In this video, we will cover the process of installing Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 by using Lifecycle Controller Manual Installation mode. To begin the installation, turn on the system.
Then insert the Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 DVD media into the DVD drive. Press F10 to boot in to Lifecycle Controller. On the Lifecycle Controller home page, click OS Deployment, and then click Deploy OS.
If the Virtual Disk is not present, you will be redirected to the RAID configuration wizard to create a virtual disk. Select Configure RAID First to create a new virtual disk.
You can also select this option to edit the existing virtual disk attributes. If, however, the Virtual Disk is already present, select Go directly to OS deployment, and then click Next.
Select BIOS as the Boot mode option. Under Systems, select Microsoft Windows 2012 R2,and then click Next. The system loads the relevant drivers for the selected operating system.
Now select Manual Install as the installation mode, and click Next. On the Insert OS Media page, click Next to installed the selected operating system.
The settings are summarized on this page. Click Finish to apply the settings. Once the settings have been applied, the system will reboot and start the OS deployment.
If the operating system does not automatically boot, then restart the system and press F11 to go to BIOS Boot Manager. Select the appropriate DVD drive to start the OS deployment.
Once the files are loaded, select the appropriate Language in which you want to install the OS. Select your Time and currency format, and then Keyboard or input method.
Then click Next to continue. Finally click Install now. Note that this operation might take few minutes. Select the operating system that you want to install, and click Next.
Read through the license agreement, select I accept the license terms, and click Next. Select Custom: Install Windows custom only. After this, select the drive where you want to install Microsoft windows.
And click New to partition the drive. Once the hard disk is partitioned, click Next to begin the installation. Please note the system will restart a few times while the installation is in progress.
After the installation is successful, the system restarts. Now you can login to Microsoft Windows server 2012 R2. For more information, go to delltechcenter.com/os.
