Hello ahrimann The server supports booting from a USB drive. I have one of my 2950s loading ESXi 5.0 from a USB drive, but I have not tested with installing Windows. There are several articles on the web about how to do it, but I'm not sure all of the steps listed in those articles are necessary. I would suggest changing the boot order so that the USB drive is ahead of the HDDs. Then install Windows as normal. If is it 2008 or later then the OS should contain the necessary drivers for install. If it is 2003 or earlier then you will need to use a utility disc to load the controller driver. My installation onto USB was no different than installing on a HDD. USB emulation should be enabled by default in the BIOS, but I would recommend double checking to make sure. Thanks
Hello All- Recently picked up a used PE2950 and to maximize the 6x3.5" drive backplane I would like to install the OS on a USB flash drive. I have heard of this being possible, but cannot find any info on it. I would like to do this on a large-capacity _external_ USB flash drive. Anyone hear of this, or have comments?
Install Windows Server ON a flash drive