Esxi v6 on HP Proliant with RAID

[petrospap]

Hello

I'm trying to install Esxi v.6 on a HP Proliant Server, with two 1TB HDDs that have been set up as a logical RAID-1 array. This microserver has a built in RAID controller that I have read is supported by Esxi.

(The exact model is HP Proliant ML310 Gen.8 E3-1220, and the built in Raid controller is HP Dynamic Smart Array B120i).

I have set up the RAID array using HP's configuration tool, and it seems to be recognised during the boot process. However, when I try to install Esxi by booting from the install CD, the array is NOT recognised (Esxi "sees" two separate HDDs). Do I need to include any extra drivers? If so, how do I include them in the boot CD?

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Petros

[a_p_]

For this to work you need to use HP's customized ESXi installation image which contains the required driver for this controller.

The download is available from https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/6_0#custom_iso

André

[Iscar26]

Other option to detect the array controller is add the driver whit ESXi Customizer VMware Front Experience: ESXi-Customizer