Prerequisites For Installing Megaraid Storage Manager For Vmware; Installing Megaraid Storage Manager On Vmware Esx (Vmware Classic); Uninstalling Megaraid Storage Manager For Vmware; Megaraid Storage Manager Support On The Vmware Esxi Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
7.4.1

Prerequisites for Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for VMware

For the VMware 3.5 operating system, it is necessary to install libstdc++34-3.4.0-1.i386.rpm before installing the
MegaRAID Storage Manager software. You can download the rpm file from:
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/1203252/com/libstdc++34-3.4.0-1.i386.
rpm.html.
For the VMware 4.1 operating system, it is necessary to create a soft link as follows before installing the MegaRAID
Storage Manager software. Run the following command to create the necessary soft link required for the MegaRAID
Storage Manager software to work.
sudo ln -sf /lib/libgcc_s.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
For VMware ESXi 5.0 to work with the MegaRAID Storage Manager software, the SMI-S Provider must be installed.
7.4.2

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager on VMware ESX (VMware Classic)

The VMware operating system does not support any graphics components. To install the MegaRAID Storage Manager
software on the VMware operating system, run the script ./vmware_install.sh from the installation disk.
The installer lets you accept the license agreement, operating system, and storelib as follows:
End user license agreement
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Operating system (VMware 4.xoperating system)
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Select the Storelib (Inbox Storelib or Storelib from the MegaRAID Storage Manager package)
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7.4.3

Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager for VMware

To uninstall the Server Component of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on VMware, either 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:
A MegaRAID Storage Manager upgrade is supported in this release. Future releases can update this release.
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To shut down the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework service, run the following command:
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/etc/init.d/vivaldiframeworkd 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.
7.4.4

MegaRAID Storage Manager Support on the VMware ESXi Operating System

This section outlines 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.
NOTE Ensure that on a 32-bit or on a 64-bit VMware operating system, you
install the 32-bit MegaRAID Storage Manager software.
NOTE VMware Classic is not supported on VMware 5.x and higher versions.
NOTE 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.
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Chapter 7: MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation