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Hyper-V GPU Configuration - NVidia GRID K2 for on Microsoft Windows 2012 Hyper-V Core Server

I am configuring a GPU for group of Hyper-V Core servers.

I am following this guide MS guide:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16652.remotefx-vgpu-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-windows-server-2012.aspx 

I am trying to get the NVidia drivers up to date first. So far I have run the Dell SUU which is reporting that Video_Driver__8CYK1_Win32_346.52.AD0.exe is the one that needs to be use for the update.

I have tried to update the driver through Dell SUU (Server Update Utility) and also from within the package itself but errors out and the server is rebooted.

Doing some research I have found the following:

https://gridforums.nvidia.com/default/topic/281/grid-k2-on-microsoft-windows-2012-hyper-v-core-server/

But then discovered this post which seems to be discussing how to update the drivers for the NVidia card as well through nv_dispi.inf

http://blog.ittoby.com/2013/02/installing-nvidia-consumer-drivers-on.html

I have extracted Video_Driver__8CYK1_Win32_346.52.AD0.exe but I can't find any .inf there for me to use with the pnputil.

Anyone has any suggestions? Or ran into the same issue? This is a core version and can't get a full deployed.
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Could you provide a link to the NVIDIA driver site please? I'll have a look at what's in the package and get back to you shortly.
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Is the OS the freebie version Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 or Server installed in Core mode?
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Core Datacenter 2012 R2
Elevated PowerShell:

cd \Temp (mkdir if needed)

Get-WindowsFeature | where {$_.installed -eq $true} | select displayname, name, installed >Installed.txt

Please post.
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I do not have access to the servers right now I will post back tomorrow morning, however the servers are brand new 2012 R2 Core datacenter -Dell PE720 with Nvidia Grid K1 ( the card was purchased with the server). The dell update utility reports that the missing driver is the one that I have provided in the link.

Nothing else is deployed no other roles or features have been deployed at this point either.
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DisplayName                Name                                       Installed
-----------                ----                                       ---------
File and Storage Services  FileAndStorage-Services                         True
Storage Services           Storage-Services                                True
Hyper-V                    Hyper-V                                         True
.NET Framework 4.5 Feat... NET-Framework-45-Features                       True
.NET Framework 4.5         NET-Framework-45-Core                           True
WCF Services               NET-WCF-Services45                              True
TCP Port Sharing           NET-WCF-TCP-PortSharing45                       True
Multipath I/O              Multipath-IO                                    True
Remote Server Administr... RSAT                                            True
Role Administration Tools  RSAT-Role-Tools                                 True
Hyper-V Management Tools   RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools                              True
Hyper-V Module for Wind... Hyper-V-PowerShell                              True
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Windows PowerShell         PowerShellRoot                                  True
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By using Dell DSET and systeminfo I was able to find out that the drivers were installed. ell SUU kept reporting a missing driver but that one did not apply. Also the reason I could not enable GPU from Hyper-V Manager was because the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Role was not enabled. You need to deploy this in order to be able to enable GPU at the HV level.