Make sure USB is plugged in on the server. Boot the system and begin Windows 2012 R2 installation from CD or from ISO connected via remote console on the iLO.Use the Extract button to copy all the files onto a USB stick.
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Click the Download button and then run the.Navigate to Storage Controller and download the latest “ HP ProLiant Smart Array SAS/SATA Controller Driver for Windows Server 2012 圆4 Edition.” If you use this link, make sure to check revision history to ensure this is the latest available.Select Windows 2012 R2 as the operating system dropdown.
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Browse out to hp.com and go to the Drivers & Software download section or directly to.The steps to do this and successfully install Windows 2012 R2 are below: You will need a USB drive where you can load the drivers during Windows installation. In the case of the HP ProLiant D元80 G7, the normal Windows installation doesn’t recognize the P410i storage controller during installation and it fails with the strange “We can’t create a new partition or locate an existing one.” Searching forums, you find several solutions suggesting boot order or removable mdia like USB or SD storage causes the problem in many cases, but for the D元80 G7, however to get past this on my servers, I needed to download the storage controller driver and add it during installation. On ProLiant Gen8 and higher, you have Intelligent Provisioning – the replacement for SmartStart – embedded on the system, but this isn’t available on G7, so the user needs to manually install Windows according to the “Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2012” technical whitepaper.
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Since HP SmartStart CD went the way of the dodo bird before Windows 2012 R2 was released, HP ProLiants older than a Gen8 require administrators to manually install Windows 2012 R2.