Is the hard drive/s you want to boot from connected the same controller
as the 220?  If so you should be able to designate which array is
bootable or not in the controller card.  If they aren't then try to
change the boot order of devices in the server bios or disable it in the
controller card. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Jackson [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 7:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: ESXi 4 With SCSI RAID

I've got an old  DELL PE6850 with a Dell PV220S external SCSI RAID array
attached. I was hoping to use the equipment as part of a VMware test
project.

However when the PV220S is connected to the server, it reason becomes
the boot device and ESXi 4 fails to load. Disconnect the PV220S and
everything boots as normal.

Can anyone suggest how to get the system booted so that I can have full
use of the external RAID?


Regards,
Rab.
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