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Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Windows

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Replacing MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) With LSI Storage Authority (LSA) – Windows

Description 

MSM has been found to have some exposure to CVE-2021-44228, the Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerability, see statement from Broadcom Log4j2 Exposure (CVE-2021-44228).   As a result you may be able to replace MSM with LSA using the following instructions.  

Product 

  • MegaRAID 92xx Series RAID Controllers
  • MegaRAID 93xx Series RAID Controllers
  • Windows 10 (x64)
  • Windows Server 2016 (x64)
  • Windows Server 2019 (x64

Solution

Identify the controller using Knowledge Base Article #7244 “How to Identify the MegaRAID Controller Model on an exacqVision Server”

92xx series RAID Controllers 
Machines with 92xx series RAID controllers have the following options.

  • Uninstall MSM 
    • Manage the array using the BIOS available on boot
    • Manage the array using storcli
  • Update MSM 

93xx series RAID Controllers
For Machines with 93xx series RAID controllers MSM should be replaced with LSA.

Objectives

  • Uninstall MSM
  • Install LSA (See KB #7255 “LSI Storage Authority (LSA) Installation Screenshots – Windows”)
  • Copy storcli.exe and storcli64.exe
  • Restart exacqVision server
  • Verify LSA can be accessed and login is working
  • Verify Storage information in exacqVision client is correct

Uninstalling MSM

  • Press the Windows key on keyboard to open the Start menu
  • Locate and select MegaRAID Storage Manager
  • Expand and select Uninstall
  • Confirm that you want to remove MegaRAID Storage Manager
  • Right click on MegaRAID Manager icon on desktop and click “Delete”

Install LSI Storage Authority (LSA)

  • Download LSA from https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/007.019.006.000_LSA_Windows.zip
  • LSI website will require reading a download agreement, (scrolling down to the bottom of the agreement), clicking an acknowledgement checkbox, then click “I Agree” button
  • Once downloaded, unzip the file and open the resulting folder
  • You may see another zipped file. If so unzip that and open the resulting folder
  • Double click the setup.exe to begin the install process.
  • You will see a request to install OpenSLP, click Next
  • Check or tick “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click Next
  • Choose Typical installation button
  • Click Install
  • Click Finish
  • At this time you may be prompted to install one or two other VC++ Redistributables. Click Next, OK, or Install if so
  • The InstallShield Wizard for LSI Storage Authority will appear. Click Next
  • Select “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click Next
  • Customer Information, leave as default (Windows User and blank), click Next
  • Destination Folder, leave default and click Next
  • Select Standalone, click Next
  • Port configuration, leave default values of 2463 and 9000 for Webserver and LSA Server respectively. Click Next
  • Congifure Range of Events to Generate Alert Notifications, tick Since Last Shutdown
  • Ready to Install, click Install
  • When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish
  • LSA is now installed

Copy storcli.exe and storcli64.exe

  • From either C:\exacqSoftware\storcli\ or C:\exacqscripts\storcli\
  • To: C:\Program Files (x86)\MegaRAID Storage Manager\

Restart the exacqVision Server Service 

  • Press Windows Key+R, type services.msc in the run box and press enter 
  • Find exacqVision Server and select restart 

Verify LSA Access

  • Double click the Launch LSA Icon on the desktop 
  • Enter username and password  Note: Windows credentials should be used and select Sign In
  • You should now be on the LSI Storage Authority landing page 

Verify Storage information in the exacqVision Client 

  • Open exacqVision Client
  • Navigate to Storage (Configuration > YOUR SERVER > Storage 
  • Check Drive Configuration under the Drive Tab
  • Check the Storage Hardware under the Hardware Tab