VMware vSphere

 View Only

  • 1.  Using a RDX-Drive in a VM

    Posted Apr 29, 2010 01:48 PM

    Hi!

    Is it possible to connect a SATA-RDX-drive directly to a VM?



  • 2.  RE: Using a RDX-Drive in a VM

    Posted Apr 29, 2010 02:30 PM

    You can use it as a RDM (Raw Device Mapping) device. That means teher's no VMFS partition on but the guest puts its native partition and filesystem on.

    Read this: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsp40/server_config/c_raw_device_mapping.html


    AWo

    VCP 3 & 4

    Author @ vmwire.net

    \[:o]===\[o:]

    =Would you like to have this posting as a ringtone on your cell phone?=

    =Send "Posting" to 911 for only $999999,99!=



  • 3.  RE: Using a RDX-Drive in a VM

    Posted Nov 18, 2010 04:08 AM

    Did using RDM work to get your RDX drive working? We're looking to do the same thing with ESX4.1 on our Dell 2970 with a internal RDX (RD1000) drive. I'd love to be able to use it with BackupExec instead of tapes. Internal RDX drives are SATA, can you setup a RDM to a SATA drive?