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04-27-2012, 05:59 PM #1WHT Addict
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VmWare ESXi Dedicated Server
Any suggestions for a good dedicated server provider that offers servers compatible with ESXi?
Looking for a reasonable cost/reliability balance.
Have only used dedicated servers in the past with one OS installed but started checking out ESXi the other day and I think I am going to make the jump and build up one dedicated servers with a few VM instances running under it.
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04-27-2012, 07:21 PM #2Junior Guru
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What you mean under "compatible"? All servers compatible.
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04-27-2012, 07:32 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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This is not true.
ESXi has some limitations that it REQUIRES a hardware RAID controller to present a RAID protected data store. You _could_ hack together multiple drives presented to ESXi (as say datastore1, datastore2, datastore3, datastore4) and then setup software RAID in the guest VM's (Linux), however you would not be able to properly run RAID10 for a Windows guest.
To the OP, your best bet is to discuss with some providers and understand their experience. It is very important There are several things that can be done to really help your ESXi experience run better.
For example an Adaptec 5405 or an LSI 9260-4i type controller will run with ESXi without hassles, however an Adaptec 6405 will not.
If you have any specific questions about ESXi on a dedicated, I would be happy to provide you with additional answers.
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04-27-2012, 07:46 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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04-27-2012, 07:51 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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04-27-2012, 09:11 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Be aware that many RAID cards are only partially supported under ESXi.
In the way that you can access the storage, but cannot view the array status, and never get any kind of notification if a drive fails.
LSI cards do support it, but require that you install extra software (SMIS Provider)
Also there are Areca cards that have their own network port, so you can monitor the status using that.Maxnet
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04-28-2012, 01:33 AM #8WHT Addict
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You are going to miss out on most of the benefits of ESXi if you run it as a stand alone server. It's possible, but as others have mentioned it's not strictly legal to resell services without being part of the service provider program.
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04-28-2012, 04:13 AM #9Temporarily Suspended
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Correct, ESXi is quite picky on RAID cards, I would recommend LSI, they are the best in the business and fully support ESXi as Maxnet said.
Be sure to research your raid card to ensure it supports ESXi.
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04-28-2012, 04:18 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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There is a very comprehensive compatibility guide for VMWare on their site: http://www.vmware.com/resources/comp...ity/search.php
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