Non-disk SCSI devices on ESX 3.5

[glucot]

Where can I find the list of non-disk SCSI devices supported by ESX 3.5? In particular, I want to know if any DAT device is supported.

Thanks

[rossb2b]

I can't find a mention of the suppported tape devices anywhere but the following info may be helpful to you:

Make sure your SCSI apapter is supported. This KB article has info on attaching a tape drive to an ESX server and how to get the vms to see it as well.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1000024&sl...

This will help with researching your card - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_io_guide.pdf

I can't find a mention of the suppported tape devices anywhere but the following info may be helpful to you:

[Texiwill]

Hello,

There is no real list of supported SCSI tape devices. There is a list of supported SCSI HBAs. If the SCSI HBA you are using is supported and ESX/VI3 can see the device then it will work. The key is the SCSI HBA. Adaptec is best. A RAID device WILL not work, etc.

However, this is really frowned upon as you will have a pinned VM (not vMotionable) and if the tape drive has issues, you often have to reboot the entire ESX server.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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