Release Notes
1 Release summary..........................................................................................................................4
Priority and recommendations............................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Compatibility............................................................................................................................... 5
Operating system support matrix for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers............................................................................. 5
3 Fixes........................................................................................................................................... 6
4 Important notes........................................................................................................................... 7
5 Known issues...............................................................................................................................8
PowerEdge systems with PERC S100 require S100 drivers during operating system installation..............................8
Repairing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 when using Simplified Chinese ROK media................................................. 8
6 Limitations.................................................................................................................................. 9
7 Installing and upgrading Windows Server 2019.............................................................................. 10
Installing Windows Server OS ROK on a virtual machine .............................................................................................. 10
Prepare VMware ESX or ESXi hypervisor for using ROK media ............................................................................ 10
Prepare Microsoft Hypervisor for using ROK media................................................................................................. 10
Prepare Citrix XenServer hypervisor for using the ROK media............................................................................... 10
Running hyperv_prep.vbe....................................................................................................................................................11
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2019 on PowerEdge servers............................................................................... 12
Upgrading from earlier versions of Windows Server to Windows Server 2019........................................................... 12
8 Resources and support................................................................................................................13
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.................................................................13
Documentation resources................................................................................................................................................... 13
Download drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................................15
9 Contacting Dell EMC................................................................................................................... 16
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