modify Drive Group Wizard enables you to increase the capacity of a virtual drive and to

change the RAID level of a drive group.

Note: The Modify Drive Group Wizard was previously known as the Reconstruction

Wizard.

Monitoring

The MegaRAID Storage Manager software displays the status of virtual drives, physical drives,

and other storage devices on the workstation or on the servers that you are monitoring. The

system errors and the events are recorded in an event log file and are displayed on the screen.

Special device icons appear on the screen to notify you of drive failures and other situations that

require immediate attention. For more information, see the Monitoring Controllers and Its Attached

Devices topic.

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Maintenance

You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to easily perform system maintenance

tasks, such as running patrol read operations, upgrading firmware, and running consistency

checks on drive groups that support redundancy. For more information, see the Maintaining and

Managing Storage Configurations topic.

Hardware Requirements

The hardware requirements for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software are as follows:

•PC-compatible computer with an IA-32 (32-bit) Intel Architecture processor or an EM64T

(64-bit) processor; also compatible with SPARC V9 architecture-based systems

•Minimum 256 MB of system memory (512 MB recommended)

•Drive with at least 400 MB of free space available; Solaris 10 SPARC requires a minimum of

640 MB

The supported operating systems for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software are as follows:

•Microsoft®Windows®Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Server

2008R2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows 7

•Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0

•Solaris 10 x86, SPARC

•SuSE Linux/SLES 9, 10, and 11, with the latest updates and service packs

•VMware ESX 3.5 and above

Refer to your server documentation and to the operating system (OS) documentation for more

information on hardware and operating system requirements.

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Installation

You can install the MegaRAID®Storage Manager™ software on systems running the following

operating systems:

•Microsoft®Windows®Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Server

2008R2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows 7

•Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0

•Solaris™ 10 x86, Solaris SPARC

•SuSE Linux/SLES 9, 10, and 11, with latest updates and service packs

•VMware ESX 3.5 and above

Refer to your server documentation and to the operating system documentation for more

information on hardware and operating system requirements.

You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to remotely monitor the systems running

the VMware ESXi (3.5 and above) operating system.

Note: Storelib libraries need the capability to be installed with more than one version. All

the storelib libraries have been moved to a private location. Please do a clean un-

installation and only then install the MegaRAID Software Manager to avoid any

conflicts.

Select the following topics for additional information on installation:

•Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft Windows

•Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on RHEL or SLES/SuSE Linux

•Installing and Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Solaris 10U5, U6, U7, and

U8 (Both x86 and x64)

•MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Customization

•Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Linux

•Installing and Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on VMware

•Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software

In addition, you can install and configure a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Agent.

For more details, refer to Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent.

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft Windows

To install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Microsoft®Windows®Server 2003,

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Server 2008R2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft

Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, follow these steps:

1. Insert the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If necessary, find and double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation program.

2. In the Welcome screen that appears, click Next.

If the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on this system, an upgraded

installation occurs.

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3. Read and accept the user license and click Next.

The Customer Information screen appears.

4. Enter your user name and the organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an

installation option:

– If you select All users, any user with administrative privileges can use this installation of

the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view or change storage configurations.

– If you select Only for current user, the MegaRAID Storage Manager short-cuts and

associated icons will be available only to the user with this username.

5. Click Next to continue.

6. On the next screen, accept the default Destination Folder, or click Change to select a different

destination folder.

7. Click Next to continue.

The Setup Type screen appears.

8. Select one of the setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.

– Typically, you would select Complete if you are installing the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software on a server.

–SelectCustom Installation if you want to select individual program components.

9. Click Next to continue.

If you select Custom Installation as your setup option, the second Setup Type screen

appears.

If you select Complete as your setup option, the Installation Wizard is ready to install the

MegaRAID Storage Manager software. To begin installation, click Install on the next screen

that appears.

10. Select one of the custom setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.

– Select the Client radio button if you are installing the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software on a computer that will be used to view and configure servers over a network.

To begin installation, click Install on the next screen that appears.

