Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 For Dell PowerEdge Systems Important Information Guide
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Contents 1 Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 ............4 Minimum supported iDRAC, BIOS, System Firmware, and RAID controller driver versions.............. 4 Dell Systems Management support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 .....................................7 Multilingual operating system media for Windows Server 2012 R2.................................................... 7 Pre-Installed Virtual Machine........................................................................
Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 1 This document provides important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 for Dell PowerEdge systems. Minimum supported iDRAC, BIOS, System Firmware, and RAID controller driver versions Table 1. Supported Minimum iDRAC6 Version For 11th Generation Servers Platforms BIOS Support Dell PowerEdge R610 1.97 Dell PowerEdge R710 1.97 Dell PowerEdge T610 1.97 Dell PowerEdge R410 1.97 Dell PowerEdge T410 1.
Platforms BIOS Support Dell PowerEdge M910 3.60 Dell PowerEdge M710 HD 3.60 Dell PowerEdge M610x 3.60 Table 2. Supported Minimum iDRAC Version (1.50.
Platforms BIOS Support Dell PowerEdge R610 6.4.0 Dell PowerEdge T610 6.4.0 Dell PowerEdge M610 6.4.0 Dell PowerEdge M610x 6.4.0 Dell PowerEdge R515 2.2.1 Dell PowerEdge R510 1.12.0 Dell PowerEdge R415 2.2.1 Dell PowerEdge R410 1.12.0 Dell PowerEdge T410 1.12.0 Dell PowerEdge R310 1.12.0 Dell PowerEdge T310 1.12.0 Dell PowerEdge R210 1.10.0 Dell PowerEdge R210 II 2.6.1 Dell PowerEdge T110 1.10.0 Dell PowerEdge T110 II 2.6.1 Dell PowerEdge C6105 2.1.7 Dell PowerEdge C6145 3.
Platforms BIOS Support Dell PowerEdge R320 2.0.21 Dell PowerEdge T320 2.0.21 Dell PowerEdge C8220 2.1.0 Dell PowerEdge C6220 2.0.4 Dell Systems Management support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Dell OpenManage 7.4 and later supports Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. For more information about the installation, see the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 For Dell PowerEdge Systems Installation Guide.
To use the virtual machine: 1. Go to Hyper-V Manager in your operating system. 2. Select and right-click the server in the Hyper-V Manager. 3. Select Import Virtual Machine. 4. In the Import Virtual Machine Wizard provide the path of the VM and import it. To activate the VM created using the sysprepped VHDx file, use the virtual product key on the certificate of authenticity (COA) sticker affixed on the system.
restricted after completing your scripts. For more information about how to change the execution policy, see the article Set-ExecutionPolicy at technet.microsoft.com or other related articles at support.microsoft.com. • To use the provided module, at an elevated Windows PowerShell command prompt, type the following command and press : Import-Module –Name C:\Dell_OEM\PSModule\DellTools.
Known Issues 2 Booting to iSCSI or FCoE fails Description: When trying to install Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system on an iSCSI or FCOE LUN, you may see a failure either during the operating system installation or at first boot. Resolution: This is a known issue. This issue has been fixed in operating systems pre-installed by Dell and in the recovery media shipped with your system. For more information, see the knowledge base article KB2894179 at support.microsoft.com.
Drivers without inbox support The following are a list of drivers without inbox support: • Software RAID PERC S110 on the Dell Value Line of Servers • QLogic 246x and 256x Fiber Channel series Dell adapters • Qlogic 81xx CNA Adapters – NDIS and FCoE • AMD and NVIDIA Add-On display driver for Dell 11th Generation and 12th Generation PowerEdge servers • Shared PERC8 RAID Controller on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX • Matrox G200W and G200eR embedded video controllers • Dell PCIeSSD storage controller •
3 Getting help Documentation matrix The documentation matrix provides information on documents that you can refer to, for setting up and managing your system. To... Refer to... Install your system into a rack Rack documentation included with your rack solution Set up your system and know the system technical specifications Getting Started Guide Install the operating system Operating system documentation at dell.
To... Refer to... Know the features of the storage controller cards, deploy the cards, and manage the storage subsystem Storage controller documentation at dell.com/ storagecontrollermanuals See the event and error messages generated by the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at system firmware and agents that monitor system dell.com/esmmanuals components Contacting Dell NOTE: Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options.
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