Hi Guys,
I'm installing two server DL 380 G7 with ESXI 4.1 that will connected to MSA 2312sa.
each server has two SAS adapeter with two ports ( LSI 1068E) , MSA has Two controlers A and B with Four SAS ports on each controler.
MSA hold 12 hard disks , 450 Go , I create on Vdisk and with fours volumes ( each volume will be a datastore).
I' m facing a problem, each time that I remove a datastore and also remove explicit mapping and create again, I CANNOT SEE THE STORAGE ADAPTER on ESXI only enclosure is visible.
another question , can I connect map two volume ( R/W) on one same SAS port (A1 for example)
Thank You
Hi.
I am planning to buy exactly the same configuration.
Do you have now any problem with this?
Did you need to buy SAS switch to get a shared storage or you just connect servers directly to MSA?
Thanks on any advice
You do not need any SAS switch (with less than 5 hosts).
Just use 2 SAS external controller (no RAID) for each hosts to connect to both controllers.
Andre