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April 2nd, 2014 23:00
PE R710 and UEFI boot
So, I have a PowerEdge R710 that I am looking to redeploy in another role.
We have updated the drives, and have 8x 600GB drives in a RAID10 array.
The array is 2.4TB.
I would like to UEFI boot so that the entire 2.4TB drive is the C: drive of the Windows server (2012).
I have downloaded the latest SBUU disk and installed Windows Server 2012, however it limited me to 2TB system/boot partition. I then used the SUU disk to make sure that all the server hardware was up to date, and in the process updated the LifeCycle controller to 1.6.0.73.
If I boot into the LifeCycle controller, it knows nothing about Windows Server 2012, and can only install at 2008R2 OS.
The Lifecycle controller warns me that the system might be out of date, but when I check, all the hardware is correct - however the Windows drivers section is out of date, and has a 2009 date on it.
(All other dates are 2014.)
If I put in the SBUU disk and try to UEFI boot to it, it will not work, and gives an error that the disk is not able to boot in UEFI mode.
So, how do I install Win2012 as a UEFI boot?
NicholasPoore
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April 5th, 2014 16:00
AWESOME.
So the instructions should be:
Everything worked.
Now I just have to figure out how to get the Teaming working.
DELL-Chris H
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April 3rd, 2014 06:00
Nicholaspoore,
What you will need to do is boot to the BIOS (F2), from there go to BOOT SETTINGS. Then change the boot mode to UEFI.
If you follow this link - http://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_software/esuprt_operating_system/ms-win-srvr-2012-r2_Reference%20Guide_en-us.pdf
On page 12 is a walkthrough on installing 2012 on UEFI.
Let me know how it goes.
NicholasPoore
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April 3rd, 2014 09:00
Thanks for the answer.
Okay, so I have changed the boot to UEFI, but then it will not allow me to use the SBUU DVD to boot.
If I change the setting back to BIOS, then it will allow me to use the SBUU DVD.
Did I miss something?
DELL-Chris H
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April 3rd, 2014 13:00
You won't boot to the BUU, you boot to the 2012 media. The section referring to booting to the BUU is for configuring the Raid. If already configured you can boot to the 2012 media.
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April 6th, 2014 21:00
You can either use Windows 2012's native teaming, or the SBUU ISO/DVD should have the NIC drivers that update the drivers and allow installing the NIC teaming software.