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cgoodsell
Contributor
Contributor
‎12-13-2011 01:06 PM

ESXi 5.0 Install stuck at loading module megaraid_sas

I've been trying to get a new esxi server up and going but it keeps hanging at loading module megaraid_sas.

Without the raid card, 9240-8i, it will get past this set, but the intergrated raid card is not supported.

This is a Lenovo TS430 tower.

I have tried several different bios, sata and raid setups but nothing seems to work.

I can get into the webbios of the LSI card just fine.

Anyone else run into this issue and found a solution?

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vmroyale
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Immortal
‎12-13-2011 01:17 PM

Hello and welcome to the forums.

Note: This discussion was moved from the VMware ESXi™ 4 community to the VMware ESXi 5 community.

Good Luck!

Brian Atkinson | vExpert | VMTN Moderator | Author of "VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: VCP-550" | @vmroyale | http://vmroyale.com
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ranjitcool
Hot Shot
Hot Shot
‎12-13-2011 01:46 PM

Okay before we go into a deep dive on this, have you checked the vmware HCL to check if that raid controller is supported?

If you have the drivers, try slip streaming - by creating a oem.tgz file.

This link might help - http://wwdj.wijndaele.com/create-a-custom-esxi-image-for-your-raid-driver-3ware-9750-sas-raid/  Again this is for esxi 4 but I dont think it will be any different.

Thanks

RJ

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