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Add Cisco UCS drivers to Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V ISO Image

Thomas Maurer
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I already did a post how you can add the Cisco UCS drivers to a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Image using dism and imagex. With Windows Server 2012 you cannot use the command line tool imagex anymore but you have a new Windows PowerShell module for dism which allows you basically the same with. In this tutorial I will add the Cisco UCS drivers to a Windows Server 2012 ISO image or a Microsoft Hyper-V Server Image.

First I created three new folders:

  • Drivers – which includes all the extracted drivers for Windows Server 2012 (I removed all the drivers which are not related to Windows Server 2012)
  • ISO – This includes the extracted Windows Server 2012 ISO image
  • Mount – This is a empty folder which will be used to mount the WIM files

PowerShell Dism Folders

First we have to check in which Windows edition we want to add drivers. We can do this by using the Get-WindowsImage cmdlet:

 Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath .\ISO\sources\install.wim

Get-WindowsImage

This will show you all the Images which are included in this WIM file.

After we have seen the Index numbers we can now mount the Windows Image our Mount folder. In my example I use Image Index 3 which is the Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Core Edition

 Mount-WindowsImage -Path .\Mount -ImagePath .\ISO\sources\install.wim -Index 3

Mount-WindowsImage

After the image is mounted we can now add the drivers from the Drivers folder.

 Add-WindowsDriver -Path .\Mount -Driver .\Drivers -Recurse

When all drivers are added to the Image you can dismount the image and save it.

 Dismount-WindowsImage -Path .\Mount -Save

Dismount-WindowsImage

We have now added the drivers to the Install image, you should also added the drivers to your boot image. To do this just do the same steps to the .\ISO\sources\boot.wim.

After that you can create a ISO file


oscdimg -n -m -bc:\temp\ISO\boot\etfsboot.com C:\temp\ISO C:\temp\mynew.iso
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Thomas Maurer
Thomas is the EMEA Global Black Belt (GBB) for Sovereign Cloud at Microsoft, helping organizations across the region harness Microsoft’s sovereign, hybrid, multicloud, and edge solutions. He works directly with C-level leaders and technical teams to remove roadblocks, accelerate digital transformation, and shape long-term cloud strategies that meet business and regulatory needs. With over 15 years of experience in cloud and datacenter, including his previous role as Principal Program Manager and Chief Evangelist for Azure Hybrid, he combines deep technical expertise with a passion for customer success. He specializes in creating scalable architectures, solution accelerators, and thought leadership that drive adoption and innovation on Azure. Thomas is a passionate community advocate and frequently speaks at industry events such as Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft TechDays. He shares his expertise through his Cloud and Datacenter Blog at www.thomasmaurer.ch and on LinkedIn and X.com www.twitter.com/thomasmaurer.

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3 responses

  1. Govind Agrawal Avatar
    Govind Agrawal

    Thanks for your hardwork.
    When I am try to follow abobe steps I am facing below error. Please Help how can I resolve. Thanks

    PS C:\win2012> Get -WindowsImage -ImagePath .\ISO\sources\install.wim
    Get : The term ‘Get’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
    spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
    At line:1 char:1
    + Get -WindowsImage -ImagePath .\ISO\sources\install.wim
    + ~~~
    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

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    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      On which system are you trying to do this? Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 and higher? The DISM powershell module is only available for Windows 8 and higher if you have Windows 7 you need to use the “old” DISM command line tools. You can find some examples here: https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/02/cisco-ucs-hyper-v-cluster-create-hyper-v-image-for-blade-servers-part-2/

      Reply
  2. Govind Agrawal Avatar
    Govind Agrawal

    Thanks for this steps.

    Kindly check why I am getting this error.

    PS C:\win2012> Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath .\ISO\sources\install.wim
    Get-WindowsImage : The term ‘Get-WindowsImage’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or
    operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try
    again.
    At line:1 char:1
    + Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath .\ISO\sources\install.wim
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-WindowsImage:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

    Reply

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