- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Introduction
- Installing vSphere
6
- Downloading the ESXi installer media
- Installing,
Enabling, and Disabling ESXi
- USB key or SD memory card installation
- Overview - Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Overview - Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Installing ESXi on flash media
- Installing ESXi on the hard disk drive
- Enabling or Disabling flash storage device
- Configuring one-time boot to ESXi
- Configuring boot sequence to ESXi
- Downloading the patches and updates for ESXi
- Creating the vCenter Server installation media
- Installing vCenter Server
- Deploying vSphere 6
- Configuration back up and restore procedures
- Licensing information
- Troubleshooting
ESXi
- ESXi installation
- Frequently Asked
Questions
- What is the minimum RAM required to install VMware ESXi on Dell PowerEdge servers?
- Why are network adapters not detected during ESXi installation on PowerEdge servers?
- Why are target devices not available in the Disk Selection wizard of ESXi installer?
- Why does ESXi display the number of processors incorrectly with the Intel Xeon processors in the Dell 13th generation BIOS settings?
- Why are keyboard inputs not received by ESXi installer?
- Getting help
VMware ESXi 6 for Dell PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide
Why are target devices not available in the Disk Selection wizard of ESXi installer?
Cause:
This issue occurs due to one of the following reasons:
Resolution:
- There is no PowerEdge RAID controller or Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) installed on the server.
- There are no PowerEdge RAID controllers installed in the IDSDM.
- The drivers for the Storage controllers are not available in the ISO image.
- In the BIOS configuration utility, IDSDM is disabled.
- In the BIOS configuration utility, the Integrated RAID controller is disabled.
- If the Storage controller is set to RAID mode, and virtual disks are not created with the hard drives associated with the controller.
- Use the latest available Dell customized ESXi image, which contains drivers for all the supported storage controllers on Dell PowerEdge servers.
- Ensure that the SD card is installed in the IDSDM card before installing the IDSDM card on the server. In the BIOS configuration utility, set IDSDM to Enable.
- In the BIOS configuration utility, ensure that Integrated RAID Controller is set to Enable.
- While installing ESXi, ensure that the USB 3.0 option in the BIOS settings is set to Disable.
- If the Storage controller is set to RAID mode, ensure that the virtual disks are created with the hard drives associated with the controller.
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