Local Storage ?

[netwalker1]

Dear All :
I installed VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 in my test environment and I don't have a SAN connected to the server but I have about 80 Gbytes locally available ...
how can I add my /dev/hda2 to the available storage so that I can create a Virtual Storage to create some tes tVirtual Machines ?

Mohamed Farid
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[netwalker1]

Any help ?

Mohamed Farid
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[netwalker1]

it seems that I can't use my Local IDE Storage with this Software !?

Mohamed Farid
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[jfrantz]

You cannot use IDE storage with VMware ESX. You may be able to find a supported RAID controller which will allow you to use IDE disks, such as 3Ware.

See this:

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_io_guide.pdf

-Jeff