Can VMware ESXi be installed on a server with 2x480GB DC SSD, Adaptec 8405 SGL, RAID 1?

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Intel Xeon E3-1275v5
4x RAM 16384 MB DDR4 ECC
2x SSD SATA 480 GB Datacenter
RAID Controller 4-Port SATA PCI-E - Adaptec 8405 SGL

The VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update03-14320388.x86_64 installer image contains the scsi-aacraid driver which should support the Adaptec 8405 SGL.

Unfortunately the VMware vSphere installer doesn't recognize the storage.

The card is [on the HCL](https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=io&productid=38507&vcl=true). Have you checked if the firmware version of the card is recent enough? — Gerald Schneider, Apr 20 '20 at 11:34
Latest version of the hardware raid controller and RAID is configured, yes. — ujjain, Apr 20 '20 at 11:49

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '20 at 12:35

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The card is on the HCL, but requires an async driver (version 6.2.1) which is not included in the vanilla ESXi installation image. You must download it from here and create your own custom ESXi image and include that driver. For creating a customized ESXi image you can use a PowerCLI script like ESXi-Customizer-PS.

answered Apr 20 '20 at 12:35

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Updates ESXi 6.7 Image Profile-ESXi-6.7.0-20200403001-standard) Load additional VIBs from Online depots ... Add VIB scsi-aacraid 1.1.5.1-9vmw.670.0.0.8169922 [IGNORED, already added] It says the driver is already added.... – ujjain Apr 21 '20 at 08:14

Can VMware ESXi be installed on a server with 2x480GB DC SSD, Adaptec 8405 SGL, RAID 1?

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