HP DL servers & SAS

[ccie4481]

Hello

I was wondering if ESX3.5i supports the HP DL line of servers with SAS hard drives?

TIA

[nick_couchman]

First, check the following document: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf. If you don't find your answer there, check the ESX Whitebox HCL: http://www.vm-help.com. If you haven't found it there, either, then search this forum and see if anyone else has had any success with it.

What type of storage controller do these machines have?

[lamw]

Yes they should both ESX 3.5 and ESXi, but you'll want to verify the model on VMware's HCL for hardware which can be found at: http://www.vmware.com/resources/guides.html

[ESXDevil]

Hi

Yes absolutely...no problems.

Check the compatibility guide from VMWare at

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35_3i_i.html

Regards

ESXDevil

[TomHowarth]

As Nick has already pointed too your first place of call should be the HCL, that said, I have had no issues running 3.5 on DL360 G4. G4p and G5 all these have SAS drives

Tom Howarth

VMware Communities User Moderator

[ccie4481]

So if i read the following link: http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/Hardware_support.php

If i get a DL360 G5 with SATA drives that would work? I see they have links on getting ESX3.5i to run on IDE, and sounds like basically i just need my controller to be supported to use other drive options? Is this true? or do i HAVE to use SAS drives?

Thanks again in advance!

[nick_couchman]

Yes, it should work with SATA drives. Usually the controllers don't see SATA and SAS drives any differently (at least my Dell PE1950s don't).

[Dave_Mishchenko · Accepted solution]

The main this is that the controller is recognized (SAS or SATA don't really matter).

You can get ESXi to install on listed IDE controller if you make a change in the install process - http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_install_to_IDE_drive/ESXi_install_to_IDE_drive.php