******************************************************************************* LSI DMI Browser Version 2.05 ******************************************************************************* Installation Guide for the LSI DMI Browser. This file describes the features, description, and installation instructions for this software. This file is divided into the following sections: Features Description Installation Requirements Software/Hardware Environment for Installation Installing the LSI DMI Browser Description of Variables Invocation Examples HotJava Browser Instructions * * * * * * * * * * * * Features * * * * * * * * * * * * o Supports management of the DMTF Mass Storage MIF and the LSI vendor unique extensions to this MIF o Remote management supported on a TCP/IP based network such as the Internet o Easy graphical representation of all LSI Storage elements o Displays device and adapter hierarchy visually in a tree view o Digitally signed by LSI Logic with a Class 3 Server Certificate o Highly portable user interface implemented in the Java programming Language o May be launched either as a Java Applet in a Web Browser or as a stand-alone Java Application * * * * * * * * * * * * Description * * * * * * * * * * * The LSI DMI Browser is a DMI (Distributed Management Interface) compliant Management Application for LSI Mass Storage Elements. When using this tool, it is possible to connect to remote computers on a TCP/IP based network, and manage the storage elements attached to them. The managed elements include SCSI host adapters, SCSI peripheral devices, and SCSI device drivers installed on the computer. In addition, the browser also supports LSI specific extensions to the Mass Storage MIF such as SMART, and LSI Event Polling. The LSI DMI Browser, implemented in the Java Programming language, may be executed on any operating system environment that supports Java. It may be launched as: o an Applet running inside a Web Browser, -OR- o a Java Application that is run using a Java VM (Virtual Machine) installed on the computer. DMI Service Providers are available on Windows NT, Novell NetWare, SCO UnixWare, and Sun Solaris for x86 platforms. The LSI Browser supports management of LSI storage on any of these platforms. The LSI DMI Browser consists of two separate software components: o LSI DMI Browser GUI o LSI RPC Proxy Service The LSI RPC Proxy Service is required for the Management of Windows NT servers. All other servers are managed directly from the Java Browser graphical user interface (GUI). The LSI RPC Proxy Service need not be installed if Windows NT servers are not managed. o The LSI DMI Browser GUI enumerates all elements instrumented by LSI Component Instrumentations of the DMTF Mass Storage MIF, along with LSI Specific extensions. The Browser requires additional permissions such as file reading, file writing, and the ability to perform network socket connections. Hence, the GUI is digitally signed by LSI using Microsoft Authenticode and Netscape Object Signing methods. User preferences and other helpful information is saved on the client side in a file named StorDMI.ini. A User Guide is available in the file help.html. o The LSI RPC Proxy Service mediates all communication between the LSI DMI Browser GUI and a Windows NT DMI Service Provider. It is implemented as a Windows NT Service. * * * * * * * * * * Installation Requirements * * * * * * * * The LSI DMI Browser GUI may be installed locally on the management console, or on a web server. A Java enabled Browser or the Java Runtime environment is required to launch the product. In order to perform remote management, the computer must be configured for TCP/IP based networking. Management of Windows NT servers is supported through the LSI RPC Proxy Service, which needs to be installed on any one Windows NT computer on the network. The managed systems need to be DMI-enabled, which means that they must have the DMI Service Provider, and the LSI Component Instrumentation installed and active. The software/hardware environment and tools that are required to perform this installation are discussed below. * * * * Software/Hardware Environment for Installation * * * * * For the LSI DMI Browser: Please verify the following software/hardware requirements are met before installing the LSI DMI Browser: o Any Operating System that supports Java o Java Virtual Machine (version 1.1.x) or any of the following Java-enabled browsers installed: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0, or higher Netscape Navigator version 4.08, or higher o Web Server (Optional). o About 1 Mbyte of Disk Space. For the LSI RPC Proxy Service: Please verify the following software/hardware requirements are met before