decode7
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VMware ESXI software RAID?

Hello,

I tried to install it on our server with 2 HDD which were using software RAID, but we failed. Is VMware ESXI 5.5.0 supporting software RAID?

Thank you,
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JarryG
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OMG, not again! Zillion times it has been posted here: ESXI does NOT support software-/bios-/fake-raid...

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decode7
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Thank you for your answer.

I currently installed ESXI on the first HDD, is there a way to use the second HDD for data storage?

Thank you,
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JarryG
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Of course, you can format it as datastore, and use it (i.e. for your VMs). For testing it is good. But for serious deployment I'd recommend to get some true hardware raid-controller...

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decode7
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Can you tell me how to format as datastore suitable for VMware ESXI?

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microkid
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See the documentation center.

VMware vSphere 5.1

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