Download the MegaCli utility from the Broadcom support site
Unzip the downloaded files and copy them to any directory of your installed operating system (e.g.: Windows – C:\temp\megacli)
From the command prompt in Windows operating systems, navigate to the newly created directory and run any of the following commands:
Note: Administrative rights are necessary. Command |
Action |
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Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) |
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Creates a list with information about the RAID controllers, virtual disks and hard disks installed |
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Creates a list with information about existing RAID volumes and configurations |
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Creates a list with information about RAID controller settings |
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Creates a detailed list of the battery status of the RAID controller (state of charge, learning cycle, etc.) |
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Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) with all information since very first controller initialization |
Download the MegaCli utility from the Broadcom support site
Unzip the downloaded files and install them to any directory of your installed operating system (e.g.: Linux – /tmp/megacli)
From a terminal window in Linux, install the using the the following command:
Note: root priviledges required to install MegaCLI:# rpm -i MegaCli-8.07.14-1.noarch.rpm
Then change directory into /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCLI/ and run any of the commands from the table below:
Command |
Action |
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Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) |
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Creates a list with information about the RAID controllers, virtual disks and hard disks installed |
|
Creates a list with information about existing RAID volumes and configurations |
|
Creates a list with information about RAID controller settings |
|
Creates a detailed list of the battery status of the RAID controller (state of charge, learning cycle, etc.) |
|
Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) with all information since very first controller initialization |
Download the MegaCli utility from the Broadcom support site
Unzip the downloaded files and copy the MegaCli-8.07.14-1.noarch.rpm to the XenServer host folder /tmp/MegaCli
From a telnet / SSH console such as Putty connected to the XenServer host. Install the package using the following command
# rpm -ivh MegaCli-8.07.14-1.noarch.rpm
From telnet / SSH console switch to the directory opt/lsi/MegaCli and run any of the following commands:
Command |
Action |
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Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) |
|
Creates a list with information about the RAID controllers, virtual disks and hard disks installed |
|
Creates a list with information about existing RAID volumes and configurations |
|
Creates a list with information about RAID controller settings |
|
Creates a detailed list of the battery status of the RAID controller (state of charge, learning cycle, etc.) |
|
Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) with all information since very first controller initialization |
Connect via the vSphere Client to the vCenter and the ESX/ESXi host.
Click on your ESX / ESXi host.
Then select Configuration and click on Security.
Click on sub-services, then the properties box.
Select the SSH - enable option.
Connect via the iDrac to the ESX host (virtual console) or connect directly to the ESXi host.
Press F2 -> Troubleshooting Options.
Select SSH - enable if it is disabled (Figure 1 (English-only)).
Figure: Enabling the SSH
Download the MegaCli utility from the Broadcom support site
Unzip the downloaded files and copy the vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.07.07.vib in the subfolder Vmware-MN to the ESXi host folder /tmp
From a telnet / SSH console connected to the ESXi host, install the vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.07.07.vib using the following command:
esxcli software vib install -v=/tmp/vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.07.07.vib --no-sig-check
From telnet / SSH console switch to the directory /opt/lsi/MegaCLI and run any of the following commands:
Command |
Action |
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Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) |
|
Creates a list with information about the RAID controllers, virtual disks and hard disks installed |
|
Creates a list with information about existing RAID volumes and configurations |
|
Creates a list with information about RAID controller settings |
|
Creates a detailed list of the battery status of the RAID controller (state of charge, learning cycle, etc.) |
|
Creates the RAID controller log (ttylog) with all information since very first controller initialization Note: The "deleted.txt" file is always stored in the MegaCLI folder. |