Can ESXi finally use onboard RAID? (C606)

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Hi,

ESXi has been notorious for being unable to use onboard RAIDs, requiring extra hardware to have basic RAID1 protection for datastores in all-in-one setups.

With the new C602/C606 chipsets, we are getting SATA/SAS RAID capability (while still being able to use SATA drives in the SAS case, I hope).

Has anyone tried to use a RAID1 on C602/C606 as a datastore and have it work? Is the SAS RAID of the C606 finally a "real" RAID making the extra Euros over the C602 worth it?
 
*bump*

Come on, someone must own one of these already. I'm still waiting 2-3 weeks for stocks to fill :/

I could still change my order from X9DRi-F to X9DR3-F if that makes ESXi happier.
 
Go find a friendly shop and try it out.
There has to be someone out there that would experiment so they could sell the solution to clients.
 
Got my X9DR3-F for a long time now. Yes, C606 works. No, not with RAID, individual drives only.
 
I haven't seen a true hardware raid integrated with a motherboard (outside of a name brand server) since one of the Asus boards in 2008. :(
 
lopoetve said:
I haven't seen a true hardware raid integrated with a motherboard (outside of a name brand server) since one of the Asus boards in 2008. :(
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You considering Supermicro name brand? They have real onboard LSI chips that are identical to the physical RAID controllers.
 
I thought they were only using SAS2308 currently which isn't a "proper" RoC. Should still do usable R0/1/1E though.
 
Looks like a normal SATA controller to me, with SAS connectors. I'll dig more.
 
That board is SATA only. 8x connections coming from the mini-SAS connectors and 2x Sata3 connectors.
 
probably not much of a market for true onboard RAID setups. It would drive the cost of a mobo up. Anyone who needs would just get a addon card.
 
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