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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">All - </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am a</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> bit out of my element here so I am looking for some guidance…I am installing the Win2k8 R2 SP1 on the new VM I build on their C220M</span><span style="color:#1F497D">3</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
UCS server. I build the machine to the below specs – checked and double checked then checked again</span><span style="color:#1F497D">, confirmed with colleagues and got the thumbs up that it was all correct…</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img width="320" height="230" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D07DF2.DAEDF590"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">So, I moved on to mounting the ISO in the CD/DVD drive and booted up. Right after the ‘install’ screen I get the second message – one thought was that the software .iso was corrupted so I copied it over to the
workstation again and tested…I received the same error message:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img width="417" height="309" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D07DF2.DAEDF590"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">After googling around I saw this post:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://terenceluk.blogspot.com/2013/09/unable-to-install-windows-server-2008.html">http://terenceluk.blogspot.com/2013/09/unable-to-install-windows-server-2008.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This suggests downloading the UCX Server Configuration Utility to perform the install. My questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Has anyone installed via this method before</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> on a Virtual Machine or was this post more tailored to a bare metal install</span><span style="color:#1F497D">?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">If this is the proposed method to install Windows 2008R2 w</span><span style="color:#1F497D">ill this require the firmware to be upgraded on the UCS system or does this simply impact this one virtual
machine?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">I went to the downloads section in Cisco.com and am lost as to what exactly needs to be downloaded<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://software.cisco.com/download/type.html?mdfid=283862063&flowid=25886"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">UCS C-Series Rack-Mount UCS-Managed Server Software</span></a>
<b>or</b> UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Standalone Server Software? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">If it is the Standalone I can select the model version and the I can download the UCS Server config Utility Devices Drivers for Windows 2008 R2 however these are .zip files and not .iso so I cannot
mount to the datastore and they unzip to 900 individual files based on each core component so I do not think this will work either.
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283291009&os=Windows%202008%20R2%20%28x64%29&release=2.0.3a&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest">https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283291009&os=Windows%202008%20R2%20%28x64%29&release=2.0.3a&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">I can alternatively download the UCS Server configuration Utility but I really do not know what version. I see most are compatible with the C220M3, I am thinking of using the 3.1(5i) since it does
not explicitly state what version of ESXi are supported so I am guessing it will include 5.0. Also, there is no mention of firmware:
<a href="http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/ucsscu/user/guide/312/b_UCS_SCU312_UG/b_UCS_SCU312_UG_chapter_0110.html">
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/ucsscu/user/guide/312/b_UCS_SCU312_UG/b_UCS_SCU312_UG_chapter_0110.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Or I can download the UCS Server configuration utility device drivers:
<a href="https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283853158&release=2.0.3c&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest">
https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=284296253&flowid=31742&softwareid=283853158&release=2.0.3c&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest</a> but that seems to be more drivers for the utility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">If the system is supported by the ‘Managed Server software’ then there is the UCS Drivers..version 4.1.5b seems to be compatible with
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">the customers</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> systems but am not sure if this is the route to go.</span>
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=283862063&flowid=25886&softwareid=283853158&release=1.5.7d&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest">https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=283862063&flowid=25886&softwareid=283853158&release=1.5.7d&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">None of these numbers match the software version that is installed on the UCS Chassis…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am throwing it all out there because,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">my coworkers who </span><span style="color:#1F497D">do these pretty regularly, have
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">never </span><span style="color:#1F497D">seen this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thought?? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">Michele Russo Harttree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">11730 Plaza America Drive Suite 350<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">Reston, Va 20190<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">202-460-3965 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">571-203-4007 (desk)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0F243E">michele.russo@dimensiondata.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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