In the Client mode of installation, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installs only

the client-related components, such as the MegaRAID Storage Manager GUI and the

monitor configurator. Use the Client mode if you want to manage and monitor servers

remotely. When you install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software in a Client mode on

a laptop or on a desktop, you can log in to a specific server by providing the IP address.

–SelecttheServer radio button to install only those components required for remote server

management. To begin installation, click Install on the next screen that appears.

–SelecttheStandAlone radio button if you will use the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software to create and manage storage configurations on a stand-alone workstation. To

begin installation, click Install on the next screen that appears.

–SelecttheLocal radio button if you want to view only the workstation that has the

MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed. You will not be able to discover other

remote servers and other remote servers will also not be able to connect to your

workstation. In a local mode installation, you will be using the loopback address instead

of the IP address.

– Select the Custom radio button if you want to specify individual program features to

install.

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If you select Custom, a window listing the installation features appears. Select the

features you want on this screen.

11. Click Next to proceed.

12. Click Install to install the program.

13. In the final Configuration Wizard screen, click Finish to complete the installation process.

If you select the Client installation for a computer used to monitor servers and if there are no

available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet (that is, servers with a

complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears.

The server screen does not list any servers. You can use this screen to manage systems

remotely.

Prerequisites for Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on RHEL6.0 RC1 x64

Operating System

Before installing the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on the RHEL6.0 x64 system, install

the following RPMs. Without these files/RPMs, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software may not

be installed properly or may not work as expected.

•libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686.rpm

•compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.i686.rpm

•libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.i686.rpm

•libxcb-1.5-1.el6.i686.rpm

•libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686.rpm

•libXext-1.1-3.el6.i686.rpm

•libXi-1.3-3.el6.i686.rpm

•libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i686.rpm

The RHEL6.0 RC1 complete operating system installation is required for the MegaRAID

Storage Manager software to work. The above mentioned rpm's come as part of RHEL6 RC1

Operating System DVD. These RPM's may need additional dependent RPM's as well. All the

dependent RPM's also must be installed on the target system.

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on RHEL or SLES/SuSE Linux

To install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Red Hat Linux 3.0/4.0/5.0/

6.0 or SuSE Linux/SLES 9, 10, and 11, follow these steps:

1. Copy the file MSM_linux_installer-11.02.00-00.tar.gz to a temporary folder.

2. Extract the MSM_linux_installer-11.02.00-00.tar.gz file using the following command:

tar -zxvf MSM_linux_installer-11.02.00-00-...tar.gz

This action creates a new disk directory.

3. Go to the new disk directory.

4. In the disk directory, find and read the readme.txt file.

To start the installation, enter the following command:

csh install.sh -a

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If you select the Client installation for a computer used to monitor servers, and if there are no

available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet (that is, servers with a complete

installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears. The server

screen does not list any servers. You can use this screen to manage systems remotely.

To install the software using interactive mode, run the command ./install.sh from the installation

disk.

To install the product in a non-interactive or silent mode, use the command ./install.sh

[-options] [ -ru popup] from the installation disk. The installation options are:

•Complete installation

•Client Component Only

•StandAlone

•Local mode

The -ru popup command removes the pop-up from the installation list.

You also can run a non-interactive installation using the RunRPM.sh command.

The installer offers the following setup options:

•Complete – This option installs all the features of the product.

•Client Components Only – The storelib feature of the product is not installed in this type of

installation. As a result, the resident system can only administer and configure all of the

servers in the subnet but it cannot serve as a server.

•StandAlone – Only the networking feature is not installed in this case, so the resident system

is not a part of the network. This implies that the system cannot browse any other MegaRAID

Storage Manager servers in the subnet, and the MegaRAID Storage Manager servers cannot

recognize it as a server.

•Local mode - This option enables you to view only the workstation that has the MegaRAID

Storage Manager software installed. You will not be able to discover other remote servers and

other remote servers will also not be able to connect to your workstation. In a local mode

installation, you will be using the loopback address instead of the IP address.

