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SimonCF
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Contributor
‎09-03-2009 06:30 AM

Short question regarding VMware ESXi 3.5

Hello everybody,

I was asked if it was possible to install ESXi 3.5 on a SATA RAID.

By browsing and searching the Web i got the information, that it was just possible on SAS/SCSI RAIDs.

Does anyone have the information, this is working on a SATA RAID?

And if so, have you got any suggestions for a good Controller?

Thank you!

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AntonVZhbankov
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‎09-03-2009 06:50 AM

My ESXi's work fine on HP BL460c G1 with SATA disks.


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NTurnbull
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‎09-03-2009 07:19 AM

Hi, yes you can install ESXi 3.5 on SATA RAID, however SATA is not supported for VMFS file systems. Take a look at the compatibility matrix for controllers here.

Thanks,

Neil

Thanks, Neil
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