Dell Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Important Information Guide
Microsoft® Windows® Small
Business Server 2008 for
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems
Important Information
Notes and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
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April 2010 Rev. A03
Contents
Minimum Supported BIOS, System Firmware,
and Storage Controller Driver Versions
Running Windows Small Business Server 2008
on Microsoft Hyper-V™ Technology
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Supported Dell Systems
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Enabling Hardware Features on PowerEdge
Systems to Support Microsoft Virtualization
Technology
Related Documentation
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Known Issues
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Windows Small Business Server 2008 OOBE
Wizard Fails to Move Folders
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Installation Fails
Microsoft SQL Server
Failure Error Message
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®
2008 Installation
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DistributedCom Error Message Logged
in Event Viewer
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MSExchange System Attendant Mailbox and
MSExchangeFBPublish Error Messages
After Installation
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Network Teaming is Not Supported
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup Screen
Displays Disk 1 of 2
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Insufficient Disk Space Error Message
Unable to Install Windows Small Business
Server 2008 Operating System When More
Than One RAID Volume is Created
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Unable to Install the Windows Small
Business Server 2008 Operating System
on a Dell System With SCSI Disks
Pre-Configured
With RAID 1
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Forefront Security for Exchange (FSE)
and WSUS Error Messages are Logged
in the Event Viewer
Format Option Not Available in Media
Windows NT
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®
Backup Restore Utility
Does Not Support Restoration of Active
Directory Database and Exchange
Information Store
Command Line Tools Fail to Execute
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Windows NT Backup-Restore Utility
Fails Intermittently During First
Restore Attempt
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Disk Full Drives are Not Listed During the
Windows Small Business Server 2008
Operating System Installation
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Requirements for Client Access Licenses
Getting Help
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Dell Software Support for Windows Small
Business Server 2008
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This document provides important information about Microsoft® Windows®
Small Business Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems.
CAUTION: To prevent the possibility of viruses infecting your system, it is
recommended that you use a different system to download any recommended
patches, hotfixes, and service packs at microsoft.com. Before you install the
updates on your system, ensure that the system is attached to your network.
Minimum Supported BIOS, System Firmware, and Storage Controller Driver Versions
NOTE: The tables in this section list the minimum requirements for supporting
Small Business Server 2008 on Dell PowerEdge systems. It is strongly
recommended that you use the latest BIOS, firmware, and drivers available at
support.dell.com or on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
media that is shipped with your system.
Table 1-1 provides a list of the minimum supported BIOS and firmware for
PowerEdge systems.
Table 1-1. Minimum Supported BIOS/BMC Versions
PowerEdge System BIOS/BMC Version
800 A03/A06
830 A04/A04
840 A06/A03
850 A04/A04
860 A05/A03
1800 A07/A08
1850 A06/A09
1900 2.2.6/A07
1950 2.2.6/A11
2800 A06/A09
2850 A06/A09
2900 2.2.6/A09
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Table 1-1. Minimum Supported BIOS/BMC Versions (continued)
PowerEdge System BIOS/BMC Version
2950 2.2.6/A10
2970 1.5.2/A05
R200 1.2.1/A00
R300 1.2.0/A00
T300 1.2.0/A00
T605 1.2.3/A01
R805 2.0.3/2.33
R210 1.1.4
R410 1.1.5/A01
R510 1.1.4
R610 1.2.6/A00
R710 1.2.6/A00
T100 1.0.0
T105 1.1.1
T110 1.1.4
T310 1.1.6
T410 1.2.6/A00
T610 1.2.6/A00
T710 1.2.6/A00
SC440 1.5.0
SC1430 1.4.0
SC1435 1.4.2/A07
NOTE: To get the latest list of supported systems and operating systems, see
dell.com/ossupport.
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