Installation : Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent : Installing an SNMP Agent on Windows : Prerequisites to Running the MegaRAID Storage Manager Remote Administration

Prerequisites to Running the MegaRAID Storage Manager Remote Administration

The MegaRAID Storage Manager framework requires port 3071 and port 5571 to be open to function. Perform these steps to prepare to run the MegaRAID Storage Manager Remote Administration.

1.

Configure the system with a valid IP address.

Make sure there is no IP address conflict with in the sub network.

Ports such as the 3071 port and the 5571 port are open and available for the MegaRAID Storage Manager framework communication.

2.

Disable all security manager and firewall.

Configure the multicasting.

Make sure Class D multicast IP addresses are registered (at least 229.111.112.12 should be register for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to work); if not, create a static route using the following command:

Route add 229.111.112.12 dev eth1

3.

Install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software. If the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed, restart the MegaRAID Storage Manager framework.