According to dells own website, the windows server 2012 media driver inbox does not contain drivers for the perc s100 controller that is in a dell poweredge t110 ii server wed like to evaluate with server 2012 i have found drivers only for server 2008 r2, which is what the server is currently running. Dell perc 5i integrated firmware update driver details. Here i explain the steps on how to configure the raid on a poweredge 2950 server. Get the latest driver please enter your product details to view the latest driver information for your system. This video demonstrates the installing microsoft windows 2012 r2 on perc s controller by using virtual media in uefi mode. This package provides the driver for dell perc 5e adapter, perc 5i integrated, perc 5i adapter driver and is supported on enterprise servers and powervault models that are running the following windows operating systems. This package provides the dell perc 5i integrated frimware update and is supported on enterprise servers and powervault models running the following windows operating system. Im repurposing a pe2900 to run hyperv server 2012 r2. How to raid setup dell poweredge 2950 server perc 5i. When the file download window appears, click save to save the file to your hard drive. Performing the driver upgrade windows update package. For this example, we will download perc storage drivers for a dells poweredge r730 running microsoft windows. Dell poweredge 2950 possible raid issues installing.
Ive setup the perc 5i with 8x 2tb sas drives configured as obr10 8tb usable. For help on using the information on this page, please visit driver help and tutorials. Microsoft windows 2012 r2 64 bit driver for dell perc h310. For more downloads go to the drivers and downloads. Windows server 2012 r2 64 bit driver for perc s110 controller.
When i began the process, i booted into the server 2012 media, loaded the perc s300 drivers from dell server 2008 r2 should work right. Windows server 2012 r2 64 bit driver for perc s110 controller get the latest driver please enter your product details to view the latest driver information for your system. Click on update driver software and follow the prompts to update the driver. I also explain a bit on the benefits and disadvantages of some of the configurations that you can create. Downloading the driver for windows from the dell support site. Dell perc 5x adapter, perc 5i integrated driver driver. Dell emc poweredge raid controller 10 users guide h740p, h745p mx, and h840 regulatory model.
Is it possible to install windows server 2012 on a dell. In this video, we will show how to download drivers from the dell support site. I have just acquired a dell poweredge 2950 which i am going to be using for vm. Overview the poweredge raid controller perc 10 series consist of the h345, h740p, h745, h745p mx, and h840 cards. Dell poweredge 2950 possible raid issues installing windows server 2012 posted in windows server. Poweredge r410 perc s300 and server 2012 faultbucket. The perc 10 family of storage controller cards has the following characteristics. Installing the driver during a windows server 2012 operating system installation perform the following steps to install the driver during operating system installation. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and doubleclick the new file. I did some quick digging, and the s300 is not supported for server 2012. Follow server managerdevice managerstorage controller, click on the perc controller.