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  • 1.  SATA RAID Controller

    Posted Aug 08, 2010 08:22 PM

    Hi

    Can some one please recommend good 2 ports RAID SATA controller for ESX 3.5 and 4.1 ?



  • 2.  RE: SATA RAID Controller

    Posted Aug 08, 2010 08:25 PM

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  • 3.  RE: SATA RAID Controller

    Posted Aug 08, 2010 11:27 PM

    I would look to the hardware compatibility list. http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php You can also check http://vm-help.com

    Very often 2 port cards are software RAID (require OS drivers) which are not supported with ESXi in any version. You can try places like ebay or similar for things like Dell Perc RAID cards which are often available relatively inexpensively.



  • 4.  RE: SATA RAID Controller

    Posted Aug 13, 2010 12:27 AM

    Thank You for your reply.

    I'm trying to install ESX4.1 on XP 6400 PC with two SATA drives. Two drives are configured with Raid 1. During installation ESX can see two separate drives. Does it mean RAID controller is not supported.

    Thank You for you help.



  • 5.  RE: SATA RAID Controller

    Posted Aug 13, 2010 01:38 AM

    Correct, it is not supported due to the software raid used on the system.