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Can i install Oracle linux 9 or 8 on esxi 5.5 ?

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎09-01-2023 05:01 PM
‎09-01-2023 05:01 PM
hellow guys  My ibm server is x3550 m3 .this server is considered an old machine .the highest vesion of esxi that can be installed on my server is esxi 5.5 . I got it from IBM customized ISOs for es... See more...
hellow guys  My ibm server is x3550 m3 .this server is considered an old machine .the highest vesion of esxi that can be installed on my server is esxi 5.5 . I got it from IBM customized ISOs for esxi . i installed it and works just fine . anyway i am using it for lap testing not production yet .it is 60 days trail . now i am wondering which version of oracle Linux is supported in esxi host to install . because i did not want to download any oracle linux version before knowing the suitable version for esxi 5.5 . as you know they are big iso files to download . (my internet connection is  super super super fast) in my country we still living in stone ages .

Re: How can i, know if my drives and disks is configured correctly ?!!

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎09-01-2023 04:28 PM
‎09-01-2023 04:28 PM
Sorryscott28tt  bro i did not see your post . No i did not create any datastore in Raid 5 yet !! You guys mean i have to create it on that disk .? but i cannot go with 7 or 6 because the highest es... See more...
Sorryscott28tt  bro i did not see your post . No i did not create any datastore in Raid 5 yet !! You guys mean i have to create it on that disk .? but i cannot go with 7 or 6 because the highest esxi version supports for my ibm server model x3550 m3 is esxi 5.5 only. that's why i found in vmware documentation and ibm website . i will not using in for production nowadays, it is just a lap testing to understand how to use it and how it is working .  Anyway thank u guys both . i will try that hope everything fine .

Re: How can i, know if my drives and disks is configured correctly ?!!

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎08-31-2023 02:54 PM
‎08-31-2023 02:54 PM
thank you bro.. the esxi is working fine and the disk 0 shows its details , that's right . in the 2nd desk  it shows me the storage capacity but not the rest of info .. like the desk 0 . is that ok... See more...
thank you bro.. the esxi is working fine and the disk 0 shows its details , that's right . in the 2nd desk  it shows me the storage capacity but not the rest of info .. like the desk 0 . is that ok ? You mean everything is normal for Raid5 disk  and i can use this disk for data backup  ?   thnks 

How can i, know if my drives and disks is configured correctly ?!!

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎08-30-2023 02:56 PM
‎08-30-2023 02:56 PM
hello everyone  I am still working on my test lap for our business before  production .(public wifi hotspot using mikrotik ) i have ibm x3550 m3 server . after 2 days of searching and working final... See more...
hello everyone  I am still working on my test lap for our business before  production .(public wifi hotspot using mikrotik ) i have ibm x3550 m3 server . after 2 days of searching and working finally found the supported version of esxi for this server. this server has 4 SAS disks   ,I did RAID configuration as recommended for esxi (i searched the web alot ) this is my raids config from webbios on ibm server : Raid 0 ===> disk 0      ( for esxi os and  Mikrotik and user manager etc) Raid 5 ===>disk 1,2,3   (for data mirroring  ) i installed esxi on disk disk 0 . everything was fine and i was able to connect the esxi server from the client . then i checked storage to see my the disks config :      first screen shows me 2 disks ========> ok i guess that's normal 2nd screen when i click on first disk i can see the the device details ,but when i click on second disk it does not show me details as you can see in this image ... .  i dont know if everything is normal or something wrong  .. am not an expert . all what i need to do just upgrading from windows environment to esxi environment to keep our clients and customers subscriptions and information safe  . i did not create any VM yet . i just want to know if everything correct or any suggestion for my demand  then i will proceed ... for testing ....?