Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 For Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Important Information Guide
- Contents
- Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- iDRAC, BIOS, system firmware, RAID controller driver versions
- Systems Management support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Multilingual operating system media for Windows Server 2012 R2
- Pre-Installed Virtual Machine
- Retrieving Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) IP address
- Utility to switch system between a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Server Core mode
- Update 1 roll-up for enhanced performance and reliability
- Operating system support matrix for the Dell EMC PowerEdge systems
- Known Issues
- Getting help
Table 1. Supported minimum 11G server BIOS and iDrac version for Windows Server 2012 R2 (continued)
Servers BIOS version iDRAC version
M710 HD 8.0.0 3.60
R810 2.9.0 1.97
R815 3.2.1 1.97
R910 2.10.0 1.97
M910 2.10.0 3.60
M915 3.2.1 1.97
C6105 2.1.7 1.97
C6145 3.0.0 1.97
Table 2. Supported minimum 12G server BIOS and iDrac version for Windows Server 2012 R2
Servers BIOS version iDRAC version
T20 A03 1.50.50
R220 1.0.3 1.50.50
R320 2.0.21 1.50.50
T320 2.0.21 1.50.50
R420 2.0.21 1.50.50
T420 2.0.21 1.50.50
M420 2.0.22 1.50.50
R520 2.0.21 1.50.50
M520 2.0.22 1.50.50
R620 2.1.2 1.50.50
T620 2.1.2 1.50.50
M620 2.1.3 1.50.50
R720 2.1.1 1.50.50
R820 1.7.1 1.50.50
M820 1.7.3 1.50.50
R920 1.2.2 1.50.50
C8220 2.1.0 1.50.50
C6220 2.0.4 1.50.50
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 of
OpenManage, see the OpenManage System Management Installation Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
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