Adaptec 5405 - Installing on Freebsd; Installing on Vmware

Chapter 2: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 22
Installing on FreeBSD
To install Adaptec Storage Manager:
1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
2 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD:
mount -F cd9660 -o ro /dev/acd0 /<mount point>
where mount point is the mount point of the CD-ROM.
3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager:
For FreeBSD for x86 (32-bit):
pkg_add /<mount point>/freebsd7/manager/StorMan-x86.pkg.tbz
For FreeBSD for amd64 (64-bit):
pkg_add /<mount point>/freebsd7_x86_64/manager/StorMan-amd64.pkg.tbz
where mount point is the CD-ROM mount point.
Note:
The installation CD also includes packages for FreeBSD 6 and FreeBSD 8.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
5 Unmount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD:
umount /<mount point>
Installing on VMWare
To install Adaptec Storage Manager:
1 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD:
mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2 Change to the manager directory:
ESX Server 3.5:
cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager
ESX Server 4.0: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux_64/manager
3 Extract the Linux Adaptec Storage Manager RPM package and install it:
rpm --install --nodeps ./StorMan*.rpm
Note: Ignore the note that says "Application can be started by typing /usr/StorMan/
StorMan.sh". The console has no graphical capability.
4
Use the command line utility (ARRCONF) included with your RAID controller to
configure and manage your disk drives. For more information, refer to the Command Line
Interface User’s Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
5 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 34571:34581,tcp,in,”StorMan”
For more information, see Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System on page 32.