I want to install ESXi 5.5 on a HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Server but it doesn't see any disks. Any idea why?
I don't see any option in the BIOS regarding storage. I have 8 SATA drives and want to use them as they are (SATA) not as RAID. I have tried disabling the raid controller but still no luck.
Best Answer
There no way to pass raw disks through to an OS while connected to an HP server backplane that's linked to an onboard RAID controller (the Smart Array P410 in your case). You must create a "Logical Drive" in order to present a block device to ESXi.
To see RAW disks in this situation, you'd need a dedicated SAS HBA like an LSI 9211-8i to be connected to the server's drive backplane.
Can you tell us more about what you're trying to do? RAW unraided disks, SATA 2.5" drives, VMware ESXi and a high-end machine smells like a troubling combination to me.