This installation helps you select any of the setup types, but if you run RunRPM.sh, it installs the

complete feature.

Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Linux

To uninstall the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Linux, follow these

steps:

1. Go to /usr/local/MegaRAID Storage Manager.

2. Run ./uninstaller.sh.

This procedure uninstalls the MegaRAID Storage Manager software.

Executing a CIM Plug-in on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

To execute a Common Information Model (CIM) plug-in on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, you must

create the following symbolic links:

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1. cd /usr/lib on RHEL 5

2. Search for libcrypto, libssl, and libsysfs libraries as follows:

ls -lrt libcrypto*, ls -lrt libssl*, ls -lrt libsysfs*

3. If the files libcrypto.so.4, libssl.so.4, and libsysfs.so.1 are missing, manually create

sym links as follows:

ln -s libcrypto.so libcrypto.so.4

ln -s libssl.so libssl.so.4

ln -s libsysfs.so libsysfs.so.1

See Installing and Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on VMware for more

information about CIM.

Note: If the ‘.so’ files are not present in the /usr/lib directory, create a link with the

existing version of the library.

For example, if libcrypto.so.6 is present and libcrypto.so is not, create the link

as follows:

ln -s libcrypto.so.6 libcrypto.so.4

On a 64-bit operating system, the system libraries are present in the /usr/lib64

directory by default. However, for supporting CIM Plug-in, make sure that the

libraries are also present in /usr/lib by installing the appropriate RPMs.

Installing and Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Solaris

10U5, U6, U7, and U8 (Both x86 and x64)

This section documents the installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software on the Solaris

U5, U6, U7, and U8 x86 and x64 operating systems, and Solaris SPARC. This section also

includes the following topics:

•Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 x86

•Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 x86

•Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 SPARC

•Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 SPARC

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 x86

Follow these steps to install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running

Solaris 10 x86:

1. Copy the MegaRaidStorageManager-SOLX86-...tar.gz file to a temporary folder.

2. Untar the MegaRaidStorageManager-SOLX86-...tar.gz file using the following command:

tar -zxvf MegaRaidStorageManager-SOLX86-...tar.gz

This step creates a new disk directory.

3. Go to the new disk directory and find and read the readme.txt file.

4. Enter the Bash shell.

5. Run the command ./install.sh present in the disk directory.

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6. When prompted by the installation scripts, select Yto complete the installation.

Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 x86

Follow these steps to uninstall the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running

Solaris 10 x86:

1. Execute the Uninstaller.sh file located in /opt/MegaRaidStorageManager directory.

2. When prompted by the uninstallation scripts, select Yto complete the installation.

Note:To shut down the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework service, run the svcadm

disable -t MSMFramework.

It is advisable to stop the Monitor service before stopping the MegaRAID Storage

Manager Framework service.

To stop the Monitor service, run svcadm disable -t MSMMonitor.

To start the Framework service, run svcadm enable MSMFramework.

When the service is in maintenance state, run the svcadm clear MSMFramework

command and svcadm clear MSMMonitor command.

To start the monitor service, run svcadm enable MSMMonitor command.

To check the status of the MegaRAID Storage Manager services, run the command

svcs -a | grep -i msm.

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 SPARC

Follow these steps to install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running

Solaris 10 SPARC:

1. Copy the MegaRaidStorageManager-SOLSPARC-8.10-...tar.gz file to a temporary folder.

2. Untar the MegaRaidStorageManager-SOLSPARC-8.10-...tar.gz file using the following

command:

tar -zxvf MegaRaidStorageManager-SOLSPARC-8.10-...tar.gz

This step creates a new disk directory.

3. Go to the new disk directory and read the readme.txt file.

4. Enter the Bash shell.

5. Run the command ./install.sh present in the disk directory.

6. When prompted by the installation scripts, select Yto complete the installation.

Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 SPARC

Follow these steps to uninstall the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running

Solaris 10 SPARC:

1. Execute the Uninstaller.sh file located in /opt/MegaRaidStorageManager directory.

2. When prompted by the uninstallation scripts, select Yto complete the installation.

Note:To shut down the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework service, run the svcadm

disable -t MSMFramework.

