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This might be better off in one of the ESXi threads but I dont think Im the only Microserver owner using ESX - What are the differences between the two ways of creating RDMs - vmkfstools -a lsilogic -z /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____WDC_WD1600JS2D75NCB3__________________________WD2DWCANM7450414 mydisk.vmdk and vmkfstools -a pvscsi -z /vmfs/devices/disks/vml.0100000000202020202020202020202020533145303037544c535432303030 ST2000DM0012D9YN164.vmdk There are two bits to the question, firstly the -a option, which I believe is related to the kernel driver used for accessing the storage, Ive used the pvscsi option but I am wondering what the pros and cons are between that and the lsilogic option. The second bit of the question is I have used the 'vml' device under /vmfs/devices/disks rather than the t10. device. Again Im wondering about the pros and cons between the two. Any advice or pointers ? Thanks N.

I have recently purchased an N54L. So far I have sent off the rebate form for the money back on the server and the 3 year warranty, Im going to have to pay the credit card bill soon! This is how far I have got - RAM upgraded to 16GB Flashed the BIOS Installed an SSD drive on the ODD port Installed ESX 5.5 onto the SSD drive Created a VM using BetaQuasis base VMDK & using the internal usb port for the license (Which I still need to buy ...) So far so good. My next steps are to upgrade the base vm to 5.04, get the RDMs working (I only have a 3TB and a 250GB disk at the minute - another two 3TB drives are on my shopping list), install the vm tools and then do some testing / playing. Thank-you to everyone who has posted their experiences to date, N.