ServerRaid drivers for an IBM x3550 m2

Hi,
try this link:

https://www.ibm.com/support/home/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-64669

this is 9.30 release, should suit for you

hope this helps
max

Hi Max,

Thank you for getting back to me, the drivers are what i was looking for.

However, i'm still having issues trying to access them with a server 2003 install - more precisely a server 2003 repair. Each time i try to load them with USB all i get is a message 'setup could not find a floppy drive on your machine to load OEM drivers from floppy disk'

The issue is the same as the previous thread, i am unable to see the disk drives without the drivers, only difference is i need them for the repair rather than a fresh install.

Do you know of another way around this issue?

Thanks
Sam

I don't understand if you want to repair or doing a fresh install of win2003.

In the latter case you can user ServerGuide, let it boot from CD, and it will provide disk drivers as well (if it finds a RAID card it will provide drivers as well). then it will ask you to insert win2003 CD
In the first case, the first link i sent, it is the Support CD, with disk drivers (from there you can install for example drivers for raid cards)

the above link is for serverguide suitable for x3550 M2: you need to choose 32 bit link for win2003:

https://www.ibm.com/support/home/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5088993

choose
 ibm_utl_sguide_9.41_anyos_i386

burn the iso into a cd and boot from there

max

Hi Max,

Sorry for the confusion, the issue started with windows\system32\config\system being corrupt of missing whist trying to boot.
As far as i can see the easiest way to resolve this issue is to run a Windows Repair or similar to recover the file(s) that are causing the issue.

The problem I have, is that to do a restore with a 2003 disk i need to somehow install the SCSI drivers so that the Windows OS disks are discoverable/fixable.

I guess what it is am after is a 2003 ISO with the SCSI drivers already on, however i have been unable to find this. Is this what is in the link you provided?

Thanks
Sam

There is no Win2003 ISO with scsi drivers on, no way.
What I once did in a case as yours, was to boot from a Ubuntu CD, start a fake Ubuntu installation and once presented the filesystem to create (which you won't) install the scsi drivers and subsequently abort ubuntu installation. Then the disks will come up and you may be able to repair windows 2003.

it was a hard job but it worked fine.

good luck
max

Hi Max,

I will give it a go, I'm leaning towards a new build at the same time and have the software team reinstall everything and just go with whatever happens first.
It's always the jobs that look simple that end up causing the most issues.

Regards
Sam