Raid card doesn't exist when selecting storage to install ESXi with standard image.
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Raid card doesn't exist when selecting storage to install ESXi with standard image.

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Article ID: 391689

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Updated On: 03-30-2025

Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

When installing ESXi with standard image VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0U3n-21930508.x86_64, at the selecting storage step, raid card ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter could be invisible.

However raid is created and visible in bios/UEFI.

Environment

Driver "smartpqi" would be used by ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter.

Resolution

Install ESXi with custom OEM image, there raid storage becomes visible.