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• Controller SCSI Raid ESXi 5.5 recommendation

  I'm moving the ESXi 5.5 to another server by using the following:

  
  

  Server Dell R610 with 12G of ram and a Dell PowerVaul 220 s Raid 5 with 12, space 1, 5 - T HD sata

  The Raid Controller is a Intel SRCU42E Ultra320 SCSI PCI-Express X 8 with ext 2 x 68pin ports.

  
  

  I get the error ' call 'HostDatastoreSystem. " 'Of object' CreateVmfsDatastore 'ha-datastoresystem' on ESXi when you try to add storage. I even installed 5.1 but with the same results.

  
  

  Later, after much research and troubleshooting, as well as headaches, I discover that the SCSI Raid card was not compatible with ESXI 5.1, 5.5 only with 4.1 or 4.0

  I begin to scan the cards SCSI RAID but difficult to get one with the above specifications that could be compatible with ESXI 5.5

  
  

  Run out of tricks and do not have the ability to turn the Dell PowerVault 220 s

  May suggest a SCSI Raid PCI - e card with a port Ext. 68pin compatible 5.1 to 5.5? All of the recommendations, difficulty, work around?

  Thank you

  ESXi 5.5 system requirements

  When you install or upgrade to ESXi 5.5, ensure that the host meets these minimum hardware configurations supported by ESXi 5.5:

  1. Your equipment is compatible on the VMware Compatibility Guide. This includes:
  • Systems compatibility
  • Compatibility I/O (network adapters and HBAS)
  • Storage compatibility
  • Backup software compatibility
• You have a 64-bit processor. VMware ESXi 5.5 only installs and runs on 64-bit x 86 CPU servers. He argues also that LAHF and SAHF CPU instructions.
• You have a computer with at least two hearts 5.5 ESXi host.
• The NX/XD bit is set for the CPU in the BIOS.
• Your processor is supported. ESXi supports a wide range of x 64 of multicore. For a complete list of taken processors supported,
• You have 4 GB of RAM. This is the minimum required to install ESXi 5.5. Provide at least 8 GB of RAM to take full advantage of the features of ESXi and run virtual machines in typical production environments.
• Support for hardware virtualization (Intel VT - x or AMD RVI) is enabled on x 64 CPU (to support 64-bit virtual machines). For a complete list of operating systems that are supported with ESXi, hosts running virtual machines with 64-bit operating systems have these hardware requirements:
  • For AMD Opteron systems, processors must be Opteron Rev E or later.
  • For Intel Xeon systems, processors must include support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT). Many servers which may include processors with VT support VT disabled by default, so you have to manually enable VT. If your CPU support VT, but you do not see this option in the BIOS, contact your provider to request a version of BIOS that allows to enable VT support.

    Note: to determine if your server has 64-bit VMware support, download The utility of Identification of CPU on the VMware site.

• You have one or more Gigabit or 10 GB Ethernet controllers. For a list of network adapter models supported, refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide.
• You with any combination of one or more storage controllers are:
  • Basic SCSI controllers. Adaptec Ultra-160 or Ultra-320, LSI Logic Fusion-MPT and most NCR/Symbios SCSI.
  • RAID controllers. Reference Dell PERC (Adaptec RAID and LSI MegaRAID) RAID HP Smart Array or IBM ServeRAID controllers (Adaptec).
• You have a SCSI drive or a local, off-grid, RAID LUN with unpartitioned for VMS space.
• For Serial ATA (SATA), a drive connected through taken SAS controllers supported or supported integrated SATA controllers. SATA drives are supposed to be remote, no premises. These discs are not used as a partition to scrape by default because they are too far away.

  Note: you cannot connect a SATA CD-ROM device to a virtual machine on a host ESXi 5.5. To use the SATA CD-ROM device, you must use the IDE emulation mode.

• You use a supported storage system. ESXi 5.5 supports the installation and start-up of these storage systems:
  • SATA drives. SATA drives connected behind the SAS controllers supported or SATA controllers support built-in.
    • LSI1068E (LSISAS3442E)
    • LSI1068 (SAS 5)
    • IBM ServeRAID 8K SAS controller
    • Smart Array P400/256 controller
    • 5.0.1 Dell PERC controller
  • SATA drives. Support SATA edge include:
    • Intel ICH9
    • NVIDIA MCP55
    • ServerWorks HT1000

  Note: ESXi does not support using SATA internal disks local to the host server to create VMFS stores of data that is shared between multiple ESXi hosts.

