Installing the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft Windows

Perform the following steps to install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update, or Windows 10:

1.	Insert the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installation CD in the CD‑ROM drive.

If necessary, find and double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation program.

2.	In the Welcome screen that appears, click Next.

If the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on this system, then an upgraded installation occurs.

3.	Read and accept the user license and click Next.

The Customer Information window appears, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Customer Information Window

4.	Enter your user name and organization name.

In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option:

If you select the All users radio button, any user with administrative privileges can use this version of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view or change storage configurations.

If you select the Only for current user radio button, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software shortcuts and associated icons are available only to the user with this user name.

5.	Click Next to continue.

6.	Accept the default destination folder, or click Change to select a different destination folder, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 2. Destination Folder Window

7.	Click Next to continue.

The Setup Type window appears, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3. Setup Type Window

8.	Select one of the setup options.

The options are fully explained in the window text.

Select the Complete radio button if you are installing the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a server.

Select the Custom Installation radio button if you want to select individual program components.

9.	Click Next to continue.

If you select Custom Installation as your setup option, the second Setup Type dialog appears, as shown in the Figure 5 figure. If you select Complete as your setup option, the LDAP Login Information dialog appears.

Figure 4. LDAP Logon Information

10.	To specify LDAP configuration details, select Yes, and perform the following substeps, or if you do not want to specify LDAP configuration details, click No and click Next.

a.	Enter the LDAP server’s IP address in the Server IP field.

b.	Enter the LDAP server’s user name in the User name field.

An example of a user name can be username@testldap.com.

c.	Enter the name of the Domain Controller in the Distinguished User name field.

As an example, the Domain Controller name can be dc= TESTLDAP, dc=com.

d.	Enter the LDAP server’s port number in the Port field.

e.	Select the Use LDAP as default Login check box to always connect to the LDAP server.

All the values entered in this dialog are saved in the ldap.properties file.

11.	Click Next.

The SelfSigned key details dialog appears.

12.	In the drop-down list, click either 2048 or 1024.

13.	Click Next.

The Alert notifications of user choice dialog appears.

14.	Select one of the options. The options are explained in the window text.

Select of Last reboot – If you select this option, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software retrieves events from the last reboot.

Select of Last reboot – If you select this option, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software retrieves events from the last log clear.

Select of Last Shutdown – If you select this option, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software retrieves events from the last clean shutdown.

NOTE  These options work only if the MegaRAID Storage Manager software alert notification history files (SASAdapterInfo_<adapter_index>) are not found.

15.	Click Next.

16.	In the dialog that appears, click Install to begin the installation.

17.	Select one of the setup options.

See Setup Options for specific information.

Figure 5. Custom Setup Window

18.	Click Next to proceed.

19.	Click Install to install the program.

20.	When the final Configuration Wizard window appears, click Finish.

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