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Differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for VMware ESXi
The following are some of the differences in the MegaRAID Storage Manager software utility when you manage a VMware ESXi server:
- The following limitations apply to the system information exposed through the application:
- Authentication support.
- The MegaRAID Storage Manager software allows the CIMOM server authentication with the user ID and the password for VMware.
- Access to VMWare ESXi hosts is controlled based on the user privileges. Only root users can have 'Full Access' while the non-root users can have only 'View Only' access.
- Multiple root users can simultaneously login using 'Full Access' mode to access the VMWare ESXi server.
- Event logging.
Event logging support is available for the VMware ESXi operating system, but it works differently than the normal MegaRAID Storage Manager framework mode. The event logging feature for the MegaRAID Storage Manager Client connected to a VMware ESXi system behaves as follows:
- There is no support for retrieving initial logs (the events that occurred before a client logs in). Only those events that occur after a client logs appear in the event logger dialog.
- System logs are not displayed.
- The “Save log” feature is not supported; however, the “Save Log as Text” is supported.
- The “View Log” option allows you to view the logs saved in a text file on the event logger dialog.
- The event descriptions might not be identical to a normal MegaRAID Storage Manager Client because the descriptions come from the firmware through the provider.
- There is no filtering of events, unlike other operating systems because of the lack of Monitor Service support.
- Refreshing of the MegaRAID Storage Manager GUI after any updates on the firmware is slower for a client connected to VMware ESXi hosts, compared to one connected to a Windows/Linux/Solaris hosts.
- It takes a while to discover the CIMOM servers. If you start the MegaRAID Storage Manager client immediately after you install the MegaRAID Storage Manager software (or restart Framework service), you will not be able to discover any hosts in the network.
- VMware ESXi is supported only in a complete installation of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software; stand-alone, client-only, and server-only modes do not support VMware ESXi management.
- VMware ESXi is supported on following operating systems:
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