Deployment Guide

Installing Storage Enclosure Management

Software

This section provides the information related to installing Storage Enclosure Management Software.

Installing HBAs and drivers

1. Install the Host Bus Adapters (HBAs).

2. Connect the cables.

3. Install the HBA drivers and the OS HBA patches or hotfixes.

NOTE: The HBA or RAID card drivers are available at http://www.avagotech.com/support/

download-search and the complete the LSI instructions.

4. Ensure that the recommended HBA settings are applied.

Storage Enclosure Management installation for Windows

Graphical installation

1. Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from Dell.com/

support.

2. Navigate to the download directory of the installer.

3. Double-click the installation program: StorageEnclosureManagement-x.x.x.x-windows-installer.exe

or StorageEnclosureManagement-x.x.x.x-Ubuntu14-installer.tar.gz.

4. Complete the on-screen instructions and accept End User License Agreement.

NOTE: Installation of the SNMP monitoring service is optional.

After successful installation, open an elevated command prompt and you will be able to run shmcli

commands from the command prompt.

Silent installation

1. Download the Storage Enclosure Management Software installation package from Dell.com/

support.

2. Run the command prompt as an administrator.

NOTE: The command prompt must be an administrator prompt for proper use of the CLI.

3. Navigate to the download directory of the extracted installer.