As an installation option, you can install the VMware ESXi technology on your system after you have installed the HBA in your system. This section describes how to complete the VMware ESXi technology installation on your system by changing the default cache settings of the HBA. If you have already installed the VMware ESXi technology on your system, do not perform the procedures in this section. Instead, go directly to Replacing the Native VMware HBA Driver .
During the VMware ESXi technology installation, the following error message is displayed:
ESXi 5.5 install error: could not create locker database
At this point in the installation, you must change the HBA default cache settings. Based on whether your system BIOS is set to UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy Boot Mode, you need to use a different utility to change the default cache settings for the HBA. Do one of the following:
Perform the procedure in this section if your system BIOS is set to UEFI Boot Mode, and you are installing the VMware technology after you have already installed the HBA in your system.
This is the virtual drive upon which you plan to install the VMware ESXi technology.
These are the default HBA cache settings. After the VMware technology installation completes, you will need to revert to these default cache settings.
Select RAID Level – Use the arrow keys to navigate to this field, and press Enter. From the popup window that is displayed, choose the RAID level that you want for the virtual drive, and press Enter.
Read Policy – Use the arrow keys to navigate to this field, and press Enter. From the popup window that is displayed, choose No Read Ahead, and press Enter.
I/O Policy –Use the arrow keys to navigate to this field, and press Enter. From the popup window that is displayed, choose Cached, and press Enter.
This exits you from the utility. You can now reboot the system to accept the cache setting changes, and then complete the VMware ESXi 5.5 installation.
You can now replace the HBA native driver, as described in Replacing the Native VMware HBA Driver .
Perform the procedure in this section if your system BIOS is set to Legacy Boot Mode, and you are installing the VMware technology after you have already installed the HBA in your system.
These are the default cache settings. You will need to revert to these default cache settings after the VMware technology installation compeletes.
Read Policy – Navigate to this field, and press Enter. From the popup window that is displayed, choose Normal, and press Enter.
I/O Policy – Navigate to this field, and press Enter. From the popup window that is displayed, choose Cached, and press Enter.
You are now returned to the main page of the utility.
This exits you from the utility. You can now reboot the system to accept the cache setting changes, and then continue with the VMware ESXi technology installation.
You can now replace the native HBA driver, as described in Replacing the Native VMware HBA Driver .