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Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 with the Internal Dual SD module, VMware, FAQs

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Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 with the Internal Dual SD module Prerequisites • Dell EMC 13th generation of PowerEdge servers with Dual 8GB or 16GB SD cards in Mirror mode installed in the Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM). • Set the Boot Mode to Bios and not UEFI. • Download the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 ISO from Microsoft. About this task To install Microsoft Hyper-V server 2012 R2 using IDSM. Steps 1 Boot to the F2 System Setup to verify USB Mode is set to USB 3.0 and IDSDM Cards are in Mirror Mode. 2 Choose the System Bios option, then choose Integrated Devices. 3 Go back to System Bios Menu and choose Boot Settings. 4 Make sure Boot mode is in Bios mode, then click on BIOS Boot Settings. 5 On the BIOS Boot Settings Choose Boot Sequence and make sure that Hard Drive C: is at the top. 6 Under Hard-Disk Drive Sequence move Internal SD:IDSDM is above Integrated RAID Controller. 7 Boot to the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 ISO, and Click on Install Now. 8 Check the box to accept the license terms and click next. 9 Choose "Custom: Install the newer version of Hyper-V Server only (advanced). 10 Make sure to choose the right disk to install to and click next. If there is a partition on the SD card, select it, and click Delete, then click next. Your drive size will vary based on the size of your SD cards. If you get the warning message you can ignore it and click next. 11 After the install is complete, let the server reboot, but make sure to enter the F2 System Bios again. 12 Select System Bios again, and Integrated Devices. Disable USB 3.0, click back, then finish. Click on yes to save settings. Click OK to acknowledge the change, and click finish. Lastly click yes to confirm exit. 13 The server will reboot to the OS. 14 The first time you login, you'll have to set a local admin password. Next step Configure to your requirements. VMware FAQs Why are VMs configured with Fault Tolerance not in a protected state in ESXi 6.0? For some PowerEdge systems with AMD 6300 series processor, VMs configured with Fault Tolerance (FT) might not be in a protected state. Sometimes, secondary VM takes more time to attain the protected state. This is a known issue. Affected systems include PowerEdge systems R815, R715 and M915. Troubleshooting operating system issues 125

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Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 with the Internal
Dual SD module
Prerequisites
Dell EMC 13th generation of PowerEdge servers with Dual 8GB or 16GB SD cards in Mirror mode installed in the Internal Dual SD
module (IDSDM).
Set the Boot Mode to Bios and not UEFI.
Download the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 ISO from Microsoft.
About this task
To install Microsoft Hyper-V server 2012 R2 using IDSM.
Steps
1
Boot to the F2 System Setup to verify USB Mode is set to USB 3.0 and IDSDM Cards are in Mirror Mode.
2
Choose the
System Bios
option, then choose
Integrated Devices
.
3
Go back to
System Bios Menu
and choose
Boot Settings
.
4
Make sure
Boot mode
is in
Bios mode
, then click on
BIOS Boot Settings
.
5
On the
BIOS Boot Settings
Choose
Boot Sequence
and make sure that
Hard Drive C:
is at the top.
6
Under
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence
move
Internal SD:IDSDM
is above Integrated RAID Controller.
7
Boot to the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 ISO, and Click on
Install Now
.
8
Check the box to accept the license terms and click next.
9
Choose "Custom: Install the newer version of Hyper-V Server only (advanced).
10
Make sure to choose the right disk to install to and click
next
. If there is a partition on the SD card, select it, and click
Delete
, then
click
next
.
Your drive size will vary based on the size of your SD cards.
If you get the warning message you can ignore it and click
next
.
11
After the install is complete, let the server reboot, but make sure to enter the
F2 System Bios
again.
12
Select
System Bios
again, and
Integrated Devices
. Disable USB 3.0, click
back
, then
finish
. Click on
yes
to save settings. Click
OK
to
acknowledge the change, and click
finish
. Lastly click
yes
to
confirm
exit.
13
The server will reboot to the OS.
14
The
first
time you login, you'll have to set a local admin password.
Next step
Configure
to your requirements.
VMware
FAQs
Why are VMs
configured
with Fault Tolerance not in a protected state in
ESXi 6.0?
For some PowerEdge systems with AMD 6300 series processor, VMs
configured
with Fault Tolerance (FT) might not be in a protected
state. Sometimes, secondary VM takes more time to attain the protected state. This is a known issue.
Affected
systems include PowerEdge
systems R815, R715 and M915.
Troubleshooting operating system issues
125