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No active event notification is available, for example, by pop-up or email.
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No status information is available 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 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:
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The following limitations apply to the system information exposed through the application:
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Authentication support.
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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:
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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.
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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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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.
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.
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.
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