CLI Management and health check of Perc controllers on RHEL4 without daemons or kernel mods.

[Linux PowerEdge]

OpenManage Server Administrator
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R132112&SystemID=PWE_2950&os=LIN4&osl=en&deviceid=2331&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=3&formatcnt=1&libid=36&fileid=178687

There is OMCLI that will let you do what you seek.  There is a
srvadmin-install.sh in ../linux/supportscripts/ that will provide a TUI for
installation selection.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/5.1/index.htm

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/5.1/en/cli/html/index.htm

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/5.1/en/omss_ug/html/index.html

I'm not sure if this version has been validated for some of the legacy
systems that you may have in your environment but there is a support matrix
with the documentation.  Also, CentOS is not validated by Dell but it
shouldnt be a problem.  I actually installed OMSA on a test CentOS
installation today.  Be aware that you may need to force install the
openipmi module using dkms if you get a message stating that a newer version
exists than what OMSA provides.  Other than that I didnt have any real
trouble with the installation.



On 10/25/06, Aaron <dell at microchp.org> wrote:
>
> I am looking for a list of the essential binaries/rpm's
> needed to view the status of and build raid volumes within
> the various Perc cards.
>
> My servers are 2650's, 1850's, 2850's and soon to be
> 2950's.  My controllers are 3/Di, 3/DC and 4/Di.
>
> Installing anything that starts a daemon, inserts kernel
> modules or in any way taints the OS install or startup
> order will not be an option.
>
> Is there a URL that identifies the software needed to
> perform these real time functions on Dell Perc
> controllers?  Everything I have found on Dell.com suggests
> installing management software that runs as a daemon.
>
> I only need to manage the controller from the command line
> and also be able to run a command to get a one time quick
> status of the volume(s) health.
>
> All of my servers are RHEL4 or CentOS4 on the latest
> kernel.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron
>
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