Thanks.

I downloaded the latest version of the Windows and Linux MSM (MegaRAID Storage Manager) Installation from the LSI Website.

In the install (version 17.05.00), there is a read-me that walks you through some of the install, but it tends to cause issues since the prompts on the screen tell you both the silent way to install and the normal way and the letters/numbers are different (see below, and notice for prompted you use the numbers, for silent you use the letters). When you use the wrong one letters/numbers, it tells you invalid entry, but it doesn't tell you why or which one since there is a number of prompts. I installed the complete, but I believe you could also install the Server version only. (I tried this and since I didn't restart, it did nothing).

On the Windows side, you only need the client version. Both the Windows and the Linux side need the same encryption to be able to communicate.

The last item I had to do was restart the server. I'm assuming there is a way to force the services to start on the Linux side, but I couldn't figure it out. Which is also why I thought I did something wrong.




"echo "Press 0 to exit from installation"
echo "Choose[1-11]:"
echo " (1) - Complete"
echo " This option will install all program features."
echo " (2) - Client"
echo " This option will only install components required to remotely view and"
echo " configure servers."
echo " (3) - StandAlone"
echo " This option will only install components required for local server management"
echo " (4) - Local"
echo " This option will only install components required for local configuration"
echo " (5) - Server"
echo " This option will only install components required for remote server management"
echo " (6) - Complete upgrade"
echo " This option will only upgrade Complete msm"
echo " (7) - Client upgrade"
echo " This option will only upgrade Client msm"
echo " (8) - Standalone upgrade"
echo " This option will only upgrade Standalone msm"
echo " (9) - Local upgrade"
echo " This option will only upgrade Local msm"
echo " (10)- Server upgrade"
echo " This option will only upgrade Server msm"
echo " (11) - upgrade only"
echo " This option will only upgrade msm"
echo "Note : Installer can also be run in a command line mode"
echo "Usage : install.sh [-option]"
echo "The options are :"
echo " a"
echo " The Complete Installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) "
echo " c"
echo " The Client components only program of MSM"
echo " s"
echo " The StandAlone component of MSM"
echo " l"
echo " The Local component of MSM"
echo " d"
echo " The Sever component of MSM"
echo " au"
echo " The upgrade only option for Complete MSM"
echo " cu"
echo " The upgrade only option for Client only MSM"
echo " su"
echo " The upgrade only option for Standalone MSM"
echo " lu"
echo " The upgrade only option for Local MSM"
echo " du"
echo " The upgrade only option for Server MSM"
echo " u"
echo " The upgrade only option for MSM"
echo -n Setup Type :
"

Thanks for the feedback. To help everyone here, can you please say which set of instructions worked? I suspect the second from what you say. Or, better still, can you detail your steps.

Tip: the "history" command can help as a memory jogger.

Thanks for the help. That is exactly what I did, but I still couldn't get it to do anything remotely. Turns out, when I restarted the server, everything worked fine. So it must have been some service which I was unable to get started.

Thanks for the help.

It does not look so straightforward https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28992669/installing-LSI-MegaRAID-Storage-Manager-on-CentOS-7.html. But this indicates otherwise. Google may be your friend here.