Hey, i'm new to virtualizing and currently hold a Plus key for unraid (however no array is setup).

 

I would like to build a box running several guests in order to remove my

cable/computer clutter, (unraid / monowall / sabnzbd / sickbeard).

 

I was thinking on getting a supermicro X10SL7-F and an Xen E3 1230V3 and

also 2 intel nics (n360t and i350 t4).

 

I was unable to find official support info concerning ESXI or Xen.

 

Is the board above good for the task? does the ONBOARD LSI support

passthru for direct hdd access?

 

Thanks.

I am not sure how many disks you are looking to run but this is what I built, I am using ESXi 5.5 and everything works with onboard (dual NICs plus 1 for IPMI, 8 SAS ports with an LSI controller that tI pass through).

 

Hope that helps!