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How do I use Raid drivers when using SCCM to deploy WIndows Server 2012?

Hello

I have 15 new Servers: HP Microserver Gen8. Each server has two HDD's configured in RAID 1 using intelligent provisioning.

If i attempt to install the OS manually from the DVD, it is unable to see any logical drives to install on to. I then downloaded the correct drivers from HP, and it will install fine.

However, I would like to deploy these using SCCM. When I create a task sequence it fails, and after checking the log files it states there are no disks available to install the OS. If i press F8 during the task sequence, i run DISKPART and LIST DISK it doesn't see any available disks.

I've tried inserting the drivers, creating a driver package, and then inserting that package into both the Boot Image and within the task sequence before it tries to partition the disks. Both options it fails to see the disk.

Could someone please tell me where I am going wrong with this?

Thanks in advance
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Muhammad Mulla

A workaround for this would be to create capture media and then capture the OS.

This blog has a decent guide: http://prajwaldesai.com/capture-windows-7-using-sccm-2012-r2/

Wolf

ASKER

Thanks for the quick response but this won't work.

Firstly, I have already run a deploy and capture task sequence to a reference machine to get the .wim file

Secondly, even if i manually install the OS onto the server, then capture it, when i try to deploy that captured OS it still won't be able to format the disks because either the boot image or the task sequence can't see the disks without the drivers

Muhammad Mulla

Are your raid drivers integrated into your boot images?

Muhammad Mulla

It might be worth having a look at the HP ProLiant SCCM Integration Kit (possibly on the ProLiant Service Pack CD).

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?ac.admitted=1411850999107.876444892.492883150&docId=emr_na-c03840619

David Johnson, CD

Those drivers are NOT signed WS2012R2 will not load unsigned drivers

Wolf

ASKER

How do I get the signed drivers then?

David Johnson, CD

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/HP_CIK.html get the latest one

Wolf

ASKER

Thanks, I've now installed this but when I go to Software Library > Operating Systems > Driver Packages and then select "Download and Import Driver Packs" it only lets me select non-serverOS's.

Am I missing something? How do i get it to download server os drivers, or where do i find the driver packs to download manually?

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