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jeffgrisso
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ESXi 6.0.0 not detecting internal storage?

Hello, I'm evaluating ESXi 6.0.0 on a 12 core MacPro6,1. However the ESXi installer does not detect the internal 1TB SSD. I verified the drive is working and is detected by EFI. The installer will detect and install to drives I plug in externally, but not the internal drive.

Any thoughts on how to get it to work?

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cykVM
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Hi,

although I'm not a Mac specialist in any way you may check if you have the right BIOS version as suggeted in VMWare HCL VMware Compatibility Guide: System Search version MP61.88Z.0116.B05.1402141115

You may also read Re: APPLE Hardware support on ESXi 6 as there is one user having ESXi 6 running successfully on the MacPro 6.1...

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Hi,

although I'm not a Mac specialist in any way you may check if you have the right BIOS version as suggeted in VMWare HCL VMware Compatibility Guide: System Search version MP61.88Z.0116.B05.1402141115

You may also read Re: APPLE Hardware support on ESXi 6 as there is one user having ESXi 6 running successfully on the MacPro 6.1...

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jeffgrisso
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Looks like Apple has a new BIOS version on the most recent MacPros that EXSi doesn't like. Other users are reporting the same issue in the comments section of this article: http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2015/02/esxi-6-0-works-ootb-for-apple-mac-mini-mac-pro.html

My MacPro has a new BIOS rev as well: MP61.88Z.0116.B14.1505141127

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The issue is not related to the firmware version but rather the SSD in the Mac Pro. I have a Mac Pro that has 5.5 Update 2 installed on it and one that won't install. I can swap the SSD and it will work fine. Use the known good working Mac Pro with the SSD from the Mac Pro that doesn't see the internal storage during install the SSD still doesn't show up. The model is different on the two machines as well. Looks like it is an SSD issue.

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