Cisco: UCS C200 and C210 Servers Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation Fail

Cisco UCS C210 M2 server is a general- purpose, 2-socket, 2 rack unit (RU) rack server that balances performance, density, and efficiency for storage-intensive workloads. The system is built for applications such as network file servers and appliances, storage servers, database servers, and content-delivery servers.

Building on the success of the UCS C-Series servers, the UCS C210 M2 server extends the capabilities of the Cisco Unified Computing System, using Intel's latest Xeon 5600 Series multicore processors to deliver even better performance and efficiency.

Please note that if you have a Cisco UCS C200 or C210 rack-mount server with a Intel Quad port GbE HBA adapter, you must uninstall it before you install Windows 2012 or Windows 2008 R2 on the server. You may reinstall it later, but if the adapter is present during Windows installation, the installation will fail citing an unexpected error.

References:

1.  Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack Server

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10889/index.html

2.  Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 Installation

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/os-install-guides/windows/CSERIES-WINDOWS_chapter_011.html