Install Esx Using The Graphical Mode - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

Installation and Storage
SCSI disk, Fibre Channel LUN, or RAID LUN with unpartitioned space. In a minimum configuration, this
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disk or RAID is shared between the service console and the virtual machines.
For hardware iSCSI, a disk attached to an iSCSI controller, such as the QLogic qla405x. Software iSCSI is
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not supported for booting or installing ESX.
Serial attached SCSI (SAS).
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For Serial ATA (SATA), a disk connected through supported SAS controllers or supported on-board SATA
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controllers. SATA disk drives connected behind supported SAS controllers or supported on-board SATA
controllers.
Supported SAS controllers include:
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LSI1068E (LSISAS3442E)
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LSI1068 (SAS 5)
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IBM ServeRAID 8K SAS controller
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Smart Array P400/256 controller
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Dell PERC 5.0.1 controller
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Supported on-board SATA controllers include:
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Intel ICH9
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Nvidia MCP55
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ServerWorks HT1000
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When installing ESX on SATA drives, consider the following:
Ensure that your SATA drives are connected through supported SAS controllers or supported onboard
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SATA controllers.
Do not use SATA disks to create VMFS datastores shared across multiple ESX hosts.
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ATA and IDE disk drives – ESX supports installing and booting on either an ATA drive or ATA RAID is
supported, but ensure that your specific drive controller is included in the supported hardware. IDE drives
are supported for ESX installation and VMFS creation.

Install ESX Using the Graphical Mode

The graphical mode is the recommended installation method if you are installing ESX for the first time. The
graphical mode runs by default if you do not select an alternate installation method.
Prerequisites
See "Prerequisites for Installing ESX,"
VMware, Inc.
on page 6.
Getting Started with ESX
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