• You have disks Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) supported for ESXi 5.5 installation and to store virtual machines in VMFS partitions.
• You have dedicated disk SAN Fibre Channel or iSCSI.
• You have USB devices supported for ESXi installation.
• You can install and start ESXi a FCoE LUN using VMware software FCoE adapters and network with FCoE adapters discharge capacity
. See the documentation for storage for more information about installing and initializing ESXi with vSphere FCoE software.

• Stop error SCSI/RAID Host Controller Windows 7 upgrade

  Hey, I hope someone can help me here. I get the following error message when you try to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Vista Home Premium 64-bit:

  The upgrade of Windows will affect the following programs or devices:

  These devices may not work properly after the upgrade. Before the upgrade, we recommend that you update the drivers for those devices. Cancel the upgrade, open the control panel and search for "update device drivers" or go to the website of the manufacturer of the device to search for updated drivers.

  • • Storage controllers: SCSI/RAID Host Controller

  Upgrade Advisor does not list the problem but I agreed to look for updates during the installation and he did then. My computer. is a HP Pavilion Slimline s3650f model.

  Upgrade Advisor listed issues were:

  -Hardware Diagnostic tools - update available (the latest version of Vista 64 bit is installed. "I think I can wait until Windows 7 is installed to update, right?)

  -Labelprint (version 2.2.2913 came pre-installed on my computer. I Sure Thing CD Labeler so I can uninstall if necessary, but I doubt that would be the problem)

  -Photosmart C4500 (DOT4PRINT) - status: unknown (I have the C4599 printer and a search on the windows Compatibility Center site 7 it lists as compatible.) I'll check the updates of driver after upgrade).

  I Lavalys Everest Ultimate Edition and did some looking into my COMP specs... I'm sure you guys have not need all this information, but I prefer to give too much information than not enough.
  I'll start by providing 3 pictures the computer on my computer summary:

  http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/505/everestsysinfo1.jpg
  http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4145/everestsysinfo2.jpg
  http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6122/everestsysinfo3.jpg

  Now some info BIOS & Motherboard:
  http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4035/everestdmibiosinfo.jpg
  http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5358/biosinfo.jpg
  http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9362/everestmotherboardinfo.jpg

  I did a search on the support of Microsoft answers forum and found some people HERE (I've posted there but nobody answered me. This is an old thread. I'll start a new if necessary.) saying updated their BIOS got rid of this message, but I installed 5.18 version (as well as from 06/2008 & later on the site of HP in 2008-09. Could it be the cause?)

  However, as you can see there is a link to upgrade the BIOS in Everest that takes you to esupport.com which you install biosagentplus and offer a free scan.
  Here are pictures of my results:
  http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9411/biosagentpluscomsystems.jpg
  http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2433/biosagentpluscomsystemsu.jpg

  Also, I followed the download link for the BIOS to asus.com looking for some info but finds it difficult to find anything. Maybe I'm in the right place.

  I don't have a method further up until I get some other opinions on the situation. Is it possible that a program is causing this problem or is it really a hardware problem?

  I would add also on an attempt to upgrade it has no force to leave me and tried to install. In my opinion, he got completely installed and got to the final reboot but it gave an error that it could not be installed and rolled back to Vista.

  If more info is needed please ask. I hope that someone has ideas. If this isn't the case, I can try the Microsoft forum.

  Dave

  Well, I finally got upgraded to Windows 7 just now here and my boy I feel like a fool d * n. I unplugged my external hard drive, uninstalled my printer and other external usb devices and was about to start uplugging my tuner TV, graphics card, thinking that one of them was the problem, then I uninstalled Alcohol 120% and poof, the SCSI/RAID host controller error disappeared. Also just to be sure, that I uninstalled Kaspersky Internet Security to ensure that it would not interfere with the installation and reinstalled after.

  Still a lot of things to study but most of the time. The only problem I've come across so far is the HP Solution Center detects no not my printer. I printed a test page, there is work. I do not know if the program just needs updating or if I need to uninstall and reinstall the software, but it shouldn't be a major issue anyway.

  So far the system running much more quickly than before and I'm loving the new features. I will continue to pick up my pride on the floor that I check things and remind anyone that gets this issue uninstall Alcohol or Daemon Tools, if they are installed.

• SCSI/RAID Host Controller, reports "tv_ConfigMgrErr39".

