Jeff Perry
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USB 3.0 or SATA III PCIE Card for ESXI 5.5
I currently have a Dell R310 server. Yes I know it is old but it works. I am running ESXI 5.5 on it for my virtual environment. The problem is that the on board USB ports on it are just USB 2.0. I am trying to use external USB 3.0 drives for my backups so I can get faster speeds. Maybe even SATA III but I already have the USB 3.0 External drives.
I am not able to find any PCI cards that will work in pass through mode for I/O devices. I have the following cards
Inatek KTU3FR-4P US
StarTech PEXUSB3S4V
Neither one of them were recognized on the VM after assigning them in pass through mode. The VMWare HCL does not give me any options for these cards.
I am hoping someone out here can provide me with some information that can help in this setup.
I am not able to find any PCI cards that will work in pass through mode for I/O devices. I have the following cards
Inatek KTU3FR-4P US
StarTech PEXUSB3S4V
Neither one of them were recognized on the VM after assigning them in pass through mode. The VMWare HCL does not give me any options for these cards.
I am hoping someone out here can provide me with some information that can help in this setup.
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