Server 2019 isn't a supported operating system, I think you may run into issues with the PERC, depending on what model you're working with. That aside, the Lifecycle controller doesn't support booting from USB, so I wouldn't spend much more time there. You might test the front and rear ports both, or see if you get any change in behavior by toggling the boot mode, but the only other thing I could think to suggest would be an alternate USB.
Can you add a blank boot HDD or SSD using one of the SATA port on the mobo?
I have not tried booting my T610 with 2019 on a stick, but I've tried 3 - 4 older OSs and it booted just fine from a USB drive once I resolved some issues related to broken hardware.
My current boot drive is 120 Gig SSD hooked up to one of the SATA port.
The solution was to use the method on the website (listed below) to make the USB bootable; something I've never had to do before, not even when installing Server 2019 on this machine the previous time. Very interesting. But thank you all for your advice
I used the USB section in Sander Berkouwer's article. The only revision I made was to use exFAT formatting since one of the files was larger than 4GB.
You can use the ISO file of Windows Server 2019 to create a bootable USB drive too.
For this scenario you need to create a bootable DVD first or mount the ISO file. As Server Core installations require quite a bit of tinkering on the command line, let’s make ourselves comfortable with it and create a bootable USB drive on the command line, too. Simply type the following commands on a system with the image mounted or physical DVD copy in the drive and the USB device plugged in:
diskpart.exe
DISKPART> list disk
Select the USB device from the list and substitute the disk number below when necessary
DISKPART> select disk 1 DISKPART> clean DISKPART> create partition primary DISKPART> select partition 1 DISKPART> active DISKPART> format fs=fat32 **(NOTE: if any one data file exceeds 4GB in size, use exFAT)** DISKPART> assign DISKPART> exit
X:
cd boot
bootsect /nt60 Y:
xcopy X:\*.* /s/e/f Y:\
Where X:\ is your mounted image or physical DVD and Y:\ is your USB device.
@JSz I know this is old but I’m actually building an old t610 now into a retro gaming rig and I was hoping you could elaborate more as I too am running windows 11 on a ssd connected to one of the 2 sata ports on the board what I’m trying to do is run my os on those sata ports and have the front 8 hard drives for all my storage needs you can only select one or the other from the bios is there any way around this?
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Hello,
Server 2019 isn't a supported operating system, I think you may run into issues with the PERC, depending on what model you're working with. That aside, the Lifecycle controller doesn't support booting from USB, so I wouldn't spend much more time there. You might test the front and rear ports both, or see if you get any change in behavior by toggling the boot mode, but the only other thing I could think to suggest would be an alternate USB.
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March 22nd, 2021 23:00
Can you add a blank boot HDD or SSD using one of the SATA port on the mobo?
I have not tried booting my T610 with 2019 on a stick, but I've tried 3 - 4 older OSs and it booted just fine from a USB drive once I resolved some issues related to broken hardware.
My current boot drive is 120 Gig SSD hooked up to one of the SATA port.
WEDG-Admin
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March 23rd, 2021 06:00
The solution was to use the method on the website (listed below) to make the USB bootable; something I've never had to do before, not even when installing Server 2019 on this machine the previous time. Very interesting. But thank you all for your advice
I used the USB section in Sander Berkouwer's article. The only revision I made was to use exFAT formatting since one of the files was larger than 4GB.
https://servercore.net/2019/08/how-to-install-windows-server-2019-as-server-core/
Creating a Bootable USB drive
You can use the ISO file of Windows Server 2019 to create a bootable USB drive too.
For this scenario you need to create a bootable DVD first or mount the ISO file. As Server Core installations require quite a bit of tinkering on the command line, let’s make ourselves comfortable with it and create a bootable USB drive on the command line, too. Simply type the following commands on a system with the image mounted or physical DVD copy in the drive and the USB device plugged in:
diskpart.exe
DISKPART> list disk
Select the USB device from the list and substitute the disk number below when necessary
DISKPART> select disk 1
DISKPART> clean
DISKPART> create partition primary
DISKPART> select partition 1
DISKPART> active
DISKPART> format fs=fat32 **(NOTE: if any one data file exceeds 4GB in size, use exFAT)**
DISKPART> assign
DISKPART> exit
X:
cd boot
bootsect /nt60 Y:
xcopy X:\*.* /s/e/f Y:\
Where X:\ is your mounted image or physical DVD and Y:\ is your USB device.
exit
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April 24th, 2024 02:01
@JSz I know this is old but I’m actually building an old t610 now into a retro gaming rig and I was hoping you could elaborate more as I too am running windows 11 on a ssd connected to one of the 2 sata ports on the board what I’m trying to do is run my os on those sata ports and have the front 8 hard drives for all my storage needs you can only select one or the other from the bios is there any way around this?