Driver Installation Under Vmware Esx 3.X Server; Installing The Driver When Your Primary Storage Will Be Managed By The 3Ware Raid Controller - 3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual

Driver Installation Under VMware ESX 3.x
Server
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This section provides details about how to install the driver for your 3ware
RAID controller under VMware ESX Server 3.x and make the RAID units
available to the operating system. It is organized into these sections:
• Installing the driver when your primary storage will be managed by the
3ware RAID controller
• Installing the driver when your secondary storage will be managed by the
3ware RAID controller
Installing the driver when your primary
storage will be managed by the 3ware RAID
controller
Use this procedure if your RAID unit will be your primary storage. In this
case, you will first create a unit through 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) and
then install VMware on that unit.
Note:
You will need to have a copy of the VMware ESX Server 3.02 or 3.5
installation CD, in addition to the 3ware VMware 3.02 or 3.5 driver CD.
To install the driver when your primary storage is managed by the
3ware RAID controller
1 Install your 3ware RAID controller. For details, see the installation guide
for the controller.
2 Use 3BM (3ware BIOS Manager) to create one or more RAID units on
the 3ware RAID controller. You can access 3BM by pressing Alt-3 during
system startup. Instructions are available in the 3ware SAS/SATA RAID
Software User Guide, Version 9.5, under "Creating a Unit through 3BM"
and "Ordering Units in 3BM" on pages 91 and 95.
3 Insert the applicable 3ware VMware driver CD into your CD-ROM or
DVD drive and restart your system.
Your system should boot from the CD. (If it does not, change the BIOS
settings to boot from the CD and then restart.)
4 At the VMware ESX Server 3.x splash screen, press Enter to start the
graphical install method.
5 When prompted, choose your language and press Enter.

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