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1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4

Setting up preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system......................................................... 4

2 Installing and reinstalling Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2........................................................................6

Using the Dell OpenManage 7.4....................................................................................................................................... 6

Install Windows Server 2012 R2 by using Dell LifeCycle Controller............................................................................. 8

Install Windows Server 2012 R2 by using operating system media ...........................................................................10

Appendix—Partitioning a drive........................................................................................................................................11

Master boot record scheme.......................................................................................................................................11

GUID partition table scheme......................................................................................................................................11

Choosing between partition schemes............................................................................................................................ 11

Operating system support matrix for the Dell EMC PowerEdge systems................................................................ 12

Supported Microsoft Windows videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge systems.........................................................12

3 Getting help................................................................................................................................................. 13

Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................13

Documentation resources................................................................................................................................................13

Downloading the drivers and rmware.......................................................................................................................... 15

Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................................................16

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