Tag: LSA

Title

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”

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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 
  • Software, instructions and support for your particular controller card are provided by the card Manufacturer, Broadcom
  • Information is available at https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search.  

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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