Just for info.. I'm experiencing exactly the same problem. I tested using the DSS trial and DSS Lite, ISCSI and Fibre two different USB keys (for the Lite ver.) on two completely different machines but still the results where the same.
Did you say that version 1.37 works?
Full DSS or Lite?
I thought i should let you know. I never did get either ISCSI or FC Target to work properly on the DSS-Lite when using VMware.
I ended up going with openfiler in which i now have a full dual port 1TB 2Gbps Fibre Channel target with 3 LUN’s running.
I did have to get help for the configuration (No GUI ) but it runs ESX perfectly and i'm even booting off the thing
Gday All,
SAP, sorry to hear you didn't get it to work, but we have had the opposite experience.
Running both DSS Lite and DSS Full (from demo CD), we get zero problems with PSOD's related to DSS. (Different story with Adaptec 3805 cards )
However, it looks like you are also booting the ESX from iSCSI?
If so, even the smallest network error will bring you unstuck....
Piwi, did you switch to FileIO? Did that help?
What was the full PSOD error?