[Tutorial: Install DSM 6.2 on ESXi 6.7]

3 hours ago, PopaTim said:

 

This does not work for me either.

 

 

Package Center, not chrome...

[Tutorial: Install DSM 6.2 on ESXi 6.7]

On 6/3/2020 at 9:26 AM, beren said:

hello, is there any alternative link for vm tools? the website on op doesn't work.

 

the correct url to add in "Package Center" is : https://spk.4sag.ru/

[ESXi 6.7 DSM 6.2.3 and SAS pass-through]

Thanks @flyride 👍

 

Last question, both work but need advice :

 

After VM creation, do you : 

- add a 2nd virtual disk to install the DSM OS, then you poweroff, add raw disks, power on and create your volume in DSM ?

or

- does not add a 2nd virtual disk, add raw disks immediately, power on and install the DSM OS ? I suppose that DSM OS will be installed on a reserved partition 

[ESXi 6.7 DSM 6.2.3 and SAS pass-through]

I try this : 

 

 

1- RAID 5 volume created with P410 manager

2- NO Pass through on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add the RAID5 volume as a big raw disk to the VM (1x 9TB)

4- it's working

 

 

1- No volume created with P410 manager (in fact, each disk as a raid 0)

2- NO Pass through on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add each disc as RDM device (4x 3TB)

4- it's working

 

 

1- 1 big volume (9TB) created with P410 manager

2- Pass through activated on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add the PCI device to the Xpen VM 

4- not working

 

1- No volume created with P410 manager (in fact, each disk as a raid 0)

2- Pass through activated on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add the PCI device to the Xpen VM 

4- not working

 

So it seems like pass through does not work with P410, if I activate it, I can't see disk in DSM

 

So another question : use raid 5 from P410 controler, or use syno raid from DSM ? (I have a P410 spare and I don't need reconstruction performance)

[ESXi 6.7 DSM 6.2.3 and SAS pass-through]

Hello, 

 

I have a Z400 workstation Xeon W3680, 24GB RAM, with a P410 SAS Controller and 4x3TB SAS disks.

ESXi 6.7u3 is installed on it, and I have DSM 6.2.3-25426 (DS3615xs), everything works fine, except for drives

 

In my previous installation (HP NL40, 12GB RAM, 4x1TB SATA, ESXi 6.0) I used RDM to mount them, works fine (but no SMART)

With my new configuration I thought i could use the RAID capability of the SAS Controller (+ SMART), so instead of using RDM, I build a raid 5 volume from P410 manager, and activate the pass-through for PCI HP P410.

But in DSM, I was unable to see my volume, so I have deleted the RAID5 volume (made from P410 manager) to be able to see disks in DSM, but the disk list is still empty.

(with pass through off, i was able to see disks and volume with ssacli)

 

What is the good solution ?

1- No volume created with P410 manager

2- Pass through activated on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add the PCI device to the Xpen VM 

4- works ?

 

or 

 

1- RAID 5 volume created with P410 manager

2- NO Pass through on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add the RAID5 volume as a raw disk to the VM

4- works ?

 

or 

 

1- No volume created with P410 manager

2- NO Pass through on PCI HP 410 Ctrl

3- Add each disc as RDM device

4- works ?

 

Thanks