Installing a CIM SAS Storage Provider on the Linux Operating System
Keywords: MegaRAID SAS SW UG

> Installing a CIM SAS Storage Provider on the Linux Operating System

> The following procedure documents how to install and uninstall the Avago CIM SAS Storage Provider on a system running on the Linux operating system.

> NOTE Uninstall all the previous versions of LSISASProvider before you install this version. You can check all of the installed versions of LSISASProvider by running the rpm -qa | grep LsiSASProvider command.

> | To install a CIM SAS Storage Provider on a Linux system, install the SAS Provider using the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) by entering the following command:

> rpm -ivh

> The RPM installs all of the necessary files and the Managed Object Format (MOF), and it registers the libraries. The SAS Provider is now ready to use.

> NOTE After you install the Avago CIM SAS Provider, the MOF file LSI_SASRaid.mof is available under the /etc/lsi_cimprov/sas/pegasus/common directory.

> | To uninstall a CIM SAS Storage Provider on a Linux system, remove the Avago CIM SAS Provider by entering the command:

> rpm –ivh LsiSASProvider-<version>.<arch>.rpm

> This removes all of the necessary files, uninstalls the MOF, and unregisters the libraries. The SAS Provider is no longer on the system.

> NOTE Tog-pegasus binaries, such as cimmof, cimprovider, and wbemexec, should be in the PATH variable of /etc/profile, and hence, are defined in all environments of the system.

DB09000202-21, Rev 2.2, July 2015
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