Installing the LSI Storage Authority Software on the Microsoft Windows Operating System

1. Run the LSI Storage Authority setup.exe file.
   The InstallShield Wizard dialog appears.

   
   

   

   
   

2. Click Next.
   The License Agreement dialog appears.
3. Read the agreement and select the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button, and click Next.
   The Customer Information dialog appears.
4. Enter your user name and the organization name, and click Next.
   The Port Configuration Settings dialog appears.

   
   

   

   
   

By default, LSA communicates on Web Server Port 2463 and LSA Server Port 9000. Ensure that these ports are available to be used by LSA. Depending on your environment, if these ports are not available, specify the port details here. You can also edit the details of this port after installation. See Changing the LSI Storage Authority Software Port Number and Changing the nginx Web Server Port Numbers.

5. Click Next to proceed.
   The Destination Folder dialog appears with the default file path.

   
   

   

   
   

6. (Optional) Click Change to select a different destination folder for the installation files.
7. Click Next.

   The Configure Range of Events to Generate Alert Notifications dialog appears. You can configure alert notifications to get early notification of application or service issues and problem occurrences.

   
   

   

   
   

   The following configuration options are available:

   • Since Last Shutdown: Select this option to retrieve events from the last clean shutdown. By default, you can only retrieve the last 30 events. If there are any progress events as part of the last 30 events, those progress events are part of the event history. If the sequence numbers are less than the last log that was cleared (Since Log Clear option), LSA always retrieves events from the Since Log Clear option.
   • Since Log Clear: Select this option to retrieve events from the last log that was cleared. By default, you can only retrieve the last 30 events. If there are any progress events as part of the last 30 events, those progress events are not part of the event history.
   • Since Last Reboot: Select this option to retrieve events from the last time the system was restarted. By default, you can only retrieve the last 30 events. If there are any progress events as part of the last 30 events, those progress events are not part of the event history. If the sequence numbers are less than the last log that was cleared (Since Log Clear option), LSA always retrieves events from the Since Log Clear option.
   • Start From Now: Select this option to retrieve events from now.
   You can also change these configuration options as per your requirement at any point in time by editing the lsa.conf file in the LSI Storage Authority/conf directory and choosing the required parameter. For example, if you have selected Since Last Shutdown as a configuration option to retrieve events during the time of installation and you want to change it to Since Last Reboot, through the lsa.conf file, go to # Retrieve range of events used to generate alert notification, if LSA not found LastProcessedSeqNum section in the lsa.conf file, change the retrieve_range_of_events_since = to 2 (retrieve_range_of_events_since = 2).

   Note: You must restart the LSI Storage Authority service for the configuration changes to take effect.
8. Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program windows appears. Click Next.
   Depending on the setup type you have selected, the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog appears.
9. (Optional) Select the Show the Windows Installer log check box to view the windows installer log file.
   The log file (LSA_install.log) is created in the same folder from where the setup.exe is installed.
10. Ensure that port 2463 is not blocked by a firewall.
    The Windows Firewall settings are located under Control Panel > Windows Firewall.
11. Click Finish.