Re: ESXi 6.5 and RDM - incompatible backing for device ....

Reset and reconfigured array

Fresh reinstallation ESXi 6.5 done

2 new datastores created (256GB-RAID1 & 2000GB-RAID1 - both are VMFS6)

1 new VM installed (WIN10VM1 on 256GB-RAID1)

ls -l /vmfs/devices/disks is showing

-rw-------    1 root     root     256022937600 Mar 19 20:14 naa.600508b1001c3f9b27a5d7d8194f0d8a

-rw-------    1 root     root     256022852096 Mar 19 20:14 naa.600508b1001c3f9b27a5d7d8194f0d8a:1

-rw-------    1 root     root     2000365379584 Mar 19 20:14 naa.600508b1001cc8c8885010444c2b0344

-rw-------    1 root     root     2000365294080 Mar 19 20:14 naa.600508b1001cc8c8885010444c2b0344:1

vmkfstools -z /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b1001c3f9b27a5d7d8194f0d8a /vmfs/volumes/256GB-RAID1/WIN10VM1/RDM.vmdk

TRying to add the RDM as follows

same problem still exist

Cheers