Reference Guide

– Hardware deduplication
– Split RAIDs (multiple volumes across a single RAID)
– SEDs (RAIDs and NON-RAID)
– Auto-logon (Windows 7, 8/8.1) for kiosks
– Microsoft Storage Server 2012
• Encryption on a server operating system does not support dual boot congurations since it is possible to encrypt system les of the
other operating system, which would interfere with its operation.
• In-place operating system re-installs are not supported. To re-install the operating system, perform a backup of the target computer,
wipe the computer, install the operating system, then recover the encrypted data by following recovery procedures. For more
information about recovering encrypted data, refer to the Recovery Guide.
Operating Systems
The following table details supported operating systems.
Operating Systems (32- and 64-bit)
• Windows 7 SP1: Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate
• Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro
• Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1607-v1809 (Anniversary Update/Redstone 1 - October 2018 Update/Redstone 5)
Supported Server Operating Systems
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, Webserver Edition
• Windows Server 2012: Standard Edition, Essentials Edition, Datacenter Edition (Server Core is not supported)
• Windows Server 2012 R2: Standard Edition, Essentials Edition, Datacenter Edition(Server Core is not supported)
• Windows Server 2016: Standard Edition, Essentials Edition, Datacenter Edition (Server Core is not supported)
Operating Systems Supported with UEFI Mode
• Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro
• Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1607-v1809 (Anniversary Update/Redstone 1 - October 2018 Update/Redstone 5)
NOTE:
On a supported UEFI computer, after selecting Restart from the main menu, the computer restarts and then displays one of two
possible logon screens. The logon screen that displays is determined by dierences in computer platform architecture.
Encryption External Media
Operating Systems
• External media must have approximately 55MB available plus open space on the media that is equal to the largest le to be encrypted
to host Encryption External Media.
• The following details the supported operating systems when accessing Dell-protected media:
Windows Operating Systems Supported to Access Encrypted Media (32- and 64-bit)
• Windows 7 SP1: Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate
• Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Pro
Requirements 9