Discovery and Login

> Discovery and Login

> You can start the MegaRAID Storage Manager software from a remote Windows/ Linux machine that has the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installed in complete mode.When the program starts, the Host View dialog appears, as shown in the following figure. The remote servers are displayed, along with their IP addresses, operating system, and health status.

> NOTE If you do a local mode installation, as shown in Section Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft WIndows, the following figure will not be displayed. It will directly prompt you to the login dialog as shown in the Server Login.

> Figure 8. Host View

> If High Availability DAS is supported on the controller, instead of the above Host View dialog, the Host View – High Availability DAS dialog appears, as shown in .

> The Host View dialog shows an icon for each server on which the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is installed. The servers are color-coded with the following definitions:

> | Green: The server is operating properly.

> | Yellow: The server is running in a partially degraded state (possibly because a drive in a virtual drive has failed).

> | Orange: The server is running in a degraded state.

> | Red: The server storage configuration has failed.

> NOTE Do not enter the VMware ESXi server’s IP address in the IP Address field in the previous figure. Instead enter a valid MegaRAID Storage Manager server’s IP address and select the Display all the systems in the Network of the local server option in the following figure.

> 1. | Click Configure Host to configure the hosts.

> The Configure Host dialog appears, as shown in the following figure.

> Figure 9. Configure Host

> The following options are available to configure the host.

> | Display only the local server – Select this option to display only the Local server or the Server of the IP address entered in the Host View screen.

> | Display the systems from the following favorite list – Allows you to enter IP addresses of the MegaRAID Storage Manager servers and discovers only those servers. You can enter an IP address in the Enter IP Address field and click Add. The server corresponding to the IP address appears in the Favorite list.

> | Display all the systems in the Network of the local server – Discovers all the MegaRAID Storage Manager servers available in the network.

> | Display all the ESXi-CIMOM servers in the network of local server - Discovers the local MegaRAID Storage Manager server and all the available ESXi servers in the network.

> NOTE If the controller supports High Availability DAS, and you want to view the cluster information in a single pane, select either of the options: Display the systems from the following favorite list or Display all the systems in the Network of the local server.

> 2. | Click Save Settings to save your setting, or on Cancel to quit without saving.

> If you click Save Settings, a confirmation dialog appears asking you to confirm your settings. Click OK in the confirmation dialog to start the discovery process.

> 3. | Select the Stop discovery process of remote servers check box and click on Save Settings, to abort the discovery process which has already begun. This option is enabled only when there is an active discovery process.

> NOTE The VMware server does not show the system health and the operating system details. It shows only the host name and the IP address of the server. The Operating system and Controller Health are displayed as Unknown in Host View screen. When connecting to a VMware server on a different subnet, one or more frameworks have to be running in the subnet to connect to the CIMOM.

> Figure 10. Host View Window

> The servers appear in the list of found hosts in the Host View dialog.

> 4. | Double-click the icon of the server that you want to access.

> The Server Login window appears, as shown in the following figure.

> Figure 11. Server Login

> 5. | Enter the root account name and password of the host in the User Name and Password fields respectively.

> NOTE In the User Name field, you can also enter the domain name along with the user name; for example, LSI\abc, where LSI is the domain name and abc is your user name.

> The question mark icon opens a dialog box that explains what you need for full access to the server and for view-only access to the server. You are allowed three attempts to Log in.

> NOTE When connected to VMware operating system, the Server Login window shows only one label for access, Full Access. Multiple users can have full access to the VMware server.

> 6. | Select an access mode from the drop-down menu for Login Mode, and click Login.

> | Select Full Access if you need to both view and change the current configuration.

> | Select View Only if you need to only view and monitor the current configuration.

> NOTE If the computer is networked, this login is for the computer itself, not the network login.

> Enter the root or administrator user name and password to use Full Access mode.

> NOTE In Linux, users belonging to the root group can log in. You do not have to be the user root.

> If your user name and password are correct for the Login mode you have chosen, the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu appears.

DB09000202-21, Rev 2.2, July 2015
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