It is advisable to stop the Monitor service before stopping the MegaRAID Storage

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Manager Framework service.

To stop the Monitor service, run svcadm disable -t MSMMonitor.

To start the Framework service, run svcadm enable MSMFramework.

When the service is in maintenance state, run the svcadm clear MSMFramework

command and svcadm clear MSMMonitor command.

To start the monitor service, run svcadm enable MSMMonitor command.

To check the status of the MegaRAID Storage Manager services, run the command

svcs -a | grep -i msm.

MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Customization

You can customize your logo and the splash screen by editing the msm.properties file present

in the <installation-directory/MegaRAID Storage Manager> folder.

The msm.properties file has no values for the following keys:

•CHANNELLOGO=

•CHANNELSPLASHSCREEN=

No default values are assigned for these keys, therefore the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software uses the default LSI logo and the splash screen.

To customize the logo and the splash screen, enter the logo and the splash screen file name

against these entries.

To enter the file names, follow these steps:

1. Open the file msm.properties in the <installation-directory/MegaRAID Storage

Manager> folder.

2. Enter the value for the logo file against the key CHANNELLOGO.

3. Enter the value for the splash screen file against the key CHANNELSPLASHSCREEN.

4. Save the file.

5. Place these two images in the <installation-directory/MegaRAID Storage

Manager> folder.

6. Start the application.

Following are some important points that you need to keep in mind:

•File names for both entries should not have any spaces. For example, the valid file name

would be: logo_test_1.png or LogoTest1.png or TEST_SPLASH_FILE.jpg.

•The logo image dimensions should not exceed 160 * 85 (width * height).

•The splash screen image dimensions should not exceed 390 * 260 (width * height).

After making these changes, you can view the changes with the new splash screen and the logo

in the MegaRAID Storage Manager software when you log in to the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software.

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Installing and Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on VMware

This section documents the installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on VMware

ESX (also known as Classic) and VMware ESXi operating systems.

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on VMware ESX (VMware Classic)

VMware does not support any graphic components and hence you can install only the server

component of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software. To install, run the script ./

vmware_install.sh from the installation disk.

The installer prompts you for the following information:

•End user license agreement

•Operating system (VMware 3.5 or VMware 4.x)

•Select the Storelib (Inbox Storelib or Storelib from MSM package)

Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for VMware

To uninstall the server component of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on VMware, use

the Uninstall command in the Program menu or run the script /usr/local/MegaRAID Storage

Manager/uninstaller.sh.

You need to keep in mind the following points:

1. A MegaRAID Storage Manager software upgrade is supported in this release. This release

can be upgraded by future releases.

2. To shut down the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework service, run the following

command:

/etc/init.d/vivaldiframeworkd stop

It is recommended that you stop the Monitor service before you stop the MegaRAID Storage

Manager Framework service. To stop the Monitor service, run the following command:

/etc/init.d/mrmonitor stop

The Linux RPM of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software works under the console with

minimal changes. Hardware RAID is currently supported in ESX 4.x.

Important: There is a known limitation that virtual drives that are created or deleted will not be

reflected to the kernel. The workaround is to reboot the server or to run esxcfg-

rescan <vmhba#> from COS shell.

Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on the VMware ESXi Operating System

This section describes the product requirements needed to support the VMware ESXi operating

system. Classic VMware includes a Service Console that is derived from the Linux 2.4 kernel but

with reduced functionality.

The MegaRAID Storage Manager server part cannot be installed directly in VMware ESXi.

Management is possible only through Common Information Model (CIM) providers. These CIM

providers integrated into the ESXi system build an interface between the hardware driver of the

LSI MegaRAID controller and remote applications, such as the MegaRAID Storage Manager

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software. Management is performed through the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed

on a remote machine (Linux/Windows).

