Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Documentation and best practices for deploying and running Microsoft Windows Server 2012 on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers.  

On September 4th, 2012, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server® 2012 Operating System.  On October 9th, 2012 Dell started shipping Windows Server 2012 as a factory install on Dell PowerEdge Server systems.

Dell Documentation on Microsoft Windows Server 2012

• Installation Guide Instructions for Windows Server 2012 
• Dell's Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Early Adopter Guide (updated Oct 2012)
• Important Information Guide (WS2012)
• Windows Server 2012 Glossary

Dell Related Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Resources

What's New:

• MicrosoftWindowsServer2012Hyper-VDynamicVirtualMachineQueues
• DeployingBlockStorageforPrivateCloudwithMicrosoftSCVMM2012SP1&DellEqualLogicStorage
• Top Ten Reasons for choosing Windows Server 2012 with Dell

• Single media, multiple language choices: Dell installation media for WS2012
• Windows Server 2012 Product Overview Page

Support Matrices:

• Supported Dell Platforms for the SR-IOV Feature on Windows Server 2012
• Dell PowerEdge Server Support for Windows Server 2012 and its Features
• Inbox Driver Support for Dell PowerEdge on Windows Server 2012
• Dell Out of Box  Support for Windows Server 2012
• Dell BIOS Support for Windows Server 2012 (minimum versions)
• Dell Supported Network Cards for KDNET (Kernel Debugging over Network) on WS2012
• Dell PowerEdge Support Matrix for Windows Server 2012
• Dell Software RAID Controller Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 + Dell Guides:

• Enabling SR-IOV on Dell PowerEdge Servers
• Kernel Debugging over Network in Windows Server 2012
• Hyper-V Management in Microsoft ® Windows Server® 2012 Using PowerShell