Release Notes

4. In the Import Virtual Machine Wizard, go to the path where the virtual machine is created, and open the virtual machine file.

To activate the VM, created by using the sysprepped VHDx file, use the virtual product key on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA)

sticker that is affixed to the system. If your server is shipped with the data center edition of the operating system, you can auto

activate the VM by using Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) keys from Microsoft. For more information about how to

activate the AVMA keys, see the article,Automatic Virtual Machine Activation on www.technet.microsoft.com.

You can perform security updates using standard methods before placing the system into production.

CAUTION: It is recommended that you create a backup of the VM. If there is loss or damage of data, Dell EMC does

not provide a replacement file.

Retrieve Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller

(iDRAC) IP address

To retrieve the iDRAC IP address, open PowerShell, and run the following command at the CLI:

Get-PCSVDevice | fl IPV4Address

Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2019 on

PowerEdge servers

For information about prerequisites, installation, and configuration, see the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 for Dell EMC PowerEdge

Servers Installation Guide at www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals.

Upgrading from earlier versions of Windows

Server to Windows Server 2019

Dell EMC does not support in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019.

Installing and upgrading Windows Server 2019