VMware ESX 4.0 comes with the Small Footprint CIM Broker (CFCB) CIM Object Manager (or

CIMOM). A CIMOM manages the communication between providers, which interact with the

hardware, and a CIM client, where the administrator manages the system.

SFCB supports Common Manageability Programming Interface (CMPI)-style providers. CMPI

defines a common standard used to interface Manageability Instrumentation (providers,

instrumentation) to Management Brokers (CIM Object Manager). CMPI standardizes

Manageability Instrumentation, which lets you write and build instrumentation once and run it in

different CIM environments (on one platform).

Network communication is a key element for a proper communication between the ESXi CIM

provider and the LSI management software. Please make sure that the network settings are

correct by making the following changes:

•For networks that do not have DNS configured, the “hosts” file in the machine on which the

MegaRAID Storage Manager software is installed must be edited as follows:

1. Add an entry to map the VMware host’s IP address with the host name. This is for the

discovery process to happen correctly. In the absence of this entry, the VMware host would

be discovered as 0.0.0.0.

2. Add an entry to map its own IP address (not the loop back address) with the Hostname. This

is to ensure that the Asynchronous Event Notifications (AENs) are delivered correctly.

•For networks that have DNS configured, perform the following:

1. Provide the correct DNS server IP address when you do the initial configurations for the

VMware host.

2. In the hosts file of the machine on which the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is

installed, add an entry to map its own IP address (not the loop back address) with the host

name, to ensure that the Asynchronous Event Notifications are delivered correctly.

Discovery and login

You can start the MegaRAID Storage Manager software from a remote Windows/ Linux machine

that has the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed in complete mode.

1. On the Host View window that appears, click Configure Hosts. The Configure Host window

appears as shown below.

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Figure 1 Configure Host

2. Select Display all the systems in the network of local server.

3. Click Save Settings. A confirmation dialog appears asking you to confirm your settings. Click

OK in the confirmation dialog to start the discovery process.

The ESXi server appears in the list of found hosts as shown in the following figure.

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Figure 2 Host ESXi Server Name

4. Double click your ESXi host. The following figure appears.

Figure 3 Login on the Host Server

5. Enter the root account name and password of the ESXi Host in the User Name and

Password fields respectively.

6. Click Login.

After you log in, the dashboard view provides an overview of the system and covers the properties

of the virtual drives and the physical drives, the total capacity, configured capacity, unconfigured

capacity, background operations in progress, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software features

and their status (enabled or disabled), and the actions you can perform, such as creating a virtual

drive and updating the firmware.

Limitations of Installation and Configuration

For more information about these limitations, see Differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager

Software for VMware ESXi.

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•No active event notification is available, for example, by pop-up or email.

•No status information is available for the controller.

•Events are collected as long as the MegaRAID Storage Manager software runs on the Client.

•The MegaRAID Storage Manager software responds more slowly.

Differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for VMware ESXi

The following are some of the differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager software utility when

you manage a VMware ESXi server:

•The following limitations apply to the system information exposed through the application:

– Only the IP address and the host name is displayed.

– The operating system type and the operating system architecture is not displayed.

– No support is available for the controller health information.

•Authentication support.

– The MegaRAID Storage Manager software allows the CIMOM server authentication with

the user ID and the password for VMware.

– Access to VMWare ESXi hosts is controlled based on the user privileges. Only root users

can have 'Full Access' while the non-root users can have only 'View Only' access.

– Multiple root users can simultaneously login using 'Full Access' mode to access the

VMWare ESXi server.

•Event logging.

Event logging support is available for the VMware ESXi operating system, but it works

differently than the normal MegaRAID Storage Manager framework mode. The event logging

feature for the MegaRAID Storage Manager Client connected to a VMware ESXi system

behaves as follows:

– There is no support for retrieving initial logs (the events that occurred before a client logs

in). Only those events that occur after a client logs appear in the event logger dialog.

– System logs are not displayed.

– The “Save log” feature is not supported; however, the “Save Log as Text” is supported.

– The “View Log” option allows you to view the logs saved in a text file on the event logger

dialog.

