vSphere ESXi 6.5 RDM

[helpvmuser007]

Hi everybody,

I have a new server, a Dell PowerEdge T630.

I have many disks on this server and a create 3 RAID groups :

   - One for the ESXi installer

   - One for the VM

   - One for a Raw Device Mapping

Then I install vSphere ESXi 6.5 in this server. I create the first VM and I want to add a Raw Device Mapping to this VM.

The LUN for the RDM is in attachment esxi-01.png

When I edit the VM on which I want to add the RDM, I don't have the option to add the RDM, show attachment esxi-02.png

Can you help me please ?

Thank you so much.

Best regards

[thibaudpeter]

Shouldn't the option be displayed after you click Add Virtual Disk ?

Create a Raw Device Mapping Disk on a Virtual Machine - vSphere 5 Training - YouTube

[helpvmuser007]

Good morning,

I want to add the disk from the vSphere web Client because witch ESXi 6.5, I can't edit virtual machine hardware version 13.

Best Regards

[hussainbte]

The Option shall be available in add new device.

Kindly make sure there is at least one harddisk/LUN available to the ESXi host which is not formatted or has a partition table

[bhaskarmano45]

Hello Adrian,

Its Highly recommended not to make any changes during ovf/ova export in progress.You would have used V-2-V option modify

[Rubeck]

Even though this KB doesn't mention v6.5 it may still be valid.... Have you tried this?

Raw Device Mapping for local storage (1017530) | VMware KB

/Rubeck

[helpvmuser007 · Accepted solution]

Good morning everybody.

No i don't have the option in add new device with client web.

I do this :

• Put the VM with hardware version 10
• Edit the VM in vSphere Client
• Add a RDM ==> I have the option in vSphere client ! But not with the web interface
• Configure the RDM
• Upgrade the VM hardware to last version (13)
• Start the VM

My RDM disk is showing...

Very Strange what is the problem with the web portal... ?

Best Regards and thanks for your proposition.