In this video, we'll show how to manually install
the Microsoft Windows 2016 Operating system
in UEFI mode, on Dell EMC’s 14th generation PowerEdge systems.
Before you begin, ensure that you have
the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 operating system handy.
Note: That in this video, we are using virtual media method
to install the operating system.
To begin the process, turn on the system.
Click Virtual Media, and then click Connect Virtual Media.
Click Virtual Media again, and then click Map CD/DVD to map the OS image.
In the Virtual Media Map CD/DVD dialog box,
click Browse to select the Microsoft Windows 2016 .iso image,
and then click Map Device.
Note, that the storage controllers like the PERC 10 and SWRAID S140
will not have native/inbox drivers in the OS.
If your server is using any one of these two RAID controllers
then you need to download the out of box drivers from the Dell Support site.
Also, the driver image or the folder name might be different in your case.
In this video the folder is named as Payload.
Click Virtual Media, and then click Create Image.
In the Create Image from Folder dialog box,
click Browse to navigate to the folder where you have downloaded the drivers.
Select the driver, and then click Open.
Click Create Image, and then click Finish.
Click Virtual Media, and then click Map Removable Disk.
In the Map Removable Disk dialog box,
click Browse to select the newly created driver image file, and then click Map Device.
Press F2 to go to the System Setup page.
Click System BIOS, and then click Boot Settings.
Ensure that UEFI is selected as the Boot Mode.
Click UEFI Boot Settings, and then click UEFI Boot Sequence.
Make the Virtual Optical Drive as your next boot device, and then click OK.
Click Back, Finish, and then click Yes to save the changes.
Click Finish to exit the System Setup page, and then click Yes to reboot the system.
The system restarts automatically.
Note: That after rebooting your system,
you will be prompted to press any key to start the installation.
If any key is pressed, the OS installation starts.
However, if no key is pressed, the system does not proceed with the installation
and the system might return back to the F1 and F2 screen
or the system boots into the existing operating system.
In which case, restart the system and retry the installation.
After the files are loaded,
select the appropriate Language in which you want to install the OS.
Note: If you want to change to another language, reboot the system,
boot back in to the OS media, and then choose the desired language.
You can select the Time and currency format of your region,
select Keyboard or input method, then click Next.
Click Install now. This operation might take a while to complete.
Note: That if you want to install full OS,
then select the Windows Server 2016 Desktop Experience and click Next.
Read the license agreement. If you agree to the license terms,
select I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
Select Custom: Install Windows only.
Note, that as mentioned in the beginning,
we are using the PERC 10 RAID controller on this server.
Since the drivers are not native,
we need to use the out of box driver.
The driver is already mapped here
and we can see the procedure to load the driver now.
In the Windows Setup dialog box, click Load driver,
and then click Browse to select the driver folder.
Click OK and the Windows Setup page appears.
Select the PERC H740P Adapter, and then click Next.
Note: If you do not have the drivers installed on your system,
download the drivers from Dell Support website.
In the Windows Setup dialog box, Click New, and then click Apply.
Click OK. Drive partitions are created.
After this, select the drive where you want to install Microsoft Windows 2016,
and then click Next to begin the installation.
The system will restart a few times while the installation is in progress.
After the installation is successful, the system restarts.
After the system restarts, you have to set the password for the default username Administrator.
You can now log in to Microsoft Windows server 2016 using the Administrator credentials.
Dell EMC highly recommends that you install the latest hotfixes
and security updates from Microsoft on your system by using Windows updates
or by downloading the latest updates after installing the operating system.
For more information, go to delltechcenter.com/os