– The event descriptions might not be identical to a normal MegaRAID Storage Manager

Client because the descriptions come from the firmware through the provider.

– There is no filtering of events, unlike other operating systems because of the lack of

Monitor Service support.

– Refreshing of the MegaRAID Storage Manager GUI after any updates on the firmware is

slower for a client connected to VMware ESXi hosts, compared to one connected to a

Windows/Linux/Solaris hosts.

•It takes a while to discover the CIMOM servers. If you start the MegaRAID Storage Manager

client immediately after you install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software (or restart

Framework service), you will not be able to discover any hosts in the network.

•VMware ESXi is supported only in a complete installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software; stand-alone, client-only, and server-only modes do not support VMware ESXi

management.

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•VMware ESXi is supported on following operating systems:

– Microsoft Windows Server

– Linux RHEL

– SuSE Linux

Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software

You can uninstall the MegaRAID Storage Manager software by using the Uninstall command in

the Program menu. See the section for your operating system for the MegaRAID Storage Manager

software uninstall procedures for your specific operating system.

Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent

A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based management application can monitor and

manage devices through SNMP extension agents. The MegaRAID SNMP sub agent reports the

information about the RAID controller, virtual drives, physical devices, enclosures, and other items

as per the SNMP request. The SNMP application monitors these devices for issues that might

require administrative attention.

This section describes the installation and configuration of the LSI MegaRAID SNMP agent on

Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating systems.

Note: The complete installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installs the

SNMP agent. However, you can install the SNMP agent (installer) on a system

separately, without the MegaRAID Storage Manager software being installed.

Prerequisite for LSI SNMP Agent RPM Installation

The LSI SNMP agent application depends on the standard SNMP Utils package. Make sure that

the SNMP-Util package is present in the system before you install the LSI SNMP agent RPM.

The SNMP-Util package includes the RPM’s net-snmp-libs, net-snmp-utils, and additional

dependent RPMs.

Make sure that these RPM are installed from the operating system media before you install the

LSI SNMP agent RPM.

Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent on Linux

This section explains how to install and configure the SAS SNMP Agent for the SuSE Linux and

Red Hat Linux operating systems. To do this, perform the following steps:

Note: This procedure requires that you have Net-SNMP agent installed on the Linux

machine.

The RPM has not been created to support -U version.

The RPM -U will probably fail with this RPM.

1. Install the LSI SAS SNMP Agent using rpm -ivh <sas rpm>.

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Note: After installation, find the SAS MIB file LSI-AdapterSAS.mib under the /etc/

lsi_mrdsnmp/sas directory.

RPM makes the necessary modification needed in the snmpd.conf file to run the agent.

Note: Before installation, check whether there is any pass command that starts with

1.3.6.1.4.1.3582 OID in snmpd.conf. If so, delete all of the old pass commands that

start with 1.3.6.1.4.1.3582 OID. (This situation could occur if an earlier version of LSI

SNMP Agent was installed in the system.)

The snmpd.conf file structure should be the same as lsi_mrdsnmpd.conf. For reference, a

sample conf file (lsi_mrdsnmpd.conf) is in the /etc/lsi_mrdsnmp directory.

2. To run an SNMP query from a remote machine, add the IP address of that machine in the

snmpd.conf file, as in the following example:

com2sec snmpclient 172.28.136.112 public

In this example, the IP address of the remote machine is 172.28.136.112.

3. To receive an SNMP trap to a particular machine, add the IP address of that machine in the

com2sec section of the snmpd.conf file.

For example, to get a trap in 10.0.0.144, add the following to snmpd.conf.

