Install Guide

Configure VMware hosts to access SC Series arrays with SAS FE ports
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Tasks
Stage hosts with a supported VMware vSphere ESXi version and patch them to the required level.
vSphere ESXi 5.1 Update 2 or newer is required to support the Dell 12Gbps SAS HBA drivers.
vSphere 6.5 Update 1 is used in the examples shown in this document.
As a best practice, use the Dell PowerEdge Server Lifecycle Controller to update the internal
hardware components of your host and to broker the OS install using the latest Dell PowerEdge
Server OS driver pack and the latest Dell EMC Customized version of vSphere ESXi.
3.2 Install and configure SAS HBAs in the VMware hosts
After the prerequisite steps are complete, install one or more supported SAS HBAs in each host.
Install a SAS HBA in an available full- or half-height PCIe slot
1. While observing safe electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions, power off the vSphere host and
install a supported PCIe SAS HBA into an available full or half-height slot. In this example, a Dell
12Gb SAS HBA is installed in a full-height PCIe slot in a Dell PowerEdge R630 (13G) server.
2. Power on the vSphere host and press F10 at boot to access the Dell Server Lifecycle Controller (LC).
Use the LC to verify and update the firmware version (preferred method).
Dell server Lifecycle Controller