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ESXi4 server on RAID array posted: Nov 6, 2009 12:57 PM

Click to view bxtux007's profile Novice 8 posts since
Aug 20, 2008
hello everyone,

i am going to setup an esxi4 server as an test center in our company.


the basic setup work fine - i installed the server on an usb memory
stick and i can connect to the server with the vsphere client.


for the datastore i planned a level 1 raid system of 2 250 gb disk. on
computer statup the disk where recognized as level 1 raid (fasttrax
controller output "raid1 1x2 250gb").


the problem is that i can't create one datastore with these 2 disks. i
always see two independend disk. the same problem during the setup
progress - there i can choose between the 2 disks an the usb memory
stick.


for testing i setup one disk as an datastore an created a virtual
machine with 10gb on it. the capacy of these disk degrees the capacy of
the other doesn't. so i think there a independend.


Has anyone a tipp or trick for me or can tell me what i'm doing wrong ?


thanks for your help, best regards

mormen007

Re: ESXi4 server on RAID array

1. Nov 6, 2009 1:28 PM in response to: bxtux007
Click to view J1mbo's profile Expert 565 posts since
May 20, 2009
Unfortunaely the controller you have is not an actual hardware raid controller and hence not supported by ESXi. You need a hardware raid card with battery-backed cache like HP E200 or Dell Perc 5i.

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