Problems installing Windows in a C240-M3 server

[Luis Perez]

Hy everyone im having problems installing a Windows Server 2008 in a C240-M3 standalone rack server, the server has a megaraid controller and 4 ddisks i think i have made the raid array with the web application of the mega raid controller software but when the installation process start the installer doesnt look any disk, somebody knows what can be the problem??

[padramas]

Hello Luis,

During the installation, have you installed the LSI drivers from Driver ISO bundle and then re-map the Windows installation image ?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/os-install-guides/windows/CSERIES-WINDOWS_chapter_011.html#t_installationonaninternaldrive

Padma

[Zaira Vega]

Here is the link to download the drivers for C240 M3:

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/release.html?mdfid=284296254&flowid=31743&softwareid=283853158&release=1.4%287%29&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest

And just follow the guide that Padma pointed out.

[gsharma4]

Hello Luis,

Please find the below linkf for OS Deployment on Standalone Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers:-

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/unified-computing/whitepaper_C11-721699.html

Hope it would helps you.

Once got the answer please make it answered.

Regards,

Gaurav