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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
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March 2014
Chapter 7: MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation
Installing and Supporting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on VMware
The MegaRAID Storage Manager server part cannot be installed directly in the VMware ESXi operating system.
Management is performed through the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed on a Linux/Windows machine
in the same subnet.
NOTE For VMware ESXi 5.0 to work with the MegaRAID Storage Manager
software, the SMI-S Provider must be installed.
Remote management of VMware ESXi is supported only in a complete installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager
on the following operating systems:
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Microsoft Windows Server
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RHEL
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SUSE Linux
Network communication is a key element for a proper communication between the ESXi CIM provider and the LSI
management software. Make sure that the network settings are correct by making the following changes:
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Provide a proper host name and an IP address while doing the initial configurations for the ESXi host.
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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:
a. 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.
b. Add an entry to map the actual IP address of the localhost with its hostname (an entry for the loopback
address would be present by default in the hosts file and it should not be removed). This is to ensure that the
Asynchronous Event Notifications (AENs) are delivered correctly.
For example, if 135.24.228.136 is the IP address of your VMware host and 135.24.228.137 is the IP address of
your Linux host, the following entries must be added in the hosts file:
135.24.228.136 dhcp-135-24-228-136.lsi.com dhcp-135-24-228-136 #VMWare
135.24.228.137 dhcp-135-24-228-137.lsi.com dhcp-135-24-228-137 #Linux
7.4.5 Limitations of Installation and Configuration
The following are the limitations of this installation and configuration.
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No status information exists for the controller
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Events are collected as long as the MegaRAID Storage Manager software runs on the client.
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The MegaRAID Storage Manager software on VMware responds slower as compared to the response of the
MegaRAID Storage Manager software on Windows/Linux/Solaris. Events are collected from the time a client logs
in to an ESXi machine for the first time, and it continues to be collected as long as the Framework is running.
7.4.5.1 Differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for VMware ESXi
The following are some of the differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager utility when you manage a VMware
server.
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The following limitations apply to the system information exposed through the application:
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Only the IP address and the host name appear.
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No support exists for the controller health information.
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Authentication support:
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The MegaRAID Storage Manager software allows CIMOM server authentication with the user ID and the
password for VMware.
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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.
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Multiple root users can simultaneously login using 'Full Access' mode to access the VMware ESXi server.