  I ran the reliability and performance monitor on my laptop and the SCSI/RAID Host Controller has been highlighted that does not properly.

  The information contained in the diagnostic reliability monitor results and performance are:

  * Symptom: * _Device drivers marked as corrupt. _
  * Cause: * a device has a configuration issue preventing it from working correctly.
  * Details: * the device, the SCSI/RAID host controller, reports
  'tv_ConfigMgrErr39 '. This device won't be available before the question
  is resolved. The Plug and Play ID for this device is
  ACPI\PNPA000\4-4D18F2DF-1.

  When I check the SCIS/RAID Host Controller Properties, it says under device status:
  "Windows cannot load the driver for this hardware device. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
  Click on 'Search for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available. »

  To search for solutions, nothing is found. There is also no driver software to be updated.

  Would it be the result of some kind of change due to an update or
  something, I ran the monitor first getting the computer (a little
  For more than a year) and has not been advised of any errors. I posted this information in the Microsoft forum and was advised that submit a post here can find me an answer and also to check the appropriate driver downloads. My computer is telling me to contact the manufacturer of your device to download the software, but in its properties, there is no listed manufacturer. I can't get the Toshiba site for a download of driver that I have no idea what this component is and have no idea where to start!

  I would be grateful for any advice (relatively uncomplicated!) and a gentle nudge in the right direction of a appropriate driver.

  Thank you very much
  Sarah

  Hello

  To be honest I don t know what you re talking. It would help if you could post some information like your laptop model.

  39 error code usually means that there is a driver problem so I updated the driver. You can find the latest version on the Toshiba site.

  Sorry mate, but that s all I can say at the moment.

• ESXi 4.1 update 1 and Raid 3ware 9550SX card

  As the title says, I'm trying to get a raid 3ware 9550sx card work with ESXi 4.1 update 1.  I tried to load the drivers from the card via the CLI and in the end, received a message "host not was not updated, no change not required.  Newsletter from skip AMCC_2.26.08.035vm40; It is installed or obseleted. »

  However, when I try to find the raid controller of adapters for storage, the VIClient Configuration tab, I don't see it.  I do something wrong, is the driver included in this version of ESXi (I'm on a new installation started from a USB key) or is there another step after installing the driver I am skipping until I can see the map and use drives connected to it?

  Thanks for any help,

  Ryan

  Well, I have work.

  Here's what I had to do:

  Follow the instructions here free: http://kb.lsi.com/KnowledgebaseArticle15548.aspx

  They are a little dated, but they get the essential overall.

  He suggested significant changes to the CLI:

  Add a c - to order.

  So, I found myself running:

  C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin > vihostupdate.pl perl-Server x.x.x.x - root username - password rootpassword - b D:\Sandbox\3ware\offline-bundle.zip-i c

  Regarding the out-of-line-bundle used: take the file listed for the 9550 for ESX(I) non - here: http://kb.lsi.com/KnowledgebaseArticle15753.aspx#vmware

  There should be a link to VMware_noncertified_ESX_and_ESXi_4.0_GA_4.0_u1_4.1_GA_4.1_u1_driver_and_twcli_for_9500s_9550sxu.zip

  Inside, it is a 3w - 9xxx.iso (a tw_cli)

  the off - bundle.zip extracted the ISO and use it.

• Portege M800 - point of exclamation on SCSI RAID Controller driver

  I had installed XP on my Portege M800. And it works properly.
  One thing that bothers me is the exclamation point on the SCSI and RAID controller in the Device Manager tab.
  XP says that no drivers have been installed.

  Need help to sweep the Exclamation marks or what driver should I install?
  Thank you

  RAID SCSI on a laptop? : eek:

  Try the Intel Matrix Storage Manager for the Toshiba Site.

• Satellite M40X-259: SCSI/RAID host controller

  Unfortunately, I uninstalled the SCSI and RAID drivers :( Where can I download this driver for my laptop? Help me! Thank you!

  Can you please tell me what is the problem with your laptop? If you check the list of portable software there is no SCSI or RAID driver?

  Tell me please what is the problem here. What happens when you start your laptop?

• Controller RAID PowerEdge - H700 card

  Hello

  I have to test a H700 card to see if it works.

  I don't know where to start the test.

  Could you give me any suggestions on how to test the H700 card?  This is a card that I have to be inserted into a PCI slot, a test and a server.

  For example, to test the H700, think must the server have an operating system installed and configured in RAID?  Or is there a simple test, I can do.

