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=Introduction=
=Introduction=
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This HowTo describes the installation of the Adaptec Storage Manager (ASM) on Proxmox VE. With ASM you can manage your Adaptec raid controllers installed on Proxmox VE servers and you can also configure email notifications in case of failures.
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This HowTo describes the installation of the Adaptec Storage Manager (ASM) on Proxmox VE
3.x
. With ASM you can manage your Adaptec raid controllers installed on Proxmox VE servers and you can also configure email notifications in case of failures.
For current Adaptec Controller, see [[Adaptec maxView Storage Manager]]
For current Adaptec Controller, see [[Adaptec maxView Storage Manager]]
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I prefer to test ASM on a temporary Proxmox VE installation (as a KVM guest) and if everything works I will install it on the production machines.
I prefer to test ASM on a temporary Proxmox VE installation (as a KVM guest) and if everything works I will install it on the production machines.
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Download the ASM from the Adaptec web site (choose 64-bit for Linux) and extract it to a temporary directory. For this guide I used the following version:
storman_7
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30-18837_amd64.deb
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Download the ASM from the Adaptec web site (choose 64-bit for Linux) and extract it to a temporary directory. For this guide I used the following version:
asm_linux_x64_v7_31_18856
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tgz
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Now you will see a deb package which can be installed on any Proxmox VE server (alien is not needed anymore).
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=Convert rpm to deb=
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Install the alien package:
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<pre>apt-get install alien</pre>
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Extract the tgz file:
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tar -xvf asm_linux_x64_v7_31_18856.tgz
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Convert the rpm file to deb format using the alien command.
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cd manager/
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alien -c StorMan-7.31.x86_64.rpm
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Now you will see a deb package
storman_7.31-18857_amd64.deb
which can be installed on any Proxmox VE server (alien is not needed anymore).
=Install the deb package=
=Install the deb package=
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<pre>
dpkg -i storman_7.
30
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18837_amd64
.deb
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dpkg -i storman_7.
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18857_amd64
.deb
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=Post-installation steps=
=Post-installation steps=
The installation script does not configure the rc scripts. Here are the needed steps to make sure the agent is started automatically on boot.
The installation script does not configure the rc scripts. Here are the needed steps to make sure the agent is started automatically on boot.
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Stop the stor_agent:
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service stor_agent start
Edit the /etc/init.d/stor_agent file.
Edit the /etc/init.d/stor_agent file.
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<pre>
nano /etc/init.d/stor_agent
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nano /etc/init.d/stor_agent
Identify the lines beginning with #Default and change them to:
Identify the lines beginning with #Default and change them to:
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<pre>
# Default-Start: 2 3 5
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# Default-Start: 2 3 5
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# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
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# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
Update rc scripts:
Update rc scripts:
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<pre>
update-rc.d stor_agent defaults
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update-rc.d stor_agent defaults
Now, you can start the stor_agent manually (or reboot):
Now, you can start the stor_agent manually (or reboot):
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service stor_agent start
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<pre>
/
etc
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init.d
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stor_agent start</pre>
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=Query status via CLI=
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/
usr
/
StorMan
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arcconf getconfig 1
=Install ASM on your desktop=
=Install ASM on your desktop=
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Install ASM on your desktop and connect to the remote Proxmox VE server with running ASM agent (I used the Windows
Vista
version of ASM).
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Install ASM on your desktop and connect to the remote Proxmox VE server with running ASM agent (I used the Windows
7-64
version of ASM
- asm_windows_x64_v7_31_18856.exe
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Now I configured email notifications so in case of any failure I get a notification about the issue.
Now I configured email notifications so in case of any failure I get a notification about the issue.