https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147195#M175654 We have an optimized boot device recommended for this exact use case, called the NS204. it's nvme and includes a RAID 1 of boot optimized SSDs<BR /><BR /><A href="https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/options/boot-devices/os-boot-devices/boot-cards-devices-drives/hpe-os-boot-devices/hpe-ns204i-p-x2-lanes-nvme-pcie3-x8-os-boot-device/p/P12965-B21" target="_blank">https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/options/boot-devices/os-boot-devices/boot-cards-devices-drives/hpe-os-boot-devices/hpe-ns204i-p-x2-lanes-nvme-pcie3-x8-os-boot-device/p/P12965-B21</A> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:59:20 GMT KevinSpringPM 2021-08-26T13:59:20Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147170#M175652 <P>I have previously installed ESXi on a MicroSD, but I am worried the drive will fail soon after 3 years of use. All the log files having been written to it.</P><P>Which SFF SSD does HP recommend for installing ESXi on? Can I use two and configure RAID?<BR /><BR />HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10, HPE Customized ESXi 7.0.2</P> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:26:33 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147170#M175652 BsNRhnSCb5 2021-08-27T10:26:33Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147195#M175654 We have an optimized boot device recommended for this exact use case, called the NS204. it's nvme and includes a RAID 1 of boot optimized SSDs<BR /><BR /><A href="https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/options/boot-devices/os-boot-devices/boot-cards-devices-drives/hpe-os-boot-devices/hpe-ns204i-p-x2-lanes-nvme-pcie3-x8-os-boot-device/p/P12965-B21" target="_blank">https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/options/boot-devices/os-boot-devices/boot-cards-devices-drives/hpe-os-boot-devices/hpe-ns204i-p-x2-lanes-nvme-pcie3-x8-os-boot-device/p/P12965-B21</A> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:59:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147195#M175654 KevinSpringPM 2021-08-26T13:59:20Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147219#M175655 <P>Check this,&nbsp;<SPAN>HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><A href="https://ssd.hpe.com/" target="_blank">Choose a Solid State Drive with Our SSD Selector V2.1 | HPE</A></SPAN></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="SSD.PNG" style="width: 476px;"><img src="https://community.hpe.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/125331i55D190ECDB05D142/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=2000" role="button" title="SSD.PNG" alt="SSD.PNG" /></span></P> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:48:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/which-ssd-is-recommended-for-installing-esxi-raid/m-p/7147219#M175655 Ihaqueit 2021-08-26T16:48:45Z