Will ESXi 8 install on to the ASRockRack EPC621D8A motherboard?

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In this video I show how I installed ESXi 8 on to the ASRockRack EPC621D8A motherboard and discuss some of the caveats of doing so.

Links in the video:
ASRockRack EPC621D8A motherboard: https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=EPC621D8A#specifications

VMware Comptibility Guide: https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=47030&deviceCategory=server&details=1&partner=600&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc

H3C NIC-GE-4P-360T-L3 NIC: https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=io&productid=50861&deviceCategory=io&details=1&VID=8086&DID=37d1&SVID=8086&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc

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One thought on “Will ESXi 8 install on to the ASRockRack EPC621D8A motherboard?”

    Supporting 18TB drives with Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) « vmexplorer said:
    December 22, 2022 at 9:16 am

    […] I had success installing ESXi 8 on it, unfortunately I ran into an issue. When I hooked up the 5 x 18TB HDD, only one disk would be seen […]

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