PowerEdge: Drives connected to a PERC are NOT detected in Windows or VMware Installations if Firmware Device Order (FDO) is enabled
Summary: Information about how drives behind a PERC are NOT detected in Windows/VMware ESXi Installation if Firmware Device Order (FDO) is enabled.
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Symptoms
Drives behind PERC are NOT detected in Windows/VMware ESXi Installation if Firmware Device Order (FDO) is enabled in PERC10/PERC11 as illustrated below.
Cause
Windows and VMware ESXi do NOT support Firmware Device Order (FDO).
Resolution
This is expected behavior.
Windows and VMware ESXi are incompatible with Firmware Device Order (FDO).
It is mentioned in the online document PERC-11-Linux-Firmware-Device-Ordering-DfD page #5.
If you enable FDO, the below warning message shows up during POST if you try to install Windows/VMware ESXi and reboot the server.
Affected Products
Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, PowerEdge RAID Controller H350 Adapter SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H355 Front SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H355 Adapter SAS
, PowerEdge RAID Controller H365i Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller H365i Front DC-MHS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H750 Adapter SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 MX Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755N Front NVMe, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 Front SAS, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t, VMware ESXi 7.x, VMware ESXi 8.x
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000200300
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2025
Version: 2
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