Hello BMTec,   For pre sale information it is advised to  contact a Sales representative. They can ask the question of what you need and provide you recommended options.  Here we do break/fix, if it was working and now it does not, we can help troubleshoot those issues.   With that noted I can provide some information:   Your PowerEdge R240 supports these operating systems: Shows it is validated for VMWare ESXi 7.0 [URL] You can configure a RAID1 and install ESXi to the resulting virtual disk.   I don't see the Samsung 870 EVO SSD listed but you may want to contact Sales. You could try it and it may work just fine, but Dell has not validated it for the R240. I do see we have validated Dell branded  SSD. These are just a few : PN#: 345-BDFM : Dell 960GB SSD SATA Mix Use 6Gbps 512e 2.5in 3.5in Hybrid Carrier [URL] 345-BBDJ : 960GB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512e 2.5in w/ 3.5in HYB CARR Drive [URL] 345-BCKP : 960GB SSD vSAS SED Mixed Use 512e 2.5in with 3.5in HYB CARR [URL]
Hi to everyone,I want to buy a Dell EMC PowerEdge R240.The configuration for sale has a 1Tb HD. I would like to install 2 Samsung 870 EVO SSDs of 1Tb each.I would like to know if I can install these SSDs and if I need an adapter. I would also like some advice. I want to install the Esxi 7 on the server.Can I configure the two SSDs in RAID1 using Esxi?Is this a recommended choice? Thank you all for the support
Upgrade Dell R240 Server with SSD, install Esxi and set RAID