How do we go about re-installing the operating system without the Dell PowerEdge Server and Management CD? We only have the Microsoft version of the OS but it doesn't detect the hard drive when it is booted from the CD. What needs to be done?
It wont detect the hard drive because F6 drivers are not on the CD. That is what the server assistant DVD is for. There isn't one size fits all for this disc it entirely depends on the model of server.
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Perc 5/i integrated. We have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server. I was able to Download the driver but it comes in .exe file format. How do we go about making the SCSI Adapter driver bootable? We don't have the server assistant CD, so we have to use the MICROSOFT OEM CD instead, which requires the SCSI Adapter driver to be installed first.
You must run this file on any Windows system to extract its contents before use. You can put the files on a floppy disk to load at the F6 prompt, or you can use nLiteOS.com to integrate the drivers into your installation media (will create a new CD/ISO to install with).
Keep in mind that the PERC does NOT support non-RAID, so you MUST first configure (AND Initialize) RAID in the CTRL-R utility, or no drives will be seen for the install even with the correct drivers.
If you want to use the installation utility, you can download it here:
Boot to SMTD, choose to Install OS, configure RAID (if you have not already done so in the CTRL-R utility), then insert the Windows media when prompted. Your installation CD for 2003 R2 MUST have SP2 on it, or it will not work with SMTD.
Could you please provide a download link to SMTD for Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Standard Editon. The link that was provide doesn't support the OS I'm looking for.
Even though MS Windows 2003 x64 is listed on the supported operating system. There is no option for Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Standard for this release. I verified it twice. There was only option for Windows Server 2008 and above.
If you could provide me with a version that does have Windows Server 2003 x64 R2 Standard that would be great.
How to do you concatenate the two ISO's? I tried using UltraISO but disc two of the ISO image doesn't open. It is saying unknown file format when I try to open it.
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It wont detect the hard drive because F6 drivers are not on the CD. That is what the server assistant DVD is for. There isn't one size fits all for this disc it entirely depends on the model of server.
Using Dell OpenManage Server Assistant 8
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You can obtain many of the NEW SERVER ISOs from http://ftp.dell.com/sysman
DELL OpenManage Server Assistant 6.4 CD set works with Dell PowerEdge 300, 350, 1300, 1400, 1550, 2300, 2400, 2450, 2500, 2550, 4300, 4350, 4400, 6300, 6350, 6400, 6450, and 8450 Systems. P/N 0703DX Rev. A02.
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