  Thank you very much for your help.

  You could probably start 32-bit Diagnostics to test its basic features, ideally you need readers connected to the two ports to test carefully, but if it starts without error, and you can get in his screen CTRL-R, it will probably be fine.

• RAID 5 server card intel S5000VSA with AXXRAKSW5 Activation key

  Hi guys. I have a card mother intel server S5000VSA with this intel RAID activation key and I want to create a RAID 5 and use vmware esxi 5.0. RAID 5 is created but the vmware see my only hard drives. Anyone know anything?

  Welcome to the community,

  ESXi only supports controllers real hardware RAID (see http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl). The controller on your Board is most likely a software RAID (functionality enabled through the BIOS) controller that requires additional drivers in the operating system that does not support the ESXi.

  (see http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/CS-023422.htm)

  André

• UCS C220 M3S with :((2008 M - 8i SAS raid PCI mezzanine card

  Hello

  Maybe someone has already spent a little time with this configuration. the main substance is my ucsc don't think there boot a disc even if with MMIC, I see the opposite.

  I have set up with Server utility conf ucs-cxx-UCS - 3.1.3 b .iso with raid1 and I have 2 UCS C220M3S I do as with Raid0 on another. the trick is when I install ESXI 5.1 (VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 5.1.0 - 799733.x86_64.iso) during installation, the od VMware configuration detects the drive and install on it but after reboot storie always even no disc!

  I can't see where to do something? So, if someone has encountered this problem, my being already find the thing

  The bios is C220M3.1.4b.0 and I also have a PCI Broadcom 5709 1 Gbps 4-lane NIC slot 2 on the two UCSC

  Here is the config 2xXeon UC-E5-2650 @2. 00 Ghz with 64 GB of Ram.

  Any idea is welcome

  See you soon

  CX

  and to configure it with raid1

  Hello

  Can you try to install the OEM (ESXi-5.1.0-799733-custom-Cisco-2.1.0.3.iso) image?

  https://my.VMware.com/Web/VMware/details?downloadGroup=Cisco-ESXi-5.1.0-GA-25SEP2012&ProductID=285

  Padma

• DELL PowerEdge 1800 Raid SCSI

  Hello!

  At the moment im dealing with a DELL PowerEgge 1800. It is used for BS that development issues - not a productive machine. Performance problems caused by SCSI for Dell Perc 4 controllers are well known, according to me. This is exactly my problem.  :|

  Attached to the Perc 4 there are 4 pcs. 146 GB pluggable hard drives to hot home. I want to change the Perc to something with more performance - but without changing something to minimize costs.

  I'm not able to find something suitable in the HCL for ESX4 (which is not to say it is not written there...). I need a single channel U320 raid controller with PCI - X or PCI-E interface. I Don t mind if it is not listed in the HCL (server is for test and dev only)-he comes to work.  And need a fairly cheap controller card.

  At first I thougt on an Adaptec 29320-R. But I read that this type of controller only is not supported by ESX 4 more because of the 64-bit compatibility.

  So I see two ways:

  1: find a suitable map (see above). Someone at - it ideas?

  2: return o ESX 3.5 because they could be more controllers can be used in this scenario. The 29320-R can be used here?

  THX in advance for your ideas...

  Martin

  In the compatibility section of material from the VMware site... ([http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=search&deviceCategory=io&productId=1&advancedORbasic=advanced&maxDisplayRows=50&key=&release] = 13 & datePosted =-1 & partnerId = 4] & [] ioTypeId = 1 & manufacturer [] = - 1 & vid = & did = & svid = & ssid = & rorre = 0)

  Site of Adaptec 29320ALP card supports support RAID 0, 1, and 10 only.

  The card 39320 is also listed in the HCL

  With several controllers Adaptec SCSI RAID more listed, you have to choose between. I am assured to seek those who would compatible with ESX/ESXi4 u1, but as far I can see, at least compatibility version 3.5.

  At this point, you will need to search with the features really, you need and a price you can get purchased cards.

  VCP4

• ESXi on SD card and virtual machines on a NAS raid-6, performance?

  Hello!

  I'm planning an ESXi with HP Proliant DL380 G6 environment, which I already have.

  The server has an internal port SD card and according to this article , it is supported to run ESXi from an internal SD card.

  1ST QUARTER

  Someone hwo as tried this, what of the downside to this, except the redundancy on the SD card. I had a hard time finding comments on this

  Q2

  I intend to run virtual machines on a NAS via iSCSI, (thecus N8800, have another thread on the subject to know if it would work or not here)

  With this config I don't need any HD in the DL380.

