Success! Using CentOS 5.3 x64 (not sure if that matters, just what I had on hand) with the LSI MSM v2.91-03 connects and shows information. You are a bit limited compared to the MegaCLI, but it's better than nothing.

The process was:

• Install MSM on ESX service console using the "server" script (either with -x or selecing the interactive install option that mentions VMware by name)

• Open the firewall (I simply allowed ALL to my test machine, but it looks like the connection is client (outbound port) <-TCP-> 3071 server)

• Run MSM on the client and target it specifically at the server

As ESX4 can read the CIM information off of the LSI card, the individual drive status is not as useful. However, you can offline/mark a drive for replacement prior to a removal to ensure a graceful rebuild, which is very nice.

Thanks for pointing me in this direction!

- Will Turner

Ropaul,

I'm sorry it took me so long to respond, the server in question has

actually been decommissioned, however I remember that all of tools that ran

locally on ESX (at the service console itself) reported zero controllers. Only

the Java based Storage Management tool that runs externally had any sort of

success.

- Will Turner