Reference Guide

Contents
1 Important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2016........................................................................4
iDRAC, BIOS, system rmware, RAID controller driver versions..................................................................................4
Systems Management support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016......................................................................... 6
Multilingual operating system media for Windows Server 2016...................................................................................6
Deploying operating system by using multilingual DVD media................................................................................6
Pre-Installed Virtual Machine............................................................................................................................................6
Importing virtual machine............................................................................................................................................7
Retrieving Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) IP address................................................................. 7
Operating system support matrix for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.......................................................................... 7
Microsoft Windows videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers............................................................................... 8
2 Known Issues.................................................................................................................................................9
Administrative template errors occur when starting local group policy editor........................................................... 9
I/O errors or unresponsive virtual machines...................................................................................................................9
Cluster VD errors logged during I/O operation.............................................................................................................10
Bus type of NVDIMMs displayed as Unknown............................................................................................................. 10
Windows Blue Screen error while booting from iSCSI target and Intel i350 initiator ..............................................10
Drivers without inbox support.........................................................................................................................................10
Operating system name is displayed incorrectly ...........................................................................................................11
Unable to convert Windows Server Core to OS with Desktop Experience ..............................................................11
Unable to boot into Windows Server 2016 if Host Guardian Hyper-V Support or Device Guard is enabled
on PERC H330.................................................................................................................................................................. 11
When NVMe device is attached to a running VM, the device is not enumerated ...................................................11
Unable to modify or create TPM password, system displays error message............................................................12
3 Getting help................................................................................................................................................. 13
Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................13
Documentation and video resources..............................................................................................................................13
Download the drivers and rmware............................................................................................................................... 15
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................................................15
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