UCS C220 M3S with PCI mezzanine card raid SAS 2008M-8i :((

[xcrevecoeur]

Hello

May be someone has already spend a little time with this configuration. the main stuff is my ucsc doesn't think he has disk to boot one even if with CIMC I see the opposite.

I configure with server conf utility ucs-cxx-scu-3.1.3b.iso with raid1 and as I have 2 UCS C220M3S I do also with Raid0 on another one. the trick is when I install ESXI 5.1 (VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0-799733.x86_64.iso) during install the setup od VMware detect the disk and install on it but after reboot always same storie no disk !!!

I don't see where to do something ??? So If someone encountered this problem, my be has already find the trick

The bios is C220M3.1.4b.0 and I have also  a PCI Broadcom 5709 1Gbps 4 port NIC on slot 2 on both UCSC

here is the config 2xXeon CPU E5-2650 @2.00Ghz with 64 GB of Ram.

Any idea is welcome

Cheers

CX

and for the one configure  with raid1

[padramas · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Can you try installing the OEM image ( ESXi-5.1.0-799733-custom-Cisco-2.1.0.3.iso ) ?

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=CISCO-ESXI-5.1.0-GA-25SEP2012&productId=285

Padma

[xcrevecoeur]

Hi Padma

Yes I will, but today I am not at my office, so I tell you under 2 days (tomrorrow evening I think) if this works fine (in fact I think)

In fact yesterday I was wondering if there was some trouble with the Quad port broadcom that involve that involve non ending installation despite 1 step of vmware say nothing wrong.

Many thanks

Cx

[Zaira Vega · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Have you reviewed the boot order?

You can press F6 at the Cisco screen to choose boot options, and select the one corresponding to the LSI RAID adapter.

What exactly are you getting at bootup? What is the error message?

In addition, check that ESXI 5.1 is compatible with the firmware the server is running:

http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/ucs/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

[xcrevecoeur]

Hi Today I am in my office and was happy to get rid of this part

But still no good I've join a file with print screen illustrating all that have been done.

But stiil don't see what's going wrong

Thanks Cisco guys to bring me the light because I can't considere that the plateform is not supported with WMWARE

[padramas]

Hello,

Can you please check the boot order ?

Try F6 during boot to get boot menu and select the RAID array as the boot deivce.

Padma

[xcrevecoeur]

Hi Padma

UCS C220 M3S with PCI mezzanine card raid SAS 2008M-8i

It's fine now so I update the attached file with the solution

Thank you for your help

Xavier

[xcrevecoeur]

UCS C220 M3S with PCI mezzanine card raid SAS 2008M-8i

file attach UCSC220M3S right setup.pdf give illustrated answer

Point was VM distribution but bios which does not see SAS PCI Mezzanine Ctrl

Thanks to PDI help