Adaptec maxView Storage Manager – CIM provider for ESXi 7.0,6.7.0, 6.5.0, 6.0 U3

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• This article provides information about the Adaptec CIM provider that is part of Adaptec maxView Storage Manager.
• It performs management tasks such as collecting details of all storage resources such as adapters, batteries, physical disks, and logical drives including the health status.

Disclaimer -

• The partner product referenced in this article is a software module that is developed and supported by a partner.
• Use of this product is also governed by the end user license agreement of the partner.
• You must obtain the application, support, and licensing from the partner for using this product.
• For more information, see Adaptec Support
  
  

Environment

• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0
• VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

Resolution

Supported hardware and/or software

• The below hardware and/or software are supported on ESXi 7.0 / 6.7 / 6.5 / 6.0 U3 platform - 
  • Adaptec SmartRAID (3100)
  • SmartHBA (2100)
  • HBA (1000, 1100)
  • Series-8 and Series-7 adapters  

IPMI extensions (if any) - None

Implementation schema details

• CIM provider supports these profiles -

Profile or Sub-Profile	Organization	SMI-S version or DSP#
Host-Hardware-RAID-Controller	SNIA	1.3.0
Disk-Drive-Lite	SNIA	1.5.0
Software Inventory	DMTF	DSP1023

InterOp Namespace: root/interop Implementation Namespace: root/pmc/arc/smi_15
 
CIM indications to SNMP mapping support - Not supported.

CIM client plug-in support

• Adaptec CIM provider is supported by any standard CIM Client tools such as - 
  • SBLIM WbemCLI
  • OpenPegasus CimCLI

Note: Adaptec maxView Storage Manager provides web-based GUI support.

Support information

• For more information on download drivers, Management tools, and CIM providers, see https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/
• You can refer to Technical support and troubleshooting articles at the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase site.

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