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Hi! I`m the same person, but I have work and home accounts here on VmWare Marvell controler gets recognised, but disks attached to it are not Atheros LAN is recognised so you can install ESX but...
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Ah ok! Thanks again for your help and the additional tip re the marvel controller
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Hi, I have a GA-Z77X-UD3H, I used the net-atl1e-1.0.1.14.x86_64.vib from here http://www.aligrant.com/?p=news/archive&v=2012-03and the esxi-customizer found here...
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I found ESXi 5.0 needed update 1 to see the Atheros 8151 on my Gigabyte Z77-D3H m/b.ESXi 5.1 worked fine with net-atl1c-1.0.1.14.x86_64.vib and ESXi customizer.Using the Intel i7 3770 chip and 32GB RAM...
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This is very strange. The two motherbords (GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77-D3H) are practically identical from the chipset point of view -...
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Yes, I do still have the resultant ESXi5.1 iso with the Atheros driver added.I've attached the log file.
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Hi gprentice, How to use your log file to successfully install ESXi 5.1 on GA-Z77X-D3H ? I am stuck at Network Adapter Would appreciate your sharing on how to successfully install ESXi 5.1. Thanks
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The ESXi 5.1 iso does not include our NIC drivers, so we have to add them using a slipstream tool. Use your original ESXi 5.1 ISO and the NIC driver to create a 'customized' install ISO which includes...
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Hi gprentice, Wow, you are light years ahead of me, I'll try out the steps and I'm sure I'll have more questions come to you and this community Thanks
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I'm finding it difficult to find solid information about vt-d support on IB boards and was hoping the community could confirm/deny support on the current offerings. The only manufactuer I've seen that...
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This thread seems to sum it up nicely: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=930620&page=101 "None of the ASUS Z77 motherboards support VT-d. Not even the $450 "workstation" model. Or...
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So I have the Gigabyte z77x-ud5h and unfortunatley neither of the NIC are supported by the latest build of ESXI 5.0 U1. I am trying to find a very minimal build myself that supports VT-D as it's going...
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I'm trying to build a white box ESXi server with VT-d so I can do some I/O tests with VMFS5 vs RDM (http://communities.vmware.com/message/2025131). I have bought a i7-3770 which definitely has VT-d...
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Looks like the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H also supports VT-d, although I can't see it mentioned in the v1003 manual:http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/48393-does-ga-z77x-ud3h-support-vt-d.htmlIt's got one...
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Simon Haslam wrote: I'm trying to build a white box ESXi server with VT-d so I can do some I/O tests with VMFS5 vs RDM (http://communities.vmware.com/message/2025131). I have bought a i7-3770 which...
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I like SuperMicro motherboards, was using the X8SIL-F-O with a Xeon X3450 in it and VT-d worked fine on that, I've now upgraded to a X9SCM-F-O and an E3 Xeon and it works on that too. Only caveat is...
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Alright so I got a chance to play with this a bit more on my GA-Z77X-UD5H... First off I used a tool called ESXi Customizer to install a VIB for the Intel onboard...
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A quick update: I've just built a whitebox system with an ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 motherboard and i7-3770. I used PowerCLI and Image Builder to create a custom ISO that included the Broadcom driver for...
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So I found a MSI board that is Z77, Micro ATX, NIC works out of box and VT-D works (with bios setting change). So far I have been able to pass audio through from the VM to the headphone jack on the...
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