Cisco UCS C240 M5 Service Manual

c) Expand the Zip file, which contains the folder with the MegaSR driver files.
d) Copy the expanded folder to a USB thumb drive.
Step 3
Start the Windows driver installation using one of the following methods:
•
To install from local media, connect an external USB DVD drive to the server (if the server does not have a DVD
drive installed) and then insert the first Windows installation disk into the DVD drive. Skip to Step 6.
• To install from remote ISO, log in to the server’s Cisco IMC interface and continue with the next step.
Step 4
Launch a Virtual KVM console window and click the Virtual Media tab.
a) Click Add Image and browse to select your remote Windows installation ISO file.
b) Check the check box in the Mapped column for the media that you just added, and then wait for mapping to complete.
Step 5
Power cycle the server.
Step 6
Press F6 when you see the F6 prompt during bootup. The Boot Menu window opens.
Step 7
On the Boot Manager window, choose the physical disk or virtual DVD and press Enter. The Windows installation
begins when the image is booted.
Step 8
Press Enter when you see the prompt, “Press any key to boot from CD.”
Step 9
Observe the Windows installation process and respond to prompts in the wizard as required for your preferences and
company standards.
Step 10
When Windows prompts you with “Where do you want to install Windows,” install the drivers for embedded MegaRAID:
a) Click Load Driver. You are prompted by a Load Driver dialog box to select the driver to be installed.
b) Connect the USB thumb drive that you prepared in Step 3 to the target server.
c) On the Windows Load Driver dialog, click Browse.
d) Use the dialog box to browse to the location of the drivers folder on the USB thumb drive, and then click OK.
Windows loads the drivers from the folder and when finished, the driver is listed under the prompt, “Select the driver
to be installed.”
e) Click Next to install the drivers.
Updating Microsoft Windows Server Drivers
Step 1
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Step 2
Double-click System, click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Device Manager starts.
Step 3
In Device Manager, double-click SCSI and RAID Controllers, right-click the device for which you are installing the
driver, and then click Properties.
Step 4
On the Driver tab, click Update Driver to open the Update Device Driver wizard, and then follow the wizard instructions
to update the driver.
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Cisco UCS C240 M5 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	UCS C240 M5
Category	Server
Language	English