More basic install questions - many thanks

[jamesjohnson197]

Hi all,

Thank you all for your help so far, and thanks again to VMWare for releasing ESXI!

A few more questions if thats ok.

1) Essentially, the server I want to purchase for my virtualisaion environment is the Acer Altos R520:

This system in the VMWare HCL, so does this mean that it's pretty much guaranteed to work? Does it matter what type of SATA hard-disks I place inside it, or do they also have to pass the HCL?

2) The system comes with a Intel Embedded Server RAID for SATA software RAID levels. I'm assuming as ESXI is a very 'thin' host, it doesnt support software RAID and thus can't be used (If 8 SATA disks are inserted, then the system will just see them as eight seperate drives?)

3) Is it worth forgetting about SATA anyhow and just using SAS?

Thanks

James

[zhangtong3910]

Lot of questions

1. If you use a hard disk in HCL, that'll be better choice;

2. If the RAID is not in the HCL, it is not guranteed;

3. No muchdifference for basic usage between SATA and SAS;

[mokymura]

Hi,

1.- If the HW is in the HCL...it should work

2.- ESXi or ESX doesn´t support software RAID or just few of them: i have 1 ESXi with 2 discs without RAID -> i have installed ESXi manually in both (same config) and later i am doing backup restore form the active disk to the other

3.- Regarding the disk tipes...depends on yout budget

Regards

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