Dell Reseller Option Kit Important Information
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2012 Dell Inc.
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 Installing The Operating System...............................................................................................................................5 Windows Server 2012...............................................
Overview Dell Reseller Option Kit (ROK) is a standalone Dell-branded operating system kit. It is offered in the following editions: • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 NOTE: The ROK is offered only on certain editions of Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
Windows Server 2008 To install Windows Server 2008 using ROK on a Dell system, see Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Dell PowerEdge Systems–Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 at dell.com/ostechsheets. To activate the operating system, see the Dell OEM Windows Server Media–Operating System Activation Guide at dell.com/ostechsheets.
Workaround To resolve the issue and prepare your hypervisor, follow the procedures given below depending on the hypervisor you are using. NOTE: Ensure that you perform the following procedures on the system that hosts the VM. To prepare your ESX/ESXi hypervisor for using ROK media: 1. Go to /vmfs/volumes///. 2. Open the vmx file in an editor and add the following line: smbios.reflectHost = TRUE NOTE: Ensure that you edit the vmx file for every VM that you create.
