Microsoft Windows Server 2016 for Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Important Information Guide
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Contents 1 Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2016........................................................................4 iDRAC, BIOS, system firmware, RAID controller driver versions.................................................................................. 4 Systems Management support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016......................................................................... 6 Multilingual operating system media for Windows Server 2016.............................
1 Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2016 This document provides important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2016 for the Dell EMC PowerEdge systems. iDRAC, BIOS, system firmware, RAID controller driver versions Table 1. Minimum supported BIOS and iDRAC version on 14th generation of PowerEdge system Platforms Essentials Standard Datacenter Supported iDRAC version Supported BIOS version PowerEdge C4140 Yes Yes 3.21.21.21 1.2.6 PowerEdge C6420 Yes Yes 3.00.00.00 1.0.
Platforms PowerEdge T340 Essentials Standard Yes Datacenter Yes Supported iDRAC version Supported BIOS version 3.23.23.23 1.0.1 PowerEdge T440 Yes Yes 3.11.11.11 1.0.1 PowerEdge T640 Yes Yes 3.11.11.11 1.0.1 Table 2. Support for the iDRAC version (2.40.40.40) or later on 13th generation of PowerEdge system Platforms Essentials Standard Datacenter Supported BIOS Versions PowerEdge C4130 Yes Yes 2.2.5 PowerEdge C6320 Yes Yes 2.2.5 PowerEdge FC430 Yes Yes 2.2.
Platforms Essentials PowerEdge R320 Standard Yes Datacenter Yes Supported BIOS Versions 2.4.2 PowerEdge R420 Yes Yes 2.4.2 PowerEdge R520 Yes Yes 2.4.2 PowerEdge R620 Yes Yes 2.5.4 PowerEdge R720 Yes Yes 2.5.4 PowerEdge R820 Yes Yes 2.3.4 PowerEdge R920 Yes Yes 1.6.2 PowerEdge T20 Yes Yes A09 PowerEdge T320 Yes Yes 2.4.2 PowerEdge T420 Yes Yes 2.4.2 PowerEdge T620 Yes Yes 2.5.4 Systems Management support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Dell OpenManage 8.
The VM at C:\Dell_OEM\VM allows you to select the appropriate language during the setup process. The virtual hard disk attached to this VM is of dynamically expanding type and can be converted to fixed type. NOTE: The virtual hard disk (VHD) attached to the VM is of dynamically expanding type which can grow up to a maximum of 127 GB. To increase the virtual disk space, create a new virtual hard disk and attach it to the same VM.
Microsoft Windows videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers Table 4. Microsoft Windows videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers Video title Links Installing Microsoft Windows 2019 operating system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uCuQKNIQpY in UEFI mode by using Dell Lifecycle Controller Manually Installing Microsoft Windows 2019 OS in UEFI mode 8 https://www.youtube.
2 Known Issues Administrative template errors occur when starting local group policy editor Description: Administrative template errors occur when Dell EMC customized multilingual image is used and the Japanese language is installed on the system. The following errors occur twice when starting local group policy editor after the operating system is installed: • Error 1: Resource '$(string.NewTab_AboutNewsFeed)' (Browse attribute of displayName) was not found. File C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\inetres.
Cluster VD errors logged during I/O operation Description: Cluster VD errors are logged during I/O operation when PowerEdge MX740c or PowerEdge MX840c compute nodes and PowerEdge MX5016s servers are configured with Storage Spaces clustering and shared storage with Multi-Path I/O. Workaround: This is a known issue in Windows Server 2016, and Microsoft is aware of this issue. This issue is fixed in the September 2018 monthly update of Windows Server 2016.
Windows 2016 BCM57404 NetXtreme-E Dual-port 10 Gb/25 Gb Ethernet (Broadcom) BCM57406 NetXtreme-E Dual-port 10 GBase-T Ethernet (Broadcom) Emulex Engine (XE) 100 series (Skyhawk)—NIC and FCoE drivers are inbox, only for iSCSI hardware offload out of box drivers are needed NOTE: For more information on drivers without inbox support, go to Dell TechCenter. NOTE: For the latest driver updates, go to Dell.com/support/drivers.
Workaround: Reattach the NVME device to the Virtual Machine. Perform the following steps to reattach the NVMe device to the Virtual Machine: 1 Open a Power Shell with admin privileges. 2 After hot plugging the device, run Get-PnpDevice to identify the device and get the location path.
3 Getting help Topics: • Contacting Dell EMC • Documentation and video resources • Download the drivers and firmware • Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country, region, and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell.
Task Description Location (RACADM) subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC. Managing your server For information about updating drivers and firmware, see the "Download drivers and firmware" section in this document. Dell.com/support/drivers For information about servers management software offered by Dell, see the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide. www.dell.
Task Description Location turning on or off servers, and enabling alerts for events on servers and components using the Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC), see the CMC User’s Guide. Working with the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers For information about understanding Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals the features of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC) and deploying the PERC cards, see the Storage controller documentation.
