Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 R2 With SP2 Important Information
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Contents Minimum Supported BIOS and BMC Versions . . . . . . 5 Firmware and Driver Versions for Supported RAID Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Minimum BIOS Requirements for Execute Disable (XD) and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology 6 (EIST) Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Known Issues . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Event Log Errors During Uninstallation of the R2 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing the Network Cable Causes Long System Boot Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network Installation Not Supported . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . 13 Microsoft Exchange Server Online Help Application May Contain Script Errors Additional Support Information for Windows Small Business Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 4 Contents . . . . 13 . . . . .
This document provides important information about Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 R2 with SP2 on your system.
Table 1-1. Minimum Supported BIOS and BMC Versions (continued) Dell PowerEdge System BIOS Version SC1420 A04 SC1430 1.1.0 BMC Version Earlier Systems 400SC A10 500SC (Standard Edition only) A07 600SC A09 700 A06 1500SC A06 1600SC A12 2400 A09 2500 A07 2600 A14 4400 A11 4600 (Premium Edition only) A13 Firmware and Driver Versions for Supported RAID Controllers Table 1-2 lists the minimum supported system firmware and driver versions for supported RAID controllers. Table 1-2.
Table 1-2. Supported Storage Drivers and Firmware (continued) Product and Supported Platforms Firmware Version Driver Version PERC 5/i 5.0.2-0003 2.8.0.32 Adaptec 39320A 4.30.1 3.0.0.0 PERC 4e/DC 522A 6.46.2.32 PERC 4e/Di 522A 6.46.2.32 PERC 4e/DC 522A 6.46.2.32 PERC 4/SC 352B 6.46.2.32 PERC 4/DC 352B 6.46.2.32 PERC 4/Di 252A 6.46.2.32 PERC 3/SC 199A 6.46.2.32 PERC 3/DC 199A 6.46.2.32 PERC 3/DCL 199A 6.46.2.32 PERC 3/QC 199A 6.46.2.32 PERC 3/Di 2.8.1.6098 2.8.0.
Minimum BIOS Requirements for Execute Disable (XD) and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology 6 (EIST) Support Table 1-3 provides a list of Dell PowerEdge systems that support Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 with SP2 and the minimum BIOS requirements for XD and EIST support. Table 1-3.
Known Issues Event Log Errors During Uninstallation of the R2 Components During uninstallation of the R2 components in Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, event log errors may occur. Many of these errors are expected events and do not affect system performance or data integrity. Specific event log entries are listed below: 1001 Server Status Reports: There was a fatal error during synchronization of the Update Services groups with Group Policy or with moving Unassigned computers.
Unsupported Number of Processors Warning Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 is supported only on Dell™ dual-socket servers, including those running two single-core or dual-core processors, with or without hyper-threading enabled. During installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, you may receive a warning message indicating that an unsupported number of processors are detected on the server.
Page File Size Warning During Operating System Setup During setup of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, the following warning may be displayed: Your paging file size may be insufficient Although this warning does not block the progress of your operating system installation, for better performance, it is recommended that you allow your system to choose a more appropriate paging file size. To modify the paging file size: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ System→ Advanced→ Performance→ Advanced tab.
ISA Server Stops Functioning in Systems Using Dual Core Processors You have an option to install Microsoft's Internet and Security Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 on your system running Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition. If your server is configured with dual-core processors and has hyperthreading enabled, the ISA Server 2004 may stop functioning and displays the error: The system has more than 4 processors.
Removing the Network Cable Causes Long System Boot Time Removing the network cable and rebooting your system running Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 results in an extremely slow boot process. Once the cable is reconnected, restart your system and the boot process will proceed normally. A faulty network adapter or network cable may cause similar symptoms, which requires you to repair the hardware issue and restart your system.
An error message similar to the following may appear: Stop code of 0xD1, DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL This error occurs in systems running versions of SCSIPort.sys earlier than February 2004 for Windows Server 2000, and earlier than July 2004 for Windows Server 2003. NOTE: This issue may also occur in systems with a SCSI miniport driver that does not use mapped buffers for input/output operations to disk. If you are unsure about whether a particular driver is affected, contact Dell support.
8 After the files are unzipped, identify the language you want to install and open the folder. 9 Double-click the self-extracting cabinet file. 10 Follow the instructions in the installer program to complete the installation. Your system reboots automatically. If your system does not reboot automatically, manually reboot your system. The hotfix is installed on your system.
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