Cisco C240-M4SX / 12G SAS Embedded Raid Controller Queue depth Reporting resulting in ESXi 6.0

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• Insertion/thanks to the RAID controller plug in PCIe card in a UCS C220 M3, rather than embeded RAID controller?

  Hello!!

  We have a UCS C220 M3 server with a 1 TB SAS hard drive and a controller RAID embeded, like this:

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  The embeded controller is built and not removable, it is integrated into each C220/C240. The units are designed to operate with PCIe controllers and mezzanine table when it is properly configured.

  Once you install the controller of the SIPC, you will need to do the following:

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  (2) make sure that the slot PCIe what optionrom is enabled in the BIOS. (newer systems have their OptionROM disabled in the uninhabited slots (from the factory). If you do not see the OptionROM for the POST, then go back into the BIOS and enable the slot PCIe OptionROM

  (3) while you are in the BIOS, you can thus turn off Patsburg UCS regulatory table (the table embeded). It is of no use at this stage that you removed the cables up to the HARD drive Bay. It is also misleading if left active, you will see the configuration of arrays of LSI utility appear twice during POST. Time for the embeded and once again for the PCIe LSI controller.

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• For ESXi 4.1 - 2805 Adaptec RAID controller?

  Hello.

  ASUS is not come through one of the PIKES are delivering controllers, I am looking for an another SAS/SATA Raid Controller supporting at least 6 disks and Raid 1 + 0, what I also learned as ESXi requires that it be a H/W Raid Controller.

  I'm looking on the Adaptec RAID 2805 controller specifically.

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• hardware RAID controller of VMware hypervisor 5.0

  Hello!

  We intend to buy HP Proliant DL380 G7 with 4 HDD hot swapable, now what I want to do is to configure this 4 HDD for RAID 1 + 0

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• T310 with sas 6/ir controller replace has no disk in raid

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• PowerEdge R230 add RAID controller

  Need advice: the goal is to add Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H330 server Dell Poweredge R230.

  Originally, the data connection is to the motherboard with a mini SAS connector, power cord is related to the Board of Directors itself as well go with a connector 6-pin. Given that the new RAID controller has a different SAS (SFF8644) mini connector, I can't use the original cable.

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  IB - EN1

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  The information I had previously provided are based on the wiring of the Controller PERC H330 with basket 4 x 3.5 "which I assumed you had based on your notes. Thanks for your clarification and ignore these P/Ns. Here are the cables you need.

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  IB - EN1

  457CH, TWV59, 6R7VT: I can not find an any of them on the dell Web site, you can share links?

  I would recommend that you directly contact Dell sales in your area.

  Thank you.

• DELL new 1 TB drive 6 GB/s SATA is not correctly recognized by DELL SAS 6/ir controller

  I have a Dell PowerEdge R310 with a Raid SAS 6iR controller
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  Hi all

  Thanks for the comments.

  However, in my opinion, the disc should work and I shouldn't waste my time at low level

  kind of things. It should be "swap-out/swap-in/resync '...

  So I called the support technique dell that the disc is not good.

  Come back my money - ordered a new one - exactly the same model - and it works very well!

  If the disc was just DOA.

  Thank you all for your time tho.

  Kind regards

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• RAID controller does not have bootable VD

  Hello

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  The GPU does not comes with the system

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• PowerEdge 2900 Perc 6 / i internal Raid Controller

  OK, so I use a server Dell PowerEdge 2900 with a PERC 6 / i integrated RAID controller

  I have configured the RAID array very well, installed Windows 2008 R2 and works fine and dandy

  The only problem I encounter is that, when starting the server (Post), I get a message on the cable SAS B are not connected or misconfigured.  The bottom of the basket on my server, which goes to the internal drives, has only a port where I can plug a cable between the Perc 6 / i.  Where is the 2nd wire supposed to go?  I can't find the second port.

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  Hello

  joeyjojo56

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• RAID controller C - 220 M 3

  Hello

  People of Cisco told me C - 220M 3 a compulsory bring a RAID inside controller if you are configuring a HARD drive... in fact dynamic Configuration tool will not let me set up a server of C220M3 with a HARD drive if I do not add a RAID controller. I'll try to find a technical explanation for this... I remember correctly, the old C - 200 M 2 can be configured with a HARD drive and without any controller RAID at all, and that is no problem.

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• Problem with RAID array after replacing defective RAID controller - Volume is currently in INACTIVE/GRADIENT condition

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  ===============================

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  ===============================

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  Baskervi,

  Start the BIOS of the controller (CTRL-C)

  Select the controller

  This will bring you to the adapter properties window.

  Use the arrow keys to highlight and select Properties RAID, press on enter.

  This brings you to the window again select array Type, there is now an option to view existing matrix. Using the arrow keys, select view existing array,

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  The only options available is to activate the table or delete the table. In order to get this controller to accept the disk configuration, select Activate array by using the arrow keys to highlight, and then press ENTER.

  Confirm Activation.

  Return to the main menu and select SAS topology and check that the two tables are active.

  Let me know how it goes.

• The RAID controller compatibility

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• ESXI 6.0 + Cisco c240 M4 = purple diagnostic screen.

  Hi all!

  I try to install ESXi 6.0 (custom iso fo Cisco: Vmware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-Custom-Cisco-6.0.0.1) on

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  I have now installed ESXi with a new hardware raid controller and its working perfect, so now I think how I can watch on my diske is OK or fail?

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