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Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

15. Aug 17, 2008 1:19 PM

in response to: NB_72

Scovndrel

4 posts since
Aug 14, 2008

Could be compatibility issues with your media? Try burning again, setting it to lowest speed?

Do your burned VMware CDs boot OK in other machines?

Also, I just noticed in your first post that you said some of the ones you tried were burned to CD, not DVD. Sorry about that.

I'm out of ideas beyond that.

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

16. Aug 17, 2008 1:32 PM

in response to: Scovndrel

NB_72

5 posts since
Aug 17, 2008

thanks for the help - interesting thought on the media - i am using DVD -RW and also CD -R.

Hopefully someone has a help tip to sort me out.

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

17. Aug 20, 2008 8:45 PM

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adpcyence

1 posts since
Nov 1, 2007

hello NB_72,

try changing the boot order in bios. make the cd-rom as the first boot option. maybe the function keys are messed up .

just my 2 cents.

/adp

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

18. Aug 21, 2008 12:47 AM

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NB_72

5 posts since
Aug 17, 2008

cd is defo 1st in boot order as it boots with the dell utility cd in ad also boots with w2k3 cd in... is the directory and file structure mentioned in one of my previous replies correct for an esx cd.

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

19. Aug 26, 2008 5:10 AM

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mobcdi

84 posts since
Jul 22, 2005

Can any of the SC440 users confirm that they were able to install and use ESX on it without needing a 2nd harddrive. I hope to create a very cheap cluster using the SC440 but would like to confirm it will work before I part with my money

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

20. Aug 26, 2008 5:36 AM

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the_norris

6 posts since
Mar 19, 2007

I could check tonight for you - I'm currently using two drives on the raid controller (optional upgrade - SAS Raid). I can confirm this works with ESX3.5 Update 2 and ESX3i (free version). ESX3.5 non update 2 sees the storage but the not the inbuilt NIC.(just use Update 2 version).

Anyone with any idea for a cheap NIC card for this server that works under ESX?

Phil

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

21. Aug 26, 2008 5:52 AM

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mobcdi

84 posts since
Jul 22, 2005

Thanks Phil, Appreciate any help you can give me on the storage issue. In relation to your NIC problem Dell Ireland want 40 euro ex vat to add a Intel PRO 1000PT Single Port Server Adapter, Gigabit NIC to the standard SC440 built. That nic is listed on the i/o compatability list for esx3.5 and esx3i if that helps

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

22. Aug 26, 2008 7:05 AM

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dr00l

20 posts since
Jun 18, 2008

Both the onboard SATA controller and the onboard NIC work for me (3.5U2). The onboard Broadcom NIC only started working after the U2 upgrade.

The "Intel Pro 1000 PT Desktop" NIC seems to work well with ESX3.5. I've not yet tried to utilize VLANS. I only mention that because it's a "desktop" NIC. NewEgg sells them for around $50.

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

23. Aug 26, 2008 7:23 AM

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mobcdi

84 posts since
Jul 22, 2005

Hi dr00I

Are you using the the onboard SATA controller with just 1 hard drive. I know it does nothing for redundancy or preformance but would like to keep the cost down as much as possible, plus i plan to store my vm's on iSCSI

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

24. Aug 26, 2008 6:48 PM

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dr00l

20 posts since
Jun 18, 2008

Yes, ESX only recognizes the drives individually when using the onboard SATA controller.

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

25. Aug 27, 2008 1:08 AM

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mobcdi

84 posts since
Jul 22, 2005

That shouldn't stop someone using the internal disk to run ESX and host the vm files across the network should it?

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

26. Aug 27, 2008 5:54 AM

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dr00l

20 posts since
Jun 18, 2008

That all depends on your needs. If your running the device as your home lab system, then probably not. If you're hosting mission critical servers for your business, then I would use a vmware supported server (HCL).

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

27. Nov 14, 2008 7:02 AM

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okokokok

2 posts since
Nov 14, 2008

Sorry another noob here.....

So to summarize..... For a home lab it looks like the SC440 will work with ESXi (latest build) with the standard on-board components.

I have seen most folks with specs including the Xeon processor. Will it also work with the low end Intel Dual Core Pentium E2180

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

28. Nov 15, 2008 11:38 AM

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dr00l

20 posts since
Jun 18, 2008

Just a heads-up: Upgraded my ESX 3.5U2 to ESX 3.5U3 and now the internal SATA disks are no longer recognized as VMFS volumes. ESX runs fine off of the on-board SATA, but can no longer host virtual machine volumes on it. I'm going to tinker a bit and see what I can do. I'll post back if I find a fix.

Re: Esx 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge SC440, will this work ?

29. Nov 18, 2008 10:31 PM

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dr00l

20 posts since
Jun 18, 2008

Yes, I think it shoudl work with that processor. Be aware that you won't be able to do any 64bit OSes due to the lack of VTon the E2180.

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