Reference Guide

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 rmware, RAID controller driver
versions
Table 1. Minimum supported BIOS and iDRAC version on 14
th
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 1.0.8
PowerEdge FC640 Yes Yes 3.15.15.15 1.0.1
PowerEdge M640 Yes Yes 3.15.15.15 1.0.1
PowerEdge
MX740c
Yes Yes 3.20.20.20 1.0.1
PowerEdge
MX840c
Yes Yes 3.20.20.20 1.0.1
PowerEdge R240 Yes Yes 3.23.23.23 1.0.1
PowerEdge R340 Yes Yes 3.23.23.23 1.0.1
PowerEdge R440 Yes Yes 3.11.11.11 1.0.1
PowerEdge R540 Yes Yes 3.11.11.11 1.0.1
PowerEdge R640 Yes Yes 3.00.00.00 1.0.7
PowerEdge R6415 Yes Yes 3.17.17.17 1.0.7
PowerEdge R740
XD2
Yes Yes 3.23.23.23 1.0.4
PowerEdge
R740/XD
Yes Yes 3.00.00.00 1.0.7
PowerEdge R7415 Yes Yes 3.17.17.17 1.0.7
PowerEdge R7425 Yes Yes 3.17.17.17 1.0.7
PowerEdge R840 Yes Yes 3.19.19.19 1.0.0
PowerEdge R940 Yes Yes 3.00.00.00 1.0.7
PowerEdge R940xa Yes Yes 3.19.19.19 1.0.0
PowerEdge T140 Yes Yes 3.23.23.23 1.0.1
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