# sec.name source community

com2sec snmpclient 10.0.0.144 public

4. To run/stop the snmpd daemon, enter the following command:

/etc/init.d/snmpd start/stop

5. To start/stop the SAS SNMP Agent daemon before issuing a SNMP query, enter the following

command:

/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd start/stop

You can check the status of the SAS SNMP Agent daemon by issuing the following command:

/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd status

6. Issue an SNMP query in this format:

snmpwalk -v1 -c public localhost .1.3.6.1.4.1.3582

7. You can get the SNMP trap from a local machine by issuing the following command:

snmptrapd -P -F "%02.2h:%02.2j TRAP%w.%q from %A %v\n"

Note: To receive a trap in a local machine with Net-SNMP version 5.3, you must modify

the snmptrapd.conf file (generally located at /var/net-snmp/snmptrapd.conf).

Add "disableAuthorization yes" in snmptrapd.conf and then execute "sudo

snmptrapd -P -F "%02.2h:%02.2j TRAP%w.%q from %A %v\n".

It is assumed that snmpd.conf is located at /etc/snmp for Red Hat and /etc for

SLES. You can change the file location from /etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd file.

You can install SNMP without the trap functionality. To do so, set the "TRAPIND" environment

variable to "N" before running RPM.

Before you install a new version, you must uninstall all previous versions.

For SLES 10, perform the following steps to run SNMP:

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1. Copy /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf to /etc/snmpd.conf.

2. Modify the /etc/init.d/snmpd file and change SNMPDCONF=/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf entry to

SNMPDCONF=/etc/snmpd.conf.

3. Run LSI SNMP rpm.

Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent on Solaris

This section explains how to install and configure the SAS SNMP Agent for the Solaris operating

system. To install and configure SNMP for Solaris, perform the procedures described in the

following sections:

•Prerequisites

•Installing SNMP on Solaris

•LSI SAS SNMP MIB Location

•Starting, Stopping, and Checking the Status of the LSI SAS SNMP Agent

•Configuring snmpd.conf

•Configuring SNMP Traps

•Uninstalling the SNMP Package

Prerequisites

This package requires that you have the Solaris System Management Agent installed on the

Solaris machine.

Installing SNMP on Solaris

To install SNMP for Solaris, perform the following procedure:

1. Unzip the LSI SAS SNMP Agent package.

2. Run the install script by executing the following command:

# ./install.sh

Note: The installation will exit if there are any existing versions of storelib and sassnmp

installed on the Solaris machine. Uninstall the existing version by using the following

commands:

# pkgrm storelib (to uninstall storelib library)

# pkgrm sassnmp (to uninstall LSI SAS SNMP Agent)

LSI SAS SNMP MIB Location

After you install the LSI SAS SNMP Agent package, the MIB file LSI-AdapterSAS.mib is installed

under /etc/lsi_mrdsnmp/sas directory.

Starting, Stopping, and Checking the Status of the LSI SAS SNMP Agent

The following commands are used to start, stop, restart, and check the status of the Solaris

System Management Agent (net snmpd) daemon:

•Start: # svcadm enable svc:/application/management/sma:default

•Stop: # svcadm disable svc:/application/management/sma:default

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•Restart: # svcadm restart svc:/application/management/sma:default

•Status: # svcs svc:/application/management/sma:default

Note: Online indicates that the SMA is started. Disabled indicates that the SMA is

stopped.

The following commands are used to start, stop, restart, and check the status of the SAS SNMP

Agent daemon:

•Start: #/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd start

•Stop: #/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd stop

•Restart: #/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd restart

•Status: #/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd status

Configuring snmpd.conf

By default, the SNMP queries (walk, get) can be executed from any remote machine without any

changes to the snmpd.conf file. To quickly add a new community and client access, perform the

following steps:

1. Stop the SMA service by executing the following command:

# svcadm disable svc:/application/management/sma:default

2. Add read-only and read-write community names.

a. Add a read-only community name and client/hostname/ipaddress under "SECTION:

Access Control Setup" in the /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf file, as shown in the following

excerpt:

#################################################

# SECTION: Access Control Setup

#This section defines who is allowed to talk to your # running SNMP Agent.

