Installation : Differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for VMware ESXi

Differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for VMware ESXi

The following are some of the differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager software when you manage a VMware ESXi server:

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The following limitations apply to the system information exposed through the application:

Only the IP address and the host name is displayed.

No support is available for the controller health information.

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Authentication support.

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.

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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:

The System logs are logged in the remote server instead of logging in the ESXi server. For differentiating between the events received from the remote server and the ESXi server, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software appends the ESXi server’s IP address on the events received from the ESXi server.

The “View Log” option allows you to view the logs saved in a text file on the Event Logger dialog.

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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VMware ESXi is supported only on a full installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software; stand-alone, client-only, and server-only, and local modes do not support VMware ESXi management.

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VMware ESXi is supported on the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows Server

RHEL

SuSE Linux