Enable ssh service (you can use Vsphere client for that purpose, or directly on the VM Host with F2 -> Troubleshooting Options)

Download MegaCli 08.07.07

Copy attached VIB to ESXi host using SFTP / SCP (I use FileZilla) to /tmp/

Install VIB with PUTTY using following command:

esxcli software vib install -v=/tmp/vmware-esx-MegaCli-8.07.06.vib --force --maintenance-mode --no-sig-check

I advise that you set your host in Maintenance Mode and don't use the maintenance-mode switch.

After that you can use two ways to get your Controllerlog:

Change to the MegaCLI folder:

cd /opt/lsi/MegaCLI/

and use this command to get your controllerlog:

./MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply –aALL

To output the result to a text file, simply direct the output like this:

./MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply –aALL > lsi.txt

The Logfile is now located in /opt/lsi/MegaCLI/

Use the command from any folder after installation:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/lsi/MegaCLI/ /opt/lsi/MegaCLI/MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply –aALL  (Displays Output in Putty)

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/lsi/MegaCLI/ /opt/lsi/MegaCLI/MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply –aALL > lsi.txt (to merge it into a .txt File)

All other commands like:

./MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aAll > /tmp/adpinfo.log

./MegaCli -PDList -aAll > /tmp/pdlist.log

./MegaCli -LDInfo -aAll > /tmp/ldinfo.log

Various other MegaCLI commands can be found here:




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