[SOLVED] Windows Server 2012 r2 missing CDROM

Mrgcman

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Good afternoon everyone.

I am trying to install Windows Server 2012 r2 on a dedicated server, however I can't find a CD named CDROM for the Windows installation (Launch Windows Install step):
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My OS: Debian 8.4 Jessie
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In harderware tab I added a CD/DVD drive with latest virtio-win iso.
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$ pveversion
pve-manager/4.2-2/725d76f0 (running kernel: 4.4.6-1-pve)

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Advanced setup & the virtio driver is not present:
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Sorry the wiki is not really clear on this:

you have to choose the CD Drive where the virtio iso is selected.
In your case this is CD Drive (D: ) virtio-win-0.1.1
 
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Hey @dcsapak!

Virtio drive is present but it doesn't seem to work, I've reinstalled a couple of times and reuploaded but still same result:
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Advanced setup & the virtio driver is not present:
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Let me know if something is wrong, I can try anything!
 
you need to point directly to the subdir with the right driver.
 
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Hey @tom.
Here are the directories in CD Drive (D:) virtio-win-0.1.1.102
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Each directory contains these sub folders:
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Which one would be the correct directory for Windows 2012r2 Server installation?

Thank you for the kind support.
 
for virtio disks, its:

\viostor\2k12R2\amd64
 
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