Dell Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Important Information Guide
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1. BCM 5708c Or BCM 5709c NetXtreme Il GigE LOM Unable To Update iDRAC6 And iDRAC7 Firmware Using Internet Explorer 10 Browser No Korean Language Support In OpenManage 7 1 SBUU EE 9 Important Information Overview This document provides important information about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 for Dell PowerEdge systems CAUTION During initial configuration of your system it is recommended that you download and install the latest patches hotfixes and service packs from support microsoft com Minimum Supported BIOS System Firmware And RAID Controller Driver Versions For the list of minimum supported BIOS system firmware and RAID controller driver version see en community dell com techcenter os applications w wiki 3868 dell bios support for windows server 2012 aspx u NOTE Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller PERC S100 PERC S110 and PERC S300 software RAID adapters are not supported with Windows Server 2012 Dell Systems Management Support For Windows Server 2012 The Dell Systems Management version 7 1 provides limited support for Windows Server 2012 while the Dell Systems Management version 7 2 provides complete support and carries the latest drivers for Windows Server 2012 To install your operating system with Dell Systems Management use the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation media NOTE For more information on Dell Systems Management see the Dell OpenManage documentation at support dell com manuals For insta2. EM DellTools psml e To view the list of available commands type the following command and then press lt Enter gt Get Command Module DellTools e To convert from Server with a GUI mode to Server Core mode type the following command and then press lt Enter gt et GUI Mode Cor u NOTE This script must be tested with all your applications and supported Server Core roles before using itin a production environment u NOTE This script is not available with Windows Server 2012 Foundation and Windows Server 2012 Essentials editions Dell Support For Storage Spaces It is not recommended that you configure Storage Spaces on your Dell hardware as it is currently not supported A CAUTION Using Storage Spaces on unsupported hardware increases the risk of data loss because hardware failure notifications and hardware failover may not occur as expected Known Issues And Resolutions This section contains information about general issues resolutions and their workaround applicable to Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Matrox Video Device In 11th And 12th Generation PowerEdge Systems Dell PowerEdge 11th and 12th generation servers are shipped with an onboard Matrox video device For enhanced display on your server itis recommended that you use the latest graphics driver from support dell com Inbox Drivers Not Available For Devices Description Inbox drivers are not available on these devices e PCle SSD in the 12th generation of Pow
3. Microsoft Windows Server 2012 For Dell PowerEdge Systems Important Information Guide Notes Cautions and Warnings u 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 IN WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2012 Dell Inc Trademarks used in this text Dell the Dell logo Dell Boomi Dell Precision OptiPlex Latitude PowerEdge PowerVault PowerConnect OpenManage EqualLogic Compellent KACE FlexAddress Force10 and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Pentium Xeon Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Server Internet Explorer MS DOS Windows Vista and Active Directory are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries Oracle is a register
4. e hardware events This feature requires the Windows Event Collector service to be started and managed from the Subscriptions folder in Event Viewer For more information about the event log hardware logging feature see the article How to configure event subscription to pull BMC SEL events into the event logs in Windows Server 2008 at support microsoft com Utility To Switch System Between A Graphical User Interface GUI And Server Core Mode A PowerShell module DellTools psm1 is located in the C Dell_OEM folder to assist with common tasks The module includes a function that allows you to configure your system in Server with a GUI mode and then convert to Server Core mode and place the system in production Also it can be used to switch back to GUI for configuration and troubleshooting The detailed steps on using this add in is provided at the first boot of your system For security reasons PowerShell script execution policy is set to restricted by default and must be modified to allow scripts to run on the system It is recommended to set the execution policy back to restricted after completing your scripts For more information about how to change the execution policy see the article Set ExecutionPolicy at technet microsoft com or other related articles at support microsoft com e To use the provided module at an elevated Windows PowerShell command prompt type the following command and then press lt Enter gt Import Module Name C Dell O
5. ed Platform Module TPM error logged in the Event Viewer This error exists until the TPM is provisioned This error occurs as TPM certificate is not available in the NVRAM After the TPM endorsement key is created and initialized the error does not appear on startup System Unresponsive When Installing Dell MD Storage Software Description Resolution PowerEdge systems are unresponsive when installing the Dell MD Storage software for the Dell PowerVault MD32xx family Upgrade to the latest version of the MD Storage software for Windows Server 2012 available at the Drivers and Downloads section at support dell com Yellow Bang Seen On The Broadcom BCM 5708c Or BCM 5709c NetXtreme Il GigE LOM Description Resolution After you complete the iSCSI based Windows Server 2012 installation on a Dell system installed with either of the Broadcom NetXtreme Il GigE controllers you see a yellow bang in the device manager To fix the yellow bang 1 Uninstall the network drivers 2 To rescan run the Scan for hardware changes for Windows Device Manager The Device manager rescans and finds these devices It automatically installs the drivers for the devices as these are native to the operating system Unable To Update iDRAC6 And iDRAC7 Firmware Using Internet Explorer 10 Browser Description Resolution Using the built in Internet Explorer 10 browser you cannot update or flash the DRAC6 and iDRAC7 firmware on Dell syste
