LSI logic Parallel, LSI logic SAS, Buslogic parallel (Not recommended for guest OS), vmware paravirtual

[rmustafa]

Infrastructure:

vSphere

ESX 4

Dell R710 Server

I'm installing WIN 2003 x64 as a virtual server on ESX 4, when I'm selecting LSI logic SAS & LSI logic parallel it is not detecting hard drive, do I require driver if then from where I can download ???

For bus logic parallel(not recommended for guest OS) & Vmware paravirtual , do I need to select this for my win 2003 R2 x64 edition ?????

please help on this issue.

~Rashid

[AntonVZhbankov]

LSI Logic SAS is intended for use with Windows 2008 only for clustering.

Use LSI logic parallel - works perfectly.

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[rmustafa]

Hi,

I've seen in some document that, "LSI logic parallel" can only be used for vmware hardware version 4, but here I'm using vmware hardware version 7.

And again with "LSI logic parallel" scsi selection the error is same...

Please help..

I'm trying to install win 2003R2 x64 edition & getting error that I need to dive a driver.

If I'll select LSI Logic SAS then what need to be done, I downloaded win 2003 R2 x64 LSI logic SAS driver also, bu the problem is how can I copy this driver file into a flp file whixh I've just created in datastode of host server.

Thanks,

rashid

[AntonVZhbankov]

I'm using LSI Logic parallel with hardware version 7.

Could you post screenshot with error?

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[rmustafa]

Thanks it work, but I wanted to know that If i'll use "LSI logic SAS" which I can see in many document it is recommended , how can I download it & use it with flp file ??????????????????

[AntonVZhbankov]

Just curious, where did you meet statement that LSI Parallel is not recommended?

Buslogic, yes, is not recommended but LSI Parallel is recommended to use instead Buslogic.

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[Dave_Mishchenko · Accepted solution]

If you really wanted to use it for the install, you would have to extract the driver from the VMware Tools ISO and add it to a floppy image.

Dave

VMware Communities User Moderator

New book in town - vSphere Quick Start Guide -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.

Do you have a system or PCI card working with VMDirectPath? Submit your specs to the Unofficial VMDirectPath HCL - http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21.

[Anajera20111014]

Someone could say me what is the difference between choosing one or another versionof the SCSI controller for the virtual disk, where I can find the information where it comes from the definition of each of the SCSI Controller?

[rickardnobel]

Yosihey Alfredo Najera Dip wrote:

Someone could say me what is the difference between choosing one or another versionof the SCSI controller for the virtual disk, where I can find the information where it comes from the definition of each of the SCSI Controller?

Since this is a three year old already solved thread I think it would be better to start a new discussion.