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Install LSI MegaCli
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install-megacli.md

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wget https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/raid-controllers/raid-controllers-common-files/8-07-14_MegaCLI.zip

or

curl -LO https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/raid-controllers/raid-controllers-common-files/8-07-14_MegaCLI.zip

unzip

unzip 8-07-14_MegaCLI.zip

install package

For Debian

cd Linux
sudo alien MegaCli-8.07.14-1.noarch.rpm  # convert from rpm to deb first
sudo dpkg -imegacli_8.07.14-2_all.deb

For CentOS

sudo yum install MegaCli-8.07.14-1.noarch.rpm

Create alternatives

For CentOS

sudo alternatives --install '/usr/bin/MegaCli64' 'MegaCli64' '/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64' 1
sudo alternatives --install '/usr/bin/MegaCli' 'MegaCli' '/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64' 1
sudo alternatives --install '/usr/bin/megacli' 'megacli' '/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64' 1

For Debian

sudo update-alternatives --install '/usr/bin/MegaCli64' 'MegaCli64' '/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64' 1
sudo update-alternatives --install '/usr/bin/MegaCli' 'MegaCli' '/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64' 1
sudo update-alternatives --install '/usr/bin/megacli' 'megacli' '/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64' 1

run MegaCli

/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -h
MegaCli64 -h
MegaCli -h
megacli -h
@edelwi
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edelwi commented May 20, 2021

Thanks! It was helpful.

@Barlog1
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Barlog1 commented Aug 30, 2022 •
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Thanks!!!
And install: yum -y install ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-7.20180224.el8.x86_64

@HQJaTu
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HQJaTu commented Jan 1, 2023

Thanks!!! And install: yum -y install ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-7.20180224.el8.x86_64

Thanks for this. I was wonder how to get rid of libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file.

@scottn26
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If you are running a RedHat based distro that is 9 or above, ncurses 5 won't install. However, there is backward compatibility between 6.2 and 5 so you can create a symlink:

ln -s /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6.2 /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5

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Also you can try to use storcli instead old megacli
https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/Unified_storcli_all_os_7.2309.0000.0000.zip

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cbugk commented Feb 13, 2023

To resolve /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory running following install command worked on Ubuntu 20.04 sudo apt-get install libncurses5

Source: error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libncurses-so-5

@HQJaTu probably a bit late, yet future reference for others.

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HQJaTu commented Feb 13, 2023

@HQJaTu probably a bit late, yet future reference for others.

Sir, I'd rather leave a mark for googlebot to harvest than do nothing.

@eugenefvdm
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Thanks guys for the GIST. Things have changed a lot, at least on my AlmaLinux system:

  • On AlmaLinux Ncurses is version 6 not 5. Try rpm -qi ncurses
  • yum -y install ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-7.20180224.el8.x86_64 doesn't work, just says no match for argument.
  • ln -s /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6.2 /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5 doesn't work either. MegaCli64 still spits out ncurses 5 issue

Then I saw the comment:

Also you can try to use storcli instead old megacli

And so gave ChatGPT a spin on the statement:

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Looks like I'm going to be wasting a lot of time getting MegaCLI working on a newer AlmaLinux system..

@DarkSky7
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No one cares about Fedora anymore? What's your recommendation for Fedora-38?

@HQJaTu
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HQJaTu commented Jun 28, 2023

Information in this discussion is adequate for Fedora 38.

# cat /etc/fedora-release 
Fedora release 38 (Thirty Eight)

# /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -AdpAllInfo -a0 | head
                                     
Adapter #0

==============================================================================
                    Versions
                ================
Product Name    : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
Serial No       : SV21319016
FW Package Build: 12.12.0-0102

@DarkSky7
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Right, ...
$ /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
AND ...
$ ls -als /usr/lib/curs
4 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 19 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncurses++.so.5 -> libncurses++.so.5.9
4 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 17 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5 -> libncurses.so.5.9
76 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 74620 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncurses++.so.5.9
176 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 178652 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5.9
4 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 20 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncurses++w.so.5 -> libncurses++w.so.5.9
4 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 18 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5 -> libncursesw.so.5.9
76 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 74616 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncurses++w.so.5.9
228 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 233300 Jan 18 16:00 /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5.9
AND...
$ lsscsi
[1:0:0:0] cd/dvd ASUS DRW-24B3ST j 1.11 /dev/sr0
[3:0:0:0] disk ATA Micron_5100_MTFD U417 /dev/sda
[10:0:0:0] disk LSI 9750-4i DISK 5.12 /dev/sdb
AND ...
$ lshw -class disk
[omitted the other two drives]
description: SCSI Disk
product: 9750-4i DISK
vendor: LSI
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@10:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 5.12
serial: 7SGZBE4C695E14004EE1
size: 14TiB (15TB)
capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=04f6a8fe-dc59-4246-ab88-f683baeabaca logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
AND...
$ lspci -knn | grep 'RAID bus controller'
0a:00.0 RAID bus controller [0104]: 3ware Inc 9750 SAS2/SATA-II RAID PCIe [13c1:1010] (rev 05)
AND ...
$ rpm -qi ncurses
Name : ncurses
Version : 6.4
Release : 3.20230114.fc38
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Thu 13 Apr 2023 02:44:55 PM PDT
Group : Unspecified
Size : 632286
License : MIT
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Thu 19 Jan 2023 10:11:33 PM PST, Key ID 809a8d7ceb10b464
Source RPM : ncurses-6.4-3.20230114.fc38.src.rpm
Build Date : Thu 19 Jan 2023 04:01:38 PM PST
Build Host : buildvm-x86-28.iad2.fedoraproject.org
Packager : Fedora Project
Vendor : Fedora Project
URL : https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
Bug URL : https://bugz.fedoraproject.org/ncurses
Summary : Ncurses support utilities

I know how it's SUPPOSED to work, but it doesn't. RedHat Bugzilla is impossible to use, due to category choices available (forcing a guessing game) and the need to be a RedHat subscriber (which I'm not). Clearly, ncurses has 'moved on' to v 6.4.3. but MegaCLI needs libncurses.so.5, which it can't 'see' even though they are obviously present in /usr/lib. How do you beat that?

@DarkSky7
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Problem (hopefully) solved. Not w.r.t. MegaCli, but by downloading storcli64 from https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/Unified_storcli_all_os_7.2309.0000.0000.zip per your earlier post. It installs to /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/ and it runs on Fedora 38. Thanks.

@smradman
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Incredibly helpful (Dell Precision 7920, AVAGO MR9440-8i, RHEL8.8).
Thanks!

@azizarnold
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I ran this on Almalinux 8.8 and it works:
ln -s /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6.1 /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5

Thanks

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Hi All, Can I get help with this error please?

`root@Alpha:~/Linux# megacli XD -VdList

./libstorelibir-2.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Internal Error.
ERROR:Could not detect controller.
Failed to get ControllerId List.
Failed to get CpController object.

Exit Code: 0x01`

root@Alpha:~/Linux# cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)" NAME="Debian GNU/Linux" VERSION_ID="12" VERSION="12 (bookworm)" VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm ID=debian HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

`root@Alpha:~/Linux# /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -AdpAllInfo -a0 | head

Adapter #0

==============================================================================
Versions
================
Product Name : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i
Serial No : SV20503315
FW Package Build: 12.15.0-0239
`

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FlorianHeigl commented Apr 13, 2024 •
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for the record: There's a lot of BS in the ChatGPT answer; i.e. there's no limitation to SATA drives.
Complex tasks honestly still suck in storcli, most basic ones are easier.

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