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March 6th, 2025 23:55
Dell R250 - Installing Windows server 2016 and 2019
Hi,
I have having trouble with installing Windows Server 2016 and 2019. I have tried installing it through the lifecycle manager and when I get it loaded, it doesn't recognize anywhere to install Windows for available drives.
I am running it in a raid 1 configuration, and it isn't recognising the virtual drive. I installed the drives for it, updated firmware, manually downloaded, did the auto firmware update, etc -but nothing seems to of worked. There are still no drives for me to download nor areas that Windows recognizes.
It is worth noting that Win 2019 doesn't show as a supported OS, only 2022 and 25, so I cant do the install in the same way that the other tutorials show.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Kosta
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Origin3k
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March 7th, 2025 23:26
If your OS doenst see the drives there is a missing driver for the the given controller. If you try it through LCM please update the OS Driver Package first and be sure that the process kicks in.
If not just download the right driver and store it on a usb stick and inject during the installation.
Regards,
Joerg
DELL-Chris H
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March 10th, 2025 12:14
What they were referring to was updating the Lifecycle Controllers OS driver file, which embeds the driver for that OS. You can find the WS2019 OS driver file here.
Kosta O
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March 26th, 2025 05:12
hey @GregDuston,
So what I did is I went to the R250 support page, went to 'Drivers and Downloads' and search for 'OS Driver Pack'. From the many driver packs, go to the one with the release date of 20 June 2024, (version 24.05.04, A00), and under 'Important Information,' it will list the OSs that the driver package supports. Download this package
With this package, you can then update the firmware via iDrac. Just go to maintenance > manual update and then upload the OS Driver there. Let it update the server and you should be able to run it from the Lifecycle controller as an unsupervised install in the OS list when installing an OS
The main issue with this for me was going for a firmware update form LCC brought down the most recent OS Driver pack
DELL-Young E
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March 7th, 2025 01:43
Hello, according to this
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/supportedos/poweredge-r250
it looks like Windows 2019 is supported.
Let us know if you have any additional question. https://www.dell.com/community/en/direct-messaging
Kosta O
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March 7th, 2025 02:59
@DELL-Young E Hello,
Sorry if I wasnt clear but I was asking about the windows 2019 support, it was the fact that when I attempt an install, there are no drivers for me to select even through I have installed and setup a Raid 1 Configuration with the correct drivers.
Thanks,
Kosta
DELL-Young E
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March 7th, 2025 03:07
Hello, do you have some pictures to show us?
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Kosta O
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March 10th, 2025 11:54
Hey Joerg,
I have tried updating the controllers through LCM, however, although they look updated, the drivers for installation are still not there. Meaning that whenever I go through the install for Windows 2019 and get to the point where I select the disk to install, there is nothing there, and when I go to select drivers there is also nothing
I go through the firmware updater and connect to the Dell website through LCM, and then I download them directly. This then applies and updates but still nothing.
Thanks,
Kosta
Kosta O
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March 17th, 2025 00:27
great that was it, just had to get an older OS Driver version
DELL-Young E
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March 17th, 2025 00:32
Good to hear your issue is resolved. Thanks for visiting Dell community. You can also check out your DM box https://www.dell.com/community/en/direct-messaging for private information to provide such as a service tag.
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March 17th, 2025 18:41
@Kosta O I am having the very same issue can you explain what you did and where you got the older driver from I also get to the point where I need to select the drive to install the OS and i am not winning
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March 17th, 2025 19:04
GregDuston,
Go to the Dell Driver and Download support page for your server, in the drop down in the upper right put the OS you are installing, then do a server for the OS Driver File. Once you have that update the Lifecycle Controller with it and then try the install again.