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02-24-2015 07:05 AM
02-24-2015 07:05 AM
Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
Hi,
I am trying to install Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard from USB via Intelligent Provisioning on a brand new DL380 Gen9.
The documentation states that IP can only read FAT32 formatted USB drives, but the ISO for Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard which I have from Microsoft MVLS is 5.24GB and has individual files larger than can fit on a FAT32 formatted USB drive. The drive therefore needs to be formatted as NTFS.
I don't have a DVD drive to plug in, and setting up a network share is as useless as trying to get the USB working.
Is there a straightforward solution to allowing Intelligent Provisioning to be able to read NTFS formatted USB drives? Otherwise its a very big omission where an OS such as Windows Server cannot be installed from USB in this way.
I'm amazed that the latest generation of HP business servers are affected by such a short-sighted flaw.
Graham
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02-26-2015 01:30 AM
02-26-2015 01:30 AM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
Hello,
One straight forward solution is to skip IP and install OS directly.
For OS image files that cannot copy to the USB unless it is NTFS-formatted, use a different source media, such as a DVD, network share, or FTP server.
Thank You!
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12-11-2015 05:07 PM
12-11-2015 05:07 PM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
One has to wonder if Suman_1978 even read the post.
I too have been seeking a solution to this problem. Thumb drives are faster, smaller, and easier to pack than disk images.
I would like to know how to use intelligent providioning with an NTFS formatted flash drive, or if there is a special build of win2012r2ROK that will fit on a fat32 thumb drive. Also, if the latter is the available option, where do I get such an iso?
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02-23-2017 06:40 AM
02-23-2017 06:40 AM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
I have the same problem with Windows 2016. Files are too big to fit on USB formated in fat32, but Inteligent Provisioning can not read NTFS and extFAT system. It is really stupid. To spend so many hours to install the system.
Raffis
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02-23-2017 12:53 PM
02-23-2017 12:53 PM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
Use either Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-tool-Installer or the HP USB Key Utility for Windows to create your bootable USB drive.. works for both win2012 R2 and Win2016
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03-15-2017 12:42 PM
03-15-2017 12:42 PM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
Hello everyone.
I had the same issue, but I tried to install the Operating System using the Integrated Remote Console, following the same steps and it works.
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03-23-2017 09:03 PM
03-23-2017 09:03 PM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
i had the same issue too. your intergrade remote console izzit mean iLo?
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03-27-2017 02:10 AM
03-27-2017 02:10 AM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
Finally the issue solve by using iLo intergrated remote console - then go to virtual drive map iso to image file to CD/DVD-ROM.
Next reboot to Intelligent Provisioning and select OS deployment - select image drive from iLO next follow the instruction and finally it work.
Thanks OSTOLA
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05-02-2017 01:28 PM
05-02-2017 01:28 PM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
Finally the issue solve by using iLo intergrated remote console - then go to virtual drive map iso to image file to CD/DVD-ROM.
The only problem with this is that you need an ILO license in order to utilize the virtual media feature... ugh, this is so annoying. I'm going to end up loading off the USB directly after booting, which makes driving loading a huge pain.
Why haven't they allowed NTFS formatted USB drives in the Intelligent Provisionsing?
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06-04-2017 03:45 PM
06-04-2017 03:45 PM
Re: Intelligent Provisioning and Server 2012R2 from USB
IP 2.60 (and later) allows for the use of exFAT. This provides many of the features of NTFS without the security features. NTFS has some driver requirements which do not always work consistently, so have never been supported with any version of Intelligent Provisioning.
Thanks,
Terry
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