windows2008 R2 installation

[moiauh]

Hello Experts,

we are not able to install windows2008 R2 in any of our DL580G5 servers.we are using Smartstart 8.30 to do the installation.After selecting the OS it's not detecting the files from the CD.getting errors as attached.

Any help highly appreciated.

[Cederberg]

Hi.

well i have no idea of what it can be but here's a few things you can try.

Have you tried with smartstart 8.40?
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3454575&prodNameId=3562405&swEnvOID=4064&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-8ade87b4860f45958ebab6b481

which smartstart did you use x86 or x64? as windows 2008 r2 is an x64 OS I would use the x64 version of smartstart.

regards
//Cederberg

[moiauh]

we tried with smartstart-8.40-0-x64.zip, the DVD option is not appearing in the 'specify operating system source type'

[Johan Guldmyr]

Are you doing this via iLO or physically via the "real dvd-player??

If you are doing this via iLO.. chose the iLO virtual media.

If you are not doing this via iLO - check it out :)
As it has the USB key.. why not try putting the OS on a USB then?

[moiauh]

Finally the problem solved .Booted with smartstart 8.40, cleared the RAID ,recreated and then continued the installation...everything works fine..Thank you all for the great help....

[moiauh]

Finally the problem solved .Booted with smartstart 8.40, cleared the RAID ,recreated and then continued the installation...everything works fine..Thank you all for the great help....