Installing the MSM Software on Windows
To install the MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) software on a system running the different the Microsoft Windows OSes (see Hardware and Software Requirements), perform these steps:
If necessary, find and double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation.
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In the Welcome screen that appears, click Next.
If the MSM software is already installed on this system, an upgraded installation occurs.
The Customer Information window appears.
Figure 2. Customer Information Window
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If you select the All users radio button, any user with administrative privileges can use this version of the MSM software to view or change storage configurations.
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If you select the Only for current user radio button, the MSM software shortcuts and associated icons are available only to the user with this user name.
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Click Next to continue.
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Accept the default destination folder, or click Change to select a different destination folder, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 3. Destination Folder Window
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Click Next to continue.
The Setup Type window appears.
Figure 4. Setup Type Window
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Select the Complete radio button if you are installing the MSM software on a server.
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Select the Custom Installation radio button if you want to select individual program components.
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Click Next to continue.
If you select Custom Installation as your setup option, the second Setup Type dialog appears, as shown in Custom Setup Window. If you select Complete as your setup option, the LDAP Login Information appears.
Figure 5. LDAP Logon Information
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To specify LDAP configuration details, select Yes, and perform the following sub steps, or if you do not want to specify LDAP configuration details, click No and click Next.
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Enter the LDAP server’s IP address in the Server IP field.
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Enter the LDAP server’s user name in the User name field. An example of a user name can be username@testldap.com.
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Enter the name of the Domain Controller in the Distinguished User name field. As an example, the Domain Controller name can be dc= TESTLDAP, dc=com.
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Enter the LDAP server’s port number in the Port field.
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Select the Use LDAP as default Login check box to always connect to the LDAP server.
All the values entered in this dialog are saved in the ldap.properties file.
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Click Next.
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In the dialog that appears, click Install to begin the installation.
Figure 6. Custom Setup Window
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Click Next to proceed.
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Click Install to install the program.
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When the final Configuration Wizard window appears, click Finish.
If you select Client installation for a computer that is used to monitor servers, and if no available servers exist with a registered framework on the local subnet (that is, servers with a complete installation of the MSM software), the server window appears. The MegaRAID Storage Manager - Host View window does not list any servers. You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager - Host View window to manage systems remotely.
DB15-000988-01 - August 2012 |
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