Installing the CIM provider for Areca hardware RAID controllers

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on installing the CIM provider for Areca hardware RAID controllers ARC168X and ARC188X.

Environment

• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

Resolution

To install the CIM provider for the Areca hardware RAID controllers:

1. Download the attached 2145299_vmware-esx-provider-arcpvd-1.0.3-17.02.21.154300.zip file and extract the vmware-esx-provider-arcpvd.vib file.
2. Transfer the vmware-esx-provider-arcpvd.vib file to the ESXi host.
3. Connect to the ESXi host with an SSH session. For more information, see Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.0 (2004746)
4. Run this command to load the vib:
   
   esxcli software vib install -v file:///tmp/VMware-esx-provider-arcpvd.vib && reboot –f
   
   Note: This automatically reboots the ESXi host.
   
   
5. Run this command to verify the vib installed:
   
   esxcli software vib list

Additional Information

Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.x