Install Esxi Software Raid Download
This download contains the SAS HW RAID driver for VMWare* ESX 4
This download supports Intel® RAID Controllers using SAS software stack (RS3SC008, RS3DC080, RS3DC040, RS3WC080, RMS25PB080, RMS25PB040, RMT3PB080, RMS25CB080, RMS25CB040, RMT3CB080, RMS25CB080N, RMS25PB080N, RS25AB080, RS25SB008, RS25DB080, RS25NB008, RS2VB080, RS2VB040, RT3WB080, RS2WC040, RS2WC080, RS2SG244, RS2WG160, RMS2MH080, RMS2AF080, RMS2AF040, RS2MB044, RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RS2PI008DE, RS2PI008, SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, SRCSATAWB, SROMBSASFC, SROMBSASMP2, SROMBSASMR, SRCSASPH16I, SRCSASBB8I, SRCSASLS4I, SRCSAS18E*, SRCSAS144E*, SROMBSAS18E*), please verify that this utility has been tested with the RAID card you have chosen to use by checking the drivers Web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com.
*These older controllers should work but have not been tested. Please see the included readme.txt file for additional details and installation instructions.
Package Information
Driver Version =6.602.05.00.1
OS supported = VMWare ESX* 4.*
Drive with ESXi. † If you installed from an ISO installation image, use the Virtual Media Session window to unmap the installation ISO that you mapped in Step 7, then press Enter to boot the target installation drive with ESXi. After the target server reboots and loads ESXi, the following screen is displayed. You can press F2 to. Hello guys, I'm having issues to install VMWare ESXi 6.5.0 on a HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen9. I'm using a RAID1, but when i'm installing VMWare is shows 2 data storages and doesn't show the RAID1 that I created.
Supported Kernels : released build ESX 4.0 164009
released build ESX 4.1 260247
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The Software may contain open source software. The associated open source licenses are included with the driver package
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The server is Proliant ML330 G6. I've activated the embeded SATA RAID in BIOS. Created 1 logical drive in 'Option Rom Configuration for Arrays' in RAID 0+1 that consists of two 1TB drives. So in other words I have 1 TB storage because of RAID1. I tried to install ESXi 5.5.0 on that server, but when I get to the screen where I need to select where to install the ESXi I see those two drives. I can choose one of them.
Shouldn't I see only one RAID1 logical drive?
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2 Answers
Sounds like you're using software assisted RAID (aka 'FakeRAID') and don't have the proper (driver) support for it in ESXi.
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Head to VMWare's site and use the VMWare Compatibility Guide to determine if your version of ESXi is compatible with your RAID controller.
Here's a similar question from ServerFault, in which the accepted answer notes tha thte RAID controller isn't supported:
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I think you may have the RAID setup wrong.
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What you trying to do with Raid as 0+1 is a stripe and a mirror so minimum of four drives are needed, RAID 0 is striped and only requires two drives and RAID 1 is mirrored and only requires two drives.
If you try to set RAID 0+1 on two drives it has probably failed and so you can see each drive.
If RAID is setup correct you are right you will only see one drive during installation.