# rocommunity: a SNMPv1/SNMPv2c read-only access

# community name

# arguments: community

# [default|hostname|network/bits] [oid]

# rocommunity snmpclient 172.28.157.149

#################################################

b. Add a read-write community name and client/hostname/ipaddress under "SECTION:

Access Control Setup" in the /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf file, as shown in the following

excerpt:

#################################################

# SECTION: Access Control Setup

# This section defines who is allowed to talk to your # running

# snmp agent.

# rocommunity: a SNMPv1/SNMPv2c read-only access

# community name

# arguments: community

# [default|hostname|network/bits] [oid]

# rwcommunity snmpclient 172.28.157.149

#################################################

3. Start the SMA service by using the following command:

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# svcadm enable svc:/application/management/sma:default

Note: Refer to the command man snmpd.conf for more information about configuring the

snmpd.conf file.

Configuring SNMP Traps

To receive SNMP traps, perform the following steps:

1. Stop the LSI SAS SNMP Agent by using the following command:

#/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd stop

2. Edit the /etc/lsi_mrdsnmp/sas/sas_TrapDestination.conf file and add the IP address as

shown in the following excerpt:

#################################################

# Agent Service needs the IP addresses to sent trap

# The trap destination may be specified in this file # or using snmpd.conf

file. Following indicators can # be set on "TrapDestInd" to instruct the

agent to

# pick the IPs as the destination.

# 1 - IPs only from snmpd.conf

# 2 - IPs from this file only

# 3 - IPs from both the files

#################################################

TrapDestInd 2

#############Trap Destination IP##################

127.0.0.1 public

172.28.157.149 public

#################################################

3. Start the LSI SAS SNMP Agent by entering the following command:

#/etc/init.d/lsi_mrdsnmpd start

Uninstalling the SNMP Package

The uninstall.sh script is located under the /etc/lsi_mrdsnmp/sas directory. Use the following

command to uninstall the package:

# cd /etc/lsi_mrdsnmp/sas

# ./uninstall.sh

Installing a SNMP Agent on Windows

This section explains how to install and configure the SAS SNMP Agent for the Windows operating

system.

Installing SNMP Agent

Perform the following steps to install the SNMP Agent:

1. Run setup.exe from DISK1.

2. Use the SNMP Manager to retrieve the SAS data (it is assumed that you have compiled LSI-

AdapterSAS.mib file already).

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The LSI-AdapterSAS.mib file is available under %ProgramFiles%\LSI

Corporation\SNMPAgent\SAS directory.

3. Use a trap utility to get the traps.

Note: Before you install the Agent, make sure that the SNMP Service is already installed

in the system.

Installing SNMP Service for Windows

If you do not have the SNMP Service installed on your system, perform the following steps to

install the SNMP Service for a Windows system:

1. Select Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel.

2. Select Add/Remove Windows Components in the left side of the Add/Remove Programs

window.

3. Select Management and Monitoring Tools.

4. Click Next and follow any prompts to complete the installation procedure.

Configuring SNMP Service on the Server Side

Perform the following steps to configure the SNMP Service on the server side.

1. Select Administrative Tools from the Control Panel.

2. Select Services from the Administrative Tools window.

3. Select SNMP Service in the Services window.

4. Open SNMP Service.

5. Click the Security tab and make sure that Accept SNMP Packets from any host is selected.

6. Click the Traps tab, and select the list of host IPs to which you want the traps to be sent with

the community name.

Prerequisites to Running MegaRAID Storage Manager Remote Administration

The MegaRAID Storage Manager software requires port 3071 and port 5571 to be open to

function. Follow these steps to prepare to run the MegaRAID Storage Manager Remote

Administration.

1. Configure the system with a valid IP address.

Make sure that there is no IP address conflict in the sub network.

Ports such as 3071 and 5571 are open and available for the MegaRAID Storage Manager

framework communication.

2. Disable the security manager and the firewall.

Configure the multicasting.

Make sure that the Class D multicast IP addresses are registered (at least 229.111.112.12

should be registered for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to work); if not, create a

static route using the following command:

Route add 229.111.112.12 dev eth1

3. Install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software. If the MegaRAID Storage Manager software

is already installed, restart the MegaRAID Storage Manager framework.

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