Installation : Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on RHEL or SLES/SuSE Linux

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on RHEL or SLES/SuSE Linux

To install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Red Hat Linux 3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0/6.3 or SuSE Linux/SLES 9, 10, and 11, follow these steps:

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Copy the file MSM_linux_installer-11.02.00-00.tar.gz to a temporary folder.

2.

Extract the MSM_linux_installer-11.02.00-00.tar.gz file using the following command:

tar -zxvf MSM_linux_installer-11.02.00-00-...tar.gz

This action creates a new disk directory.

3.

Go to the new disk directory.

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In the disk directory, find and read the readme.txt file.

To start the installation, enter the following command:

csh install.csh -a

The above command works only if csh shell is installed; else use the following command:

install.csh

If you select the Client installation for a computer used to monitor servers, and if there are no available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet (that is, servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears. The server screen does not list any servers. You can use this screen to manage systems remotely.

To install the software using interactive mode, run the command ./install.csh from the installation disk.

To install the product in a non-interactive or silent mode, use the command ./install.csh [options] [ -ru popup] from the installation disk. The installation options are:

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Complete installation

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Client Component Only

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StandAlone

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Local mode

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Server

The -ru popup command removed pop-up from the installation list.

You also can run a non-interactive installation using the RunRPM.sh command.

The installer offers the following setup options:

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Complete – This option installs all the features of the product.

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Client Components Only – The storelib feature of the product is not installed in this type of installation. As a result, the resident system can only administer and configure all of the servers in the subnet but it cannot serve as a server.

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StandAlone – Only the networking feature is not installed in this case, so the resident system is not a part of the network. This implies that the system cannot browse any other MegaRAID Storage Manager servers in the subnet, and the MegaRAID Storage Manager servers cannot recognize it as a server.

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Local mode - This option enables you to view only the workstation that has the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed. You will not be able to discover other remote servers and other remote servers will also not be able to connect to your workstation. In a local mode installation, you will be using the loopback address instead of the IP address.

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Server - This option installs components required for remote server management.

This installation helps you select any of the setup types, but if you run RunRPM.sh, it installs the complete feature.

 

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NOTE To install and run the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on RHEL 5, you need to disable SELinux.