installing the LSI RPC Proxy Service on Windows NT: o Windows NT Workstation/Server versions 4.0 o Windows NT TCP/IP protocol installed and enabled o Windows NT Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service installed and enabled * * * * * * * Installing the LSI DMI Browser GUI * * * * * * * The LSI DMI Browser GUI is installed by executing an InstallShield setup program. If you receive this program on diskette or CD-ROM, simply run "setup" to install the files into the proper directories. To verify the installation for a Web Browser or Stand-alone Application, follow these instructions. For a Web Browser: 1. Open the lsidmi.html page using a web-browser. The "Launch LSI DMI Browser" button is displayed on the Web page if your browser is Java enabled. 2. To launch the applet, click on the "Launch LSI DMI Browser" button. For a Stand-alone Application: 1. At the command prompt, change to the directory where the DMI browser is located. To launch the browser as an application, type: java -classpath ;LSIDMI.ZIP Launch LSIDMI where refers to the location of the java files on the installed machine. (The basic java classes are usually contained in an environment variable named CLASSPATH.) LSIDMI.ZIP (Signed JAR) JAVA Archive refers to the file that is being appended to . * * * LSI RPC Proxy Service * * * The LSI RPC Proxy Service is installed by executing an InstallShield setup program. If you receive this program on diskette or CD-ROM, simply run "setup" to install the files into the proper directories. To verify the installation of the LSI RPC proxy Service, launch the LSI DMI Browser GUI. Refer to the section "Installing the LSI DMI Browser GUI" for step-by-step instructions. After successfully launching the browser, the system will prompt with the Preferences Dialog Box. Type the Internet name/Address of the machine running the Proxy Service, and click on the OK button. Now attempt to connect to a Windows NT machine using the LSI DMI Browser. If you are able to perform DMI management, the proxy server is working. * * * Description of Variables * * * The LSI DMI browser may be launched from an HTML page or as a stand-alone Java application from the command line. Command line parameters are supported from either of these modes. When a sufficient number of parameters are passed, the user is not prompted with the connection dialog. Instead, the browser attempts to connect to the server machine with the information passed to it through these parameters. The parameters are all case sensitive. The parameters that the LSI Browser GUI accepts are listed below: MachineName Indicates the Internet host name or IP Address of the computer to be managed. RpcType Indicates the RPC type supported by the DMI service provider installed on the machine. Supported values are "dce" or "onc". Usually, Windows NT servers use DCE while others use ONC RPC. ProxyServer Indicates the address of the Windows NT machine running the LSI RPC proxy service. This parameter is only required if the RpcType parameter is "dce". ProxyPort Indicates the TCP port of the proxy server. The default value (Optional) is 6301. This parameter is only required if the RpcType parameter is "dce". SocketTimeout Indicates the number of seconds after which a network socket (Optional) connection times out. The default value is 5 seconds. DisableFileWrite Indicates the requirement to update the saved parameter file. (Optional) If "true", the local file "stordmi.ini" will not be updated. The default value is "false". * * * Invocation Examples * * * o Command Line Parameters from an HTML Page

o Command Line Parameters while launched as an application. Use the format [ ] while passing arguments on the command line. java -classpath lsidmi.zip Launch LSIDMI MachineName server1.company.com RpcType onc * * * * * * * * * * HotJava Browser Instructions * * * * * * * The digital signature of LSIDMI.JAR is generated by LSI Logic, and thus not issued by a Certificate Authority. In order for the applet to run properly under HotJava, please follow these steps: 1. Load the lsidmiHJ.htm page under HotJava. 2. From the menu bar, select Edit-Preferences-Applet Security. 3. In the page that appears, select "Low Security" for Digitally Signed Applets, and click on the "Apply" button. 4. Further click the "Advanced" button. You should now see an "LSI Logic" certificate in the list of certificates. Select this certificate and click on the "Details" button. In the window that pops up, check the "Fingerprint Verified" box, and click on the "OK" button. 5. Now reload lsidmiHJ.htm, and launch the applet. This procedure should remove the warning message "Warning: Applet Window" in subsequent LSI DMI Browser windows.