User Guide

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Chapter 3: Driver Installation
3.1 RAID driver installation
After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating
system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on
how to install or update the RAID card drivers.
The RAID card driver might be included in the Linux OS installation CD, and could be
loaded automatically during OS installation. However, we recommend using the RAID driver
packaged in the RAID card support CD for better reliability.
3.1.1 Windows
®
Server 2012 R2 OS
During Windows
®
Server 2012 R2 OS installation
To install the RAID card driver when installing Windows
®
Server 2012 R2 OS:
1. Boot the computer using the Windows
®
Server 2012 R2 OS installation CD to start the
Windows
®
Setup process.
2. Follow onscreen installation.
Ensure to choose Windows 2012 R2 Data center (Server with a GUI) when asked to
select the type of operating system you want to install.
4. Select and click Load Driver.
3. From the Windows Setup window,
click Custom: Install Windows only
(Advanced).