Hello

Make sure you have the latest OS driver pack installed. I show 2012R2 is a supported OS in the latest version. You can find downloads on the system support page.

http://www.dell.com/support/

The H700 should work with native SAS drivers in 2012R2, you should be able to boot from the OS install media and perform the installation without the LCC OS installer.

Thanks

For a real world view, I have done many installations of this type on the R710 and did not need to use the OS deployment option. I just installed straight from the CD or USB stick. The Windows installer can see the H700 Perc controller just fine.

On prior versions of PowerEdge where there was a utility partition required for some functionality then this was needed, but on the R710 everything is at the system level.

Post install it's updates and drivers as usual - particularly recommend installing the proper network driver (usually QLogic (was Broadcom) on this model). Normally I have the Dell update DVD on hand and run this first.

Agreed … I rarely use the built-in deployment options (I wish it were easier or more automatic to keep them current and relevant) … just install directly from the Windows install media and install drivers and OMSA post-install.

Sorry to hijack a thread but how do you install directly from the OS media?  I have searched the BIOS settings and I can't find any entry permitting the system to boot from a USB device.

Bert

OnEdit: Found it