Article ID: 000026784 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 08/06/2021

HDD not showing up during VMWare* ESXi 6.0 (update 3) Operating System (OS) installation

Environment

Intel® Server Board S2600BPB Intel® Compute Module HNS2600BPB24 Intel® RAID Bridge Board AHWBPBGB24R (LSI 3408 chip) ESXi 6.0 update3 Bobcat peak chassis 2x 480GB 2520 SSD Intel

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Summary

Solution to HDD not showing up during VMWare* ESXi 6.0 (update 3) Operating System (OS) installation.

Description

Harddrive not showing up during VMware* ESXi 6.0 update 3 OS installation.

Resolution

The customer needs to load the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) drivers from the VMWare website (see two links below) during the OS installation:

VMware ESXi 6.0 lsi-mr3-7.702.14.00-1OEM SAS Driver for Avago Megaraid SAS 3,3.5 Based SAS Adapters
VMware ESXi 6.5 lsi-mr3-7.702.14.00-1OEM SAS Driver for Avago MegaRAID SAS 3,3.5 Based SAS Adapters

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