Hpe Smart Array S100i Sr Gen10 Driver Windows Server 2022 <99% TOP>

The HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 is an entry-level, software-based SATA RAID solution designed for HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers. For Windows Server 2022, HPE provides a dedicated Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 SW RAID Driver that must be manually loaded during OS installation if not using Intelligent Provisioning. Key Specifications & Support Supported OS: Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022.

• Server model + firmware updated
• Download HPE S100i driver package for WS2022 (or latest validated)
• Install firmware/SSA before/after OS install as recommended
• Load driver during Windows setup if required
• Validate RAID behavior and monitoring after install

• Lower IOPS than hardware RAID
• Higher CPU usage during writes (especially RAID 5)

• Boot from the Windows Server 2022 Installation Media.
• At the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, the drives will not appear. Click Load Driver.
• Browse to the extracted driver folder (located on a secondary USB drive).
• Select "HPE Smart Array S100i sr Gen10 Controller" and click Next.
• The logical drives should now be visible for partitioning.

Prerequisites:

• Windows Server 2022 installation media (USB/DVD).
• The extracted S100i driver files on a separate USB key (formatted FAT32).