6. ed trademark of Oracle Corporation and or its affiliates Citrix Xen XenServer and XenMotion are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc in the United States and or other countries VMware Virtual SMP vMotion vCenter and vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the United States or other countries IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2012 11 Rev A02 Contents Notes Cautions and Warmings EEN 2 luilch tud Tuteur el 5 DU A A E A E 5 Minimum Supported BIOS System Firmware And RAID Controller Driver Version 5 Dell Systems Management Support For Windows Server 2012 Dell Valte AddS iii Multilingual Operating System Media For Windows Server 2012 NEE 5 Pre Installed Virtual Hard Disks VHDx EEN 6 Enhanced Logging Of Hardware Events In The Windows Event Lons nennen nen 6 Utility To Switch System Between A Graphical User Interface GUI And Server Core Mode 6 Dell Support For Storage Gpnaces EE 7 Known Issues And Resolutions 4 4 2 2 2 Hal 7 Matrox Video Device In 11th And 12th Generation PowerEdge Systems Inbox Drivers Not Available For Devices EE Crash Dump Initialization A 7 Interactive Service Detection Service Disabled EEN 1 WoW64 Feature Cannot Be Remove AEN 8 TPM Error Logged In Event Viewer iii 222 2 2 ea 8 System Unresponsive When Installing Dell MD Storage Software 8 Yellow Bang Seen On The Broadcom
7. erEdge systems e PCI Simple Communication Controller for the Intel Romley Chipset device in the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems e Broadcom 57800 up to two 10Gb BT e Broadcom 57810 up to two 1Gb and 10Gb BT rNDC Resolution For latest available drivers see en community dell com techcenter os applications w wiki 3872 dell out of box driver support for windows server 2012 aspx Download these drivers from Drivers and Downloads section at support dell com Crash Dump Initialization Failed Description An error Crash dump initialization failed is logged in the Event Viewer Resolution This is working as designed Interactive Service Detection Service Disabled Description Interactive Service Detection Service is disabled by default in Windows Server 2012 Resolution Enable Interactive Service Detection Service by editing the registry To edit the registry see msdn microsoft com en us library windows desktop ms683502 v vs 85 aspx WoW64 Feature Cannot Be Removed Description Resolution The Windows 32 bit on Windows 64 bit Wo V64 feature cannot be removed from the Windows Server 2012 full operating system installation By default the WoW64 feature is installed along with the full operating system installation On removal of this installation the server configuration changes from the full operating system installation to server core installation TPM Error Logged In Event Viewer Description Resolution Trust
8. lling your operating system using the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation media see nstalling Microsoft Windows Server 2012 on support dell com manuals Dell Value Adds The following section lists the additional value adds provided when the product is shipped Multilingual Operating System Media For Windows Server 2012 With Windows Server 2012 release Dell systems are shipped with a multilingual operating system interface that provides a list of languages When you power on your system for the first time or re install the operating system using the Dell provided media you can selectthe required language With the new multilingual operating system media you have the flexibility to re install the operating system in any language of your choice To deploy the operating system using the multilingual DVD media 1 Bootto the operating system media The Language Selection screen is displayed 2 Selectthe language of your choice and proceed u NOTE Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are provided in separate DVDs Pre Installed Virtual Hard Disks VHDx If you select enable hyper v role at dell com you are provided with a pre installed operating system virtual hard disk VHDx file You can use the VHDx file with Hyper V to create virtual machines VMs on the physical system subject to Microsoft s normal licensing restrictions two for Standard and unlimited for Datacenter For more information on the terms of lice
9. ms The firmware update becomes unresponsive at the File upload in Progress screen Following are the workarounds e To upgrade the firmware set the Internet Explorer 10 browser to run in Internet Explorer 10 compatibility mode e To flash the firmware use web browsers like Internet Explorer 7 and above Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome This will be fixed in the DRAC code of the next firmware release No Korean Language Support In OpenManage 7 1 SBUU Description There is no option to install Windows Server 2012 operating system in Korean language using the OpenManage OM 7 1 System Built And Update Utility SBUU DVD Resolution Korean language support will be added to the next release of OpenManage For now you can install the operating system manually without using OpenManage 7 1
10. nsing see the End User License Agreementshipped with your product To activate the VM created using the sysprepped VHDx file use the virtual product key on the Certificate of Authenticity COA sticker afixed on the system You can perform security updates using standard methods before placing the system into production NOTE It is recommended that you create a backup copy of the VHDx file Dell does not provide a replacement file in case of loss or damage The file located at CDell_OEMWHD allows you to select the appropriate language during the setup process If required the VHDx can be converted from dynamic to fixed type For more information on VHD VHDx files and how to use these files as part of a Hyper V configuration see the article Windows Server 2012 Convert VHD to VHDX using Hyper V Manager at blogs technet com and the article Hyper V Virtual Hard Disk Format Overview at technet microsoft com or other relevant articles at support microsoft com Enhanced Logging Of Hardware Events In The Windows Event Logs For additional monitoring the system is configured to retrieve hardware events from the BMC System Event Log These events provide hardware related information within the Windows event logs NOTE This option is not available with the Windows Server 2012 Essentials and the Windows Server 2012 Foundation editions Select the Hardware Events Log located under the Applications and Services Logs in the Windows Event Viewer to view th
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