Monday 18 May 2015

Saturday 2 May 2015

Setup HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 v2 Server - Install OS (Windows Server) with Intelligent Provisioning

I have the Windows 2012 R2 installation on USB drive.  I have installed a single 320GB HD.  I boot up the server but cannot from the USB to install the OS, some driver(s) will not be available.
  • Start the server
  • Press <F10> to Start Intelligent Provisioning (when the options are shown)
  • Click on "Configure and Install"
  • Step 1 Hardware Settings, Continue (use default)
  • Step 2 OS Selection (select the OS, Install Method and Source Media), Continue
    • the Source Media options
      • Disc
      • Network Share
      • FTP
      • USB
  •  Locate OS installation File, Continue
    • For USB, open usb-sdb1
  • OS Info
    • Enter Admin Password (optional)
  • Continue to start the installation
    • Update firmware
    • Copy OS files
  • Reboot
  • OS Installation
  • Restart a few times