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--- computers:megaraid_megacli [2010/07/07 09:52] – chkuo
+++ computers:megaraid_megacli [2011/01/07 00:38] (current) – [MegaRAID MegaCli] chkuo
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 ====== MegaRAID MegaCli ======
-MegaCli is a command line tool provided by MegaRAID to configure/monitor their hardware RAID controllers. Currently all hard drives on [[computers:oak|Oak]] are controlled by a MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 w/ 256Mb RAM.
+MegaCli is a command line tool provided by MegaRAID to configure/monitor their hardware RAID controllers. Currently all hard drives on [[user:oak|Oak]] are controlled by a MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 w/ 256Mb RAM.
 ===== Installation =====
-MegaCli is available as a RPM for RedHat Linux. For installation on Ubuntu:
+MegaCli is available as a RPM for RedHat Linux from [[http://www.lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/internal_raid/megaraid_sas/value_line/megaraid_sas_8708em2/index.html|LSI MegaRAID 8708EM2]]. The file name is: **4.00.11_Linux_MegaCLI.zip**
-Download MegaCLI for Linux from [[http://www.lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/internal_raid/megaraid_sas/value_line/megaraid_sas_8708em2/index.html|LSI MegaRAID 8708EM2]]
+For installation on Ubuntu, first we need to install ''alien'' for package format conversion:
-  * File name: **4.00.11_Linux_MegaCLI.zip**
+<code bash>
+$ sudo apt-get install alien
+</code>
-<code>
+There are two possible ways to perform the actual installation:
+==== 1. masker ====
+<code bash>
 $ unzip 4.00.11_Linux_MegaCLI.zip
 Archive:  4.00.11_Linux_MegaCLI.zip
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 Change ** Orignal "control" **
-<code>
+<file>
 Source: megacli
 Section: alien
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  .
  (Converted from a rpm package by alien version 8.79.)
-</code>
+</file>
 to ** Modified "control" **
-<code>Source: megacli
+<file>
+Source: megacli
 Section: alien
 Priority: extra
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 $ dpkg -b MegaCli-4.00.11
 $ sudo dpkg -i MegaCli-4.00.11.deb
+</file>
+==== 2. chkuo ====
+<code bash>
+$ sudo alien --to-tgz MegaCli-4.00.11-1.i386.rpm
+$ tar -xvfz MegaCli-4.00.11.tgz
 </code>