Bug ID: 25534023
Issue: There is a mismatch between the inbox Intel i210 Gigabit Ethernet driver used during Windows Server setup and the inbox Intel i210 Gigabit Ethernet driver used in the Windows Server operating system. When performing an iSCSI installation using the Intel i210 Gigabit Ethernet connection, the driver mismatch results in a failure to boot the installed Windows Server OS.
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016
Workaround: You must install one of the following newer drivers during server setup:
Windows Server 2012 R2 driver INF file: e1r64x64.inf
Windows Server 2016 driver INF file: e1r65x64.inf
These driver files are located in \windows\drivers\Intel-NIC-1gbe.