2 new whitebox setups working with ESX 3.5:
ABIT AT8 32X (socket 939)
AMD Opteron 180 dualcore
(onboard sata is recognized)
You'll have to install this board with ESX 3.02, switch off IPMI (chkconfig --level 0123456 ipmi off) support and then upgrade,
or it will hang during install.
GiGabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H
AMD Phenom X4 9950
Still working on the SATA ?:|
Both used with an Adaptec 29160 and Intel pro/1000 MT dual network card
Did walk into APIC probs though .. still looking for a solution
How is going things with ESX and Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H?
I would buy a GA-MA790FXT-UD5P for ESXi but i don't know if is a good idea.
TIA
MarioGilera
PS:sorry for ugly english
Hi, I gave up, needed the setup quickly for study-purposes, couldn't find where it went wrong with APIC and PCI-errors so i changed my config to XEON3210 and Asus P5BV-E.
Ideal, SATA and LAN both work with ESX3.5
Sold the Gigabyte and Phenom with pain in my heart.
With the model you mention there is no native driver for the realtek NICs. You can get one from www.vm-help.com (see the oem.tgz page) and I'd also take a look at the whitebox list. Personally I'd look at something else.