Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 For Dell PowerEdge Systems Installation Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 4 Setting up the preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system............................4 2 Installing and reinstalling Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2................... 6 Using the Dell OpenManage 7.4...........................................................................................................6 Using the Dell LifeCycle Controller..............
Introduction 1 This document provides information on installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system for Datacenter, Standard, Foundation, and Essentials edition. Setting up the preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system This section provides information on procedures required for completing the set up of the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system preinstalled on your system.
The Server Manager Dashboard is displayed. Use the dashboard to configure your system with different roles and features. 9. To configure your system for Windows Sever 2012 R2 Essentials edition: a. After reboot, the Set Up Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials page is displayed. Click Change system date and time settings to select the date, time, and time zone settings for your server and click Next. The Choose server installation mode page is displayed. b.
Installing and reinstalling Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 2 You can use one of the following methods to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system if you do not have it installed on your server or if you wish to reinstall it: • Installing using the Dell OpenManage 7.4 • Installing using the Dell LifeCycle Controller • Installing using the Operating System (Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2) media Using the Dell OpenManage 7.
10. Set the time and time zone and click Continue. The Select Operating System screen is displayed with a list of compatible operating systems. 11. Choose Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 . 12. Click Continue. The Select RAID Configuration screen is displayed. If RAID has been configured, the screen displays the existing RAID configuration details. 13. Select Retain existing configuration on the system. If RAID is not configured, you can configure it at this time and click Continue.
The following message is displayed: To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partition for system files c. Click OK. NOTE: The recommended minimum partition size for the Primary partition is 50 GB. If you are installing additional memory on your system, you may require additional primary partition space to accommodate page file and hibernation. During installation, a recommended partition size is displayed on the screen based on the memory size of your system.
For 12th generation Dell servers, the following message is displayed: Entering Lifecycle Controller 4. In the LifeCycle Controller window, click the appropriate option if you want to configure hardware, diagnostics, or set changes. If no changes are required, select OS Deployment. 5. In the Operating System Deployment window, click Deploy OS. The Configure or Skip RAID window is displayed.
NOTE: The recommended minimum partition size for the primary partition is 40 GB and for the Essentials Edition is 60 GB.. If you are installing additional memory on your system, you may require additional primary partition space to accommodate page file and hibernation. During installation, a recommended partition size is displayed on the screen based on the memory size of your system. Follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: This screen is not displayed for the Simplified or Traditional Chinese versions of operating system. 5. In the Windows Setup screen, select the appropriate Language, Time & Currency, and Keyboard or Input values and click Next. 6. In the Windows Server 2012 R2 screen, click Install Now. The Operating System Install screen is displayed. NOTE: In Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials edition, on clicking Install Now, the License terms window is displayed. 7.
13. In the Settings screen, enter the password, confirm the password, and click Finish. The system is locked. 14. To log in to the system, press , enter the Admin password, and press . The operating system installation is complete. NOTE: After you log into the system, you can use the Server Manager Dashboard to configure and manage different roles and features in the operating system.
For more information on partitions and volumes, see partitions and volumes on technet.microsoft.com. For information on GPT, see the Windows and GPT frequently asked questions on microsoft.com.
3 Getting help Documentation matrix The documentation matrix provides information on documents that you can refer to, for setting up and managing your system. To... Refer to... Install your system into a rack Rack documentation included with your rack solution Set up your system and know the system technical specifications Getting Started Guide Install the operating system Operating system documentation at dell.
To... Refer to... Know the features of the storage controller cards, deploy the cards, and manage the storage subsystem Storage controller documentation at dell.com/ storagecontrollermanuals See the event and error messages generated by the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at system firmware and agents that monitor system dell.com/esmmanuals components Contacting Dell NOTE: Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options.
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