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Chapter 7 Installing VMware ESX Server Software

LUN Requirements

AlthoughESX Serversupportsupto256LUNsforoperation,theinstallersupportsa

maximumof128LUNs.Ifyouhavemorethan128LUNs,connectthemafterthe

installationiscomplete.TheminimumsupportedLUNcapacityforVMFS3is1200MB.

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AnESX Serverhostsupportsonlythefirst256LUNsloadedatboottime.

Yourbootvolumemustbeencounteredinthefirst256LUNs,ortheESX Serverhost

canhangatstartup.Ifyouhaveacontrollerloading256LUNsbeforethebootvolume,

reducethenumberofLUNson

thatcontrollerto256orless.

IfyouhavenotinstalledESX Serversoftware,arrangePCIcontrollercardstodetermine

theLUNorder.

VMwarerecommendsthatyoudonotrearrangedrivecontrollersamongPCIslotsafter

youinstalltheESX Serversoftware.

IfyouwantanESX ServerhosttobootfromaSAN,

allocateanentireLUNtoeach

ESX Serverhost.See theSANConfigurationGuideforpost‐installationconfiguration.

See “RequiredPartitions”onpage 95foradescriptionofVMFS.

ESX ServersoftwaredoesnotsupportbootingfromasharedLUN.Ifyouinstall

ESX ServersoftwareontoasharedLUN,youmightoverwritethedataonthe

shared

LUN.

YoumustdeterminethestatusofyouravailableLUNs.Theinstallercannotdetermine

ifaLUNisshared.

Installing ESX Server

See theUpgradeGuidetoupgradefromapreviousESX Serverversion.

Prepareforthisinstallationbyreading“PreparingtoInstall”onpage 81.

CAUTIONVMwarerecommendsthatyoudisconnecttheSANbeforeyoubeginthe

ESX Serverinstallprocess.Thereisoneexception:IfyouarebootingfromaSAN,then

onlythesystemLUNshouldbepresentedtotheESX Server.AllotherLUNsshouldnot

bepresentedtotheESX Serverduringtheinstallprocess.

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