- #PASS THROUGH A PHYSICAL HDD TO A VM ESXI 6.5 DRIVERS#
- #PASS THROUGH A PHYSICAL HDD TO A VM ESXI 6.5 MANUAL#
#PASS THROUGH A PHYSICAL HDD TO A VM ESXI 6.5 DRIVERS#
Though Windows 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 see the card as an ‘LSI MegaRAID SAS PCI Express ROMB’ but the latest LSI drivers that I could find (4.32) do not seem to work with the device. Unfortunatly this is where the fun starts. I am able to create the array using the MegaRAID BIOS so I know that the firmware is functional. With the RAID key installed (and properly configured with the iMR BIOS from Nov-2010) ESXi identified the controller as an ‘LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SKINNY Controller’. It’s been a long and frustrating weekend. Unfortunatly, so far, my results are no where near as good as yours. In my case however I have the SAS2008 RAID key and access to chip based RAID-5. I happened across it when trying to do this on a X8DTH-6F. I often use either onboard SATA or a dedicated controller to host ESXi and drives for other VMs while passing through a RAID card (often with a HP SAS Expander) to VMs. So best practice is to make sure that every drive attached to the RAID card or HBA is destined to be attached to the VM in question. Another note is that installing a RAID card as a passthrough device will mean that the attached disks are not available for other VMs. Personally, I prefer doing the above configuration before installing an operating system to ensure the highest chance of working drivers being installed in the initial installation.Ī word of caution: not every device will work with this feature, but I have had nothing but luck installing RAID controllers in this manner. After this is complete, wait a few seconds while the VM configuration is completed and then you can start the VM. From the installation wizard that opens, pick the PCI/ PCIe device from the drop-down menu followed by clicking Next and Finish. Once you are sure the VM is off, go to the Summary tab -> Edit Settings and then add a PCI Device followed by clicking next. This is important for machines where the target VM automatically starts up upon server boot. VMWare Reboot to Enable PassthroughĪfter the reboot occurs, the next important step is to make sure that the virtual machine where the PCIe or USB device is being passed through to is in an off state. VMWare Set LSI 9211-8i to passthroughĪt this point, one needs to do a step I forgot my first time doing passthrough of a controller… and that is actually rebooting the ESXi host. Once the correct check box has been selected, click OK.
#PASS THROUGH A PHYSICAL HDD TO A VM ESXI 6.5 MANUAL#
VMWare Configuration Tab - Advanced Settings for VMDirectPathĪ window will then pop up asking to select a device to pass through (note actually associating the passthrough device with a VM occurs later.) Make sure that you select the correct device, a lot of USB controllers for example look very similar on this screen, so you may need to download and view the motherboard manual when figuring out what to pass through. VMWare Configuration Tabįrom there, go to Advanced Settings where passthrough can be configured by clicking the button labeled “Configure Passthrough” Select the appropriate server and go to the Configuration Tab. Next log into the vSphere client and connect to your server.
Once this check is complete, let the server boot. If the system is remote, you can still do this with IPMI 2.0 and KVM-over-IP. Once you are sure that the specs support VMDirectPath, you should double-check that the features are enabled in the BIOS. Drives: 8x Hitachi 7,200rpm 2TB, 2x Western Digital Green 2TB, 6x Seagate 1.5TB 7,200rpmįirst, make sure that your CPU and motherboard support Intel VT-d or AMD IOMMU.Memory: 2x 4GB kits of Kingston ECC 1333MHz DDR3 KVR1333D3E9SK2/4G (Unbuffered).Before embarking on this process, please note that the server will need to be restarted mid-process so this is not something that should be done on an ESX host with critical virtual machines running on the host. It is a fairly simple process, so I figured I would provide a quick guide. This is especially useful when one either needs direct RAID controller/ HBA access for an operating system which is recommended for OpenSolaris/ FreeBSD solutions or USB access for an OS installation. Oftentimes people talk about passing a RAID controller/ HBA/ USB drive through to a guest OS in VMware ESXi (this guide is based on 4.1 and works for ESX too) using VMDirectPath I/O or disk through disk in Microsoft Hyper-V.
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