User`s guide

Chapter 2: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 23
Installing on VMware
Note: Use the following procedure to install the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent on VMware ESX
Server or vSphere systems. The VMware console does not support the Adaptec Storage Manager
GUI.
To install Adaptec Storage Manager on VMware:
1 Mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD:
mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2 Change to the Linux manager directory:
ESX Server 3.5:
cd /mnt/cdrom/ASMCD/linux/manager
ESX Server 4.x: cd /mnt/cdrom/ASMCD/linux_64/manager
3 Type one of the following commands to install the Linux rpm on the VMware ESX Server:
rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm (32-bit)
rpm --install --nodeps ./StorMan*.rpm (64-bit)
Note: Ignore the message "Application can be started by typing /usr/StorMan/StorMan.sh".
VMware does not support the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI.
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To use Adaptec Storage Manager to connect remotely from another system, you must open
a range of ports in the built-in firewall using this command:
esxcfg-firewall -o 34570:34581,tcp,in,”StorMan”
For more information, see Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System on page 33.
5 From a Windows or Linux client, connect to the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent on the
VMware ESX Server using the ASM GUI. Alternatively, use the ARCCONF command line
utility to configure and manage your disk drives. For more information, refer to the
Command Line Interface User’s Guide on the RAID Controller Installation DVD.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
If your system or network includes a firewall, you must unblock these ports:
● 8003 (TCP)
● 34580 (TCP)
● 34570 to 34579 (TCP)
● 34570 (UDP)
● 34577 to 34580 (UDP)
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the DVD
This section describes how to run Adaptec Storage Manager from the RAID Controller
Installation DVD included in the kit, instead of as an installed application. When you run
Adaptec Storage Manager from the DVD, you are using bootable-CD mode.