  However, I do not know if a good high-performance NAS is good enough for my VMs and if maybe I need to run the OS on internal disks with higher performance.

  First of all, my plan was to run the OS partitions on a raid with internal 10 k SAS drives. And have all the data on the NAS partitions.

  But since I'm the new implementation of ESXi on SD or USB I think about the ability to run the DL380 without HD

  But, as noted above, is it possible that there is performance enough for that.

  Having in mind that my environment is and will be VERY LOW, we speak up seven windows server 2008 and totally 150 users.

  But I still haven't any idea if theres a chance that my 7 virtual machines running windows server 2008 will be capped at a lot by running NAS. The Nas will take place with eight 7.2 k RPM Sata disks, they are high of preforming sata drives, but not yet a SCSI raid. I have the ability to run a raid 10 on it instead of 6 and I will consider and try how much better performance, he gives me. 1 TB sata drives are 70% less expensive than the 300 GB 2.5 '' SAS 10 k disks.

  Yes, there is a good reason THAT SATA is less expensive than SAS.  SATA drives do not have the same command line than to use SAS drives, more the bottom of basket on SATA relies on the CPU, SAS can unload it on DEMAND.  The discs themselves seem to be competitive, but they are a far cry from the performance of SAS/SCSI, you get good performance until you start to make the e/s simultaneous sessions and hit heavily then you'll start to see performance degrades

  If do you some tests and that you are happy with it, still great.  I really hope it works well.  RAID 10 can be a good idea with SATA, which can help to compensate for this loss of performance.

  The PIN number is the best way to get the best performance, the physical drives of player throw you into a RAID of any kind the better you will be.

  Seagate Barracuda ES. 2-1 TB - 3.5 "- SATA-300 - 7200 tours min - lunch: 32 MB"

  vs SAS 15 K (that's 2 x the IOPS/sec)

• LSI Logic SCSI Ultra320 RAID Firmware and the BIOS utility. Cannot make the diskettes.

  I downloaded the pack sp29637 for Firmware LSI Logic Ultra320 SCSI RAID and the BIOS utility to my Workstation xw 8200. I'm doing a disk from the downloaded file. I runs the file, but when it tells me to put a floppy disk in the A: drive and I confirm, the window closes and the diskette is not made. Looks like the copy in the file program is corrupted.
  Does anyone have this already developed package files so I can copy them to a floppy disk?
  The files are supposed to be the following:

  Hi Sasi,

  Yes you are right. Then, I realized that I could open these files using Winzip or Winrar. I thank very you much for responding to my post.

• Pavilion dv6-1355dx: need to raid scsi driver

  Hi all.

  I have a laptop Pavilion Dv6-1355dx who originally Windows 7 above. I would like to downgrade to Windows XP 64 Bit and I need scsi-raid for hard disk driver.

  If you have a download link, could you please send to me.

  Thank you

  Hello:

  I have compressed upwards and attached storage controller drivers you need for your laptop below.

  You can read the link below the section of Intel, and then read the downloadable document for how to integrate all the drivers.

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/notebook-operating-system-and-recovery/SATA-drivers-for-XP-solution-on-0x0000007B-BSOD/m-p/114120/highlight/true#M17758

• SD cards are not matched RAID-1

  Hello

  I just start a new C220M3 with 2 SD cards. Right now, I can't use the SD card because I have the following status:

  "SD cards are not matched to RAID-1.

  I don't want to use RAID-1 SD card to install ESXi.

  The MMIC version is 1.5 (3d)

  Help, please.

  Thank you.

  Delahais,

  This isn't something that has something to do with the RAID controller is, , it's something between the SD that are NOT managed by the RAID controller cards.  In fact the name / the definition of RAID is not like in the disks, it's the data that is synchronized between SD cards but if SD fails and you install a replacement, data will not be synchronized to the top as do the disks in a RAID 1 configuration.

  To get rid of the problem, you must load the UCS (which can be downloaded here):

  ( http://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283137444&release=3.1%285g%29&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest)   and then synchronize the SD card, as shown here:

  

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/TD/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/ucsscu/user/guide/313/b_UCS_SCU_313/b_UCS_SCU_313_chapter_011.html#task_B74E8183FAF54A7CAD66FC303BDC1FE3

  Note THE answers useful.

  -Kenny