VMware ESXi 5.0 Installation and RWC2 Tips and Tricks White Paper

ESXi 5.0 Related RAID Operations
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2. ESXi 5.0 Related RAID Operations
This document provides a step by step guide to create a RAID virtual drive, install an
VMware ESXi 5.0 onto an Intel
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Hardware RAID controller, install Windows 2008 R2 on Intel
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Server Board, use RAID Web Console 2 (RWC2) on a client to control the RAID controller on
server.
To use the RWC2 tools on a client to control the RAID controller on a server, two server
boards are used in this document.
On the server you need to insert a RAID Controller and install VMware ESXi 5.0 on Intel
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RAID virtual drive, the minimal memory requirement for VMware ESXi 5.0 system is 2GB.
On the client install a windows OS and the RWC2 software to take control of the RAID
controller on the server.
2.1 RAID Configuration on Server Board
1. Insert a RAID controller into the Server Board.
2. Power on the server board and press <Ctrl+G> as is displayed on the screen after POST to
enter the RAID Adapter Selection page. Then Click “Start” in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Choose RAID Adapter
3. Enter the RAID BIOS Console page; click “Configuration Wizard” to begin the RAID
configuration.