Dell Reseller Option Kit Important Information
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Contents 1 Overview.................................................................................................................. 5 Installing The Operating System....................................................................................................... 5 Related Information.......................................................................................................................... 5 Important Information..........................................................................
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 R2 • 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 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
Important Information Systems With PERC S100 Require S100 Drivers During Operating System Installation Description The system goes into a reboot loop when you install the Windows Server operating system using the ROK media or the Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) on the PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S100. Workaround Use either the Dell Systems Build Update Utility (SBUU) or the external USB-DVD drive to install the operating system.
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. To prepare your Microsoft hypervisor for using ROK media: 1. Insert the ROK media and go to :\ROK. 2. Run hyperv_prep.
