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Well, since I can't install ESXi to get access to the cli I don't see how that's going to help. Thanks for the tip though!

Nested ESXi? You mean run 70. in 6.7? Sounds cookey. I guess I'll just use Proxmox. Thanks everyone.

Well the BIOS for the card says LSI SAS 2008 IR. It would seem to me like that chip would still be supported. It worked in Proxmox.

UPDATE: I managed to get into the installer using YUMI to get the .iso on the USB drive. Now more problems. Apparently it doesn't have a driver for my HDD controller. Can anyone either tell me how to or point me to a guide on installing the drivers during the installation? Also the manufacturer...

I finally managed to download ESXi through a great circuitous nightmare. I put the ..iso on a USB drive using Rufus. When I boot from it I immediately get a message saying "Remove this media and press any key to reboot". When I do so nothing happens. Thoughts?

I tried both FF and Chrome. They both had the same problem. I had a friend download it and then upload it to Google Drive and send me a link. That site is trash. This was not the first issue I had with it.

Thanks for pulling my bacon off the fire, again! The other 4 blue slots worked. I also got the Dell card installed. It's in IT more so it looks like I'm good there. I still haven't taken the time to address the BMC but I did download the .zip. Noise...... Not good. Its about as loud as a...

It wasn't loading the registration page. I finally, after two days, got it to load. Now the download button isn't responding. This website is pretty broken.

I created an account with VMWaree but I can't seem to download ESXi. It says that I don't have a registration for the product. I've literally spent over an hour trying to get this to work. Am I having an idiot moment?

OK. Baby steps here. I ordered 32 more GB of RAM. Where do I put them?

Got it. I ordered the Dell card BeTeP linked to. Is this the most reliable and up to date guide for the firmware flashing? https://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/ There are tons out there but they're all pretty old so I don't know if I can trust the files they contain.

Is that a drop in replacement for the 9261 already in there? Would I need to change the firmware?

Does anyone have any thoughts? I'd like to get one on order ASAP as most of my gear is showing up and shipping times are abysmal these days..........

I did specify the router as the gateway. As it turns out the problem was the FQDN field. I reinstalled last night and used the default and now everything works! Thanks for the thoughts guys.

Thank you sir! I'll give it a shot this evening. On a different note, this RAID card appears not able to be flashed to IT mode. Any recommendations on a HBA? The IBM M1015 seems to be pretty reasonably priced these days.