As a test, will ESX allow you to install on the local drive (SATA or SCSI)? Or only a NAS or SAN?
Sure thing, local storage is supported for ESX and VMFS volumes. You should check the HCL to make sure your system and it's storage type are supported.
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf
Eric Siebert
VMware Communities User Moderator
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local yes, scsi yes, sata - I think it depends what verion of ESX you are running
Where is it support to be installed if you had servers connected to a SAN? (If you wanted to use VMOTION etc)
On local machine or SAN\NAS?
Will VMOTION work if you install ESX on local disk?
VMotion will not work on local storage. Vmotion is based on shared storage.
Your ESX install can be local but for Vmotion to work your Virtual
Machine data stores need to be on SAN/NAS. You need central storage for
vmotion because the virtual machines disks do not move during a vmotion
so it needs be accessible from the source and destination ESX server.