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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 6: MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation | MegaRAID Storage Manager Remotely Connecting to VM-
ware ESX
esxcli software vib install -v=<path to CLI VIB> --force
--maintenance-mode --no-sig-check
In the above command, the parameters specify the following information:
— force - Bypasses checks for package dependencies, conflicts, obsolescence,
and acceptance levels.
— maintenance-mode - Pretends that the maintenance mode is in effect.
Otherwise, the installation will stop for live installs that require maintenance
mode.
— no-sig-check - Bypasses acceptance level verification, including signing.
For example, if the MegaCLI VIB, vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.02.14.vib, is present in the
/tmp directory, it can be installed using the following command:
esxcli software vib install -v
=/tmp/vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.02.14.vib --force
--maintenance-mode --no-sig-check
Once the MegaCLI package is installed, it will be available in the /opt/lsi/MegaCLI
directory.
To uninstall the VIB, use the following command:
esxcli software vib remove --force -n=<name of the VIB>
For example, if you are uninstalling the vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.02.14.vib, use the
following command:
esxcli software vib remove --force
-n=vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.02.14
6.10 MegaRAID Storage
Manager Remotely Connecting
to VMware ESX
When the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is used to connect to a VMware ESX
machine from a remote machine (Windows /Linux), we recommend that for long
running operations (such as volume creation, deletion) to complete in a shorter time,
you perform the following steps:
1. Login to the VMware ESX machine.
2. Open /etc/sfcb/sfcb.cfg.
3. Increase the keepaliveTimeout value from 1 to 100 or to a higher value.
4. Restart sfcbd ( /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart).
5. Restart the MegaRAID Storage Manager Framework on the MegaRAID Storage
Manager client machine.
— For Windows - restart the framework service.
— For Linux - restart the vivaldi framework service.
6. Relaunch the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.
6.11 Prerequisites to Running
MegaRAID Storage Manager
Remote Administration
The MegaRAID Storage Manager software requires ports 3071 and 5571 to be open to
function. Follow these steps to prepare to run the MegaRAID Storage Manager Remote
Administration.
1. Configure the system with a valid IP address.