MegaRAID Storage Manager Support on the VMware ESXi Operating System

This section outlines the product requirements needed to support the VMware ESXi operating system. Classic VMware includes a service console that is derived from the Linux 2.4 kernel, but with reduced functionality.

The MegaRAID Storage Manager server part cannot be installed directly in the VMware ESXi operating system. Management is performed through the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed on a Linux/Windows machine in the same subnet.

NOTE  For VMware ESXi 5.0 to work with the MegaRAID Storage Manager software, the SMI-S Provider must be installed.

Remote management of VMware ESXi is supported only in a complete installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager on the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows Server

RHEL

SuSE Linux

Network communication is a key element for a proper communication between the ESXi CIM provider and the management software. Make sure that the network settings are correct by making the following changes:

Provide a proper host name and an IP address while doing the initial configurations for the ESXi host.

For networks that do not have DNS configured, the “hosts” file in the machine on which the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is installed must be edited as follows:

a.	Add an entry to map the VMware host’s IP address with the host name.

This is for the discovery process to happen correctly.

In the absence of this entry, the VMware host would be discovered as 0.0.0.0.

b.	Add an entry to map the actual IP address of the localhost with its hostname (an entry for the loopback address would be present by default in the hosts file and it should not be removed).

This is to ensure that the Asynchronous Event Notifications (AENs) are delivered correctly.

For example, if 135.24.228.136 is the IP address of your VMware host and 135.24.228.137 is the IP address of your Linux host, the following entries must be added in the hosts file:

135.24.228.136 dhcp-135-24-228-136.lsi.com dhcp-135-24-228-136 #VMWare

135.24.228.137 dhcp-135-24-228-137.lsi.com dhcp-135-24-228-137 #Linux