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smyth
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ESXi on Dell PowerEdge R300

Has anybody managed to install ESXi (embedded or installable) on a Dell PowerEdge R300 using the SAS 6/iR controller? I know the server is not on the HCL for ESXi but it is for ESX.

Also the SAS 6/iR RAID controller is listed under the I/O compatibility.

I would appreciate any feedback on this.

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IRIX201110141
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It looks like they are listet on

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Joerg

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smyth
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Thanks for that but is anyone using one with ESXi or ESX?

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IRIX201110141
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The list from above listet Links to vmtn community threads where people use these machines, so i dont understand your question.

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Joerg

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smyth
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Joerg

Sorry I didn't explain properly. I am looking at purchasing a server to run ESXi on and i am trying to find out if anyone has used the Dell PE R300 and what problems they may have encountered. I am looking at either Dell or HP so trying to get some views.

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Bolgard
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Did you ever try this? I'm about to do the same.

CIM monitoring of S-ATA-disks through RAID is my biggest concern. Do you know if this works?

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Bolgard
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It works. Everything works. I bought the server and did the installation.

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