Chapter 2: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
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Installing on FreeBSD
To install Adaptec Storage Manager:
1
Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD.
2
Mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD:
mount -F cd9660 -o ro /dev/acd0 /<mount point>
where
mount
point
is the mount point of the DVD-ROM.
3
Install Adaptec Storage Manager:
For FreeBSD for x86 (32-bit):
pkg_add /<mount point>/ASMCD/freebsd
7
/manager/StorMan-x86.pkg.tbz
For FreeBSD for amd64 (64-bit):
pkg_add /<mount point>/ASMCD/freebsd
7
_x86_64/manager/StorMan-amd64.pkg.tbz
where
mount
point
is the DVD-ROM mount point.
Note:
The installation DVD also includes packages for FreeBSD 6 and FreeBSD 8.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
5
Unmount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD:
umount /<mount point>
Installing on VMWare
To install Adaptec Storage Manager:
1
Mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD:
mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2
Change to the manager directory:
ESX Server 3.5:
cd /mnt/cdrom/ASMCD/linux/manager
ESX Server 4.0:
cd /mnt/cdrom/ASMCD/linux_64/manager
3
Extract the Linux Adaptec Storage Manager RPM package and install it:
rpm --install --nodeps ./StorMan*.rpm
Note:
Ignore the note that says "Application can be started by typing /usr/StorMan/
StorMan.sh". The console has no graphical capability.
4
Use the command line utility (ARCCONF) included with your RAID controller to
configure and manage your disk drives. For more information, refer to the
Command Line
Interface User’s Guide
on the RAID Controller Installation DVD.
5
To use Adaptec Storage Manager to connect remotely from another system, you must
open a range of ports in the built-in firewall using this command:
esxcfg-firewall -o 34571:34581,tcp,in,”StorMan”
For more information, see
Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System
on page 32
.
