Can i use Intel SSD Pro 5400s (480GB) with vmware esxi

[oslasi]

Hi,

After few days of searching for information about performance and stability impact when using SSD disks with vmware i have decided to buy 4 disks of Intel SSD Pro 5400s (480GB).  Now i have some doubts if i made the proper decision.

Server configuration:

HP DL 360 G8

128 GIGA

2 x cpu 2670

4 x disks of Intel SSD Pro 5400s (480GB)  in raid 5 ( or raid 10).

can i use those disks with vmware ?

does the disk need to be in the HCL list or it is only a recommendation ?

can i run those disks quietly knowing that it will run with no issues?

any advice would be appreciated

thank you

Ori

[Devi94]

It should be in HCL list. It is always recommended to run vmware production environment as per their recommended compatibility. So that you will not run into any issues. If at all any issue vmware support will assist.

[diegodco31]

The disks must be supported by the SCSI controller of the server.

My recommendation is to download the iso of custom vmware to hp. Because it already comes with all the drives and firmware of the own hpe.

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI65-HPE&productId=614

HCL

https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=20216

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[oslasi]

thank you for your advice, can you please tell me where can i check if the disk is in the HCL list ?

if the disks are not in the list, is there anything i can do to use them on the server or i need to replace them ?

can i find which ssd disks are in the list ?

thank you

ori

[oslasi]

Thank you for your answer, nice to learn something new every day...

as i understand when using HP server for vmware it is adviced to use this image

will do that just use the last version: Download VMware vSphere

thank you

ori

[diegodco31]

Yes

Your server is compatible with vsphere 6.7

VMware from HP Certification and Support | Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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