Multi Array ESXi Install

[Petmonster]

Hey All,

Quick question about a potential ESXi install we're considering. It'll be on a Supermicro 2U chassis/dual Xeon platorm, but will contail (2) raid controllers each having its own Raid 5 array. Is it possible to specify during the ESXi install which array to use, or does it just read it as two large drives or one datapool? Our plan had been to have one Virtual machine using the smaller Raid 5 and another using the larger Raid 5. I'm not entirely sure this is possible, but I wanted to ask anyway. Can that be specified during the install? Appreciate any info. Thanks.

[weinstein5]

Welcome to the Forums - Yes you will be able to select which raid to install to - also do not forget to check the Hardware Compatability Lists to make sure your machines and RAID cards are supported -

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[Petmonster]

Weinstein,

thanks for the quick reply. Another question quickly.....okay I choose Raid #1 for the ESXi install, but am I able to choose Raid #2 later on when setting up virtual machines? Or is only the array that ESXi itself loaded on selectable for a datapool? Thanks again!

[weinstein5]

No should be able to choose raid 2 later on and place a VMFS datastore there -