Dell Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Important Information Guide
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 For Dell PowerEdge
Systems
Important Information Guide
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.
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Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Important Information.................................................................................................................5
Overview...................................................................................................................................................................5
Minimum Supported BIOS, System Firmware, And RAID Controller Driver Versions..............................................5
Dell Systems Management Support For Windows Server 2012...............................................................................5
Dell Value-Adds........................................................................................................................................................5
Multilingual Operating System Media For Windows Server 2012 .....................................................................5
Pre-Installed Virtual Hard Disks (VHDx).............................................................................................................6
Enhanced Logging Of Hardware Events In The Windows Event Logs...............................................................6
Utility To Switch System Between A Graphical User Interface (GUI) And Server Core Mode.........................6
Dell Support For Storage Spaces.............................................................................................................................7
Known Issues And Resolutions................................................................................................................................7
Matrox Video Device In 11th And 12th Generation PowerEdge Systems..........................................................7
Inbox Drivers Not Available For Devices...........................................................................................................7
Crash Dump Initialization Failed.........................................................................................................................7
Interactive Service Detection Service Disabled................................................................................................7
WoW64 Feature Cannot Be Removed................................................................................................................8
TPM Error Logged In Event Viewer....................................................................................................................8
System Unresponsive When Installing Dell MD Storage Software...................................................................8
Yellow Bang Seen On The Broadcom BCM 5708c Or BCM 5709c NetXtreme II GigE LOM...............................8
Unable To Update iDRAC6 And iDRAC7 Firmware Using Internet Explorer 10 Browser...................................8
No Korean Language Support In OpenManage 7.1 SBUU.................................................................................9
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