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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 for Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Installation Guide

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Install Windows Server 2019 by using Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller

To install Windows Server 2019 for Standard, Datacenter, and the Essentials edition by using the Lifecycle Controller:
NOTE: Ensure that you have the Windows Server 2019 operating system media handy.
NOTE: Installation of Windows Server 2019 by using Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller is supported on the yx3x* PowerEdge servers and later.

*Dell PowerEdge M630 and Dell PowerEdge FC630 do not support the operating system installation using Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller.

  1. Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, and other required peripherals to your system.
  2. Turn on the system and the connected peripherals.
  3. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F10, and then select Entering Lifecyle Controller.
    Figure 1. Entering Lifecycle Controller. Entering Lifecycle Controller
    Entering Lifecycle Controller
  4. Press Enter.
  5. On the Lifecycle Controller page, click OS Deployment.
  6. On the OS Deployment page, click Deploy OS.
    Figure 2. OS Deployment. Deploy OS.
    OS Deployment
    The Select Deployment path page is displayed, which contains the following options:
    • Configure RAID First — Click to configure a RAID connected to the server.
      NOTE: Configuring RAID is optional if an already-connected virtual disk is present.
    • Go Directly to OS Deployment — Click to launch the operating system deployment wizard and start installing an operating system.
  7. Select Go Directly to OS Deployment.
    Figure 3. Select Deployment path. Select the deployment path.
    OS Deployment path
    If RAID is not yet configured, select Configure RAID First, and configure the RAID.
  8. Click Next.
    The Select an Operating System page is displayed with a list of compatible operating systems.
  9. From the Available Operating Systems list, select Microsoft Windows Server 2019, and then click Next.
    Figure 4. Select an Operating System. Select the Operating System.
    Select an operating system
    NOTE: If you select Any Other Operating System option, ensure that you have prepared the necessary drivers for your system. See www.dell.com/support for more information about operating system installation images and drivers for these operating systems.
  10. Select whether you want to deploy the operating system in UEFI or BIOS mode, and then click Next.
  11. On the Select Installation Mode page, select Manual Install, and then click Next.
  12. Insert the Windows Server 2019 media, and then click Next.
    Figure 5. Insert OS Media. Insert the OS media.
    Insert OS media
  13. A summary of applied settings is displayed on the Reboot the System page. Click Finish to begin installation.
    Figure 6. Reboot the System. Displays the summary of applied settings
    Displays the summary of applied settings
    If a Windows operating system is already installed on your system, the following message is displayed: 
    Press any key to boot from CD or DVD
  14. After the files are loaded, select the language in which you want to install the operating system.
    Figure 7. Select language. Select language.
    Select language
  15. Select the language, time and currency format, keyboard or input method, and then click Next.
    Figure 8. Select the language, time and currency format, and keyboard or input method. Select the language, time and currency format, and keyboard or input method.
    Select the language, time and currency format, and keyboard or input method
  16. Click Install now.
    Figure 9. Windows Setup. Install now.
    Windows SetupInstall now
  17. Select the required operating system, and then click Next.
    Figure 10. Select the operating system you want to install. Select the operating system.
    Select the operating system you want to install
  18. Read the license agreement information. Select the I accept the license terms check box, if you agree to the license terms, and then click Next.
    NOTE: If you do not accept the license agreement, you cannot proceed with operating system installation.
    Figure 11. Applicable notices and license terms. Displays the license terms.
    Applicable notices and license terms
  19. In the Which type of installation do you want? window, select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
    Figure 12. Which type of installation do you want. Type of installation.
    Which type of installation do you want?
  20. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, select the unallocated space on which you want to install the operating system. To create a partition:
    1. Click New.
      Figure 13. Select the unallocated space. Select an unallocated space.
      Select an unallocated space
    2. In the Size box, enter or select the size of the partition in MB, and then click Apply.
      Figure 14. Enter or select the size of the partition. Enter or select the size of the partition.
      Enter or select the size of the partition
      The following message is displayed: 
      To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partition for system files
    3. Click OK.
      NOTE: The recommended minimum partition size for the primary partition is 40 GB and for the Essentials Edition is 60 GB. If you are installing additional memory module on your system, you may require extra primary partition space to accommodate the page file and hibernation file. During installation, a recommended partition size is displayed on the screen based on the memory size of your system. Follow the instructions on the screen. If you select Core installation, you require less disk space for the primary partition.
      Figure 15. Windows might create additional partitions for system files . Displays Windows might create additional partitions for system files.
      Displays Windows might create additional partitions for system files
  21. Select the newly created operating system partition, and then click Next.
    Figure 16. Enter or select the size of the partition. Enter or select the size of the partition.
    Enter or select the size of the partition
    The system reboots after the operating system is installed.
  22. Enter administrator password, reenter to confirm the password, and then click Finish.
    Figure 17. Customize settings. Customize password.
    Customize settings
  23. After the system reboots, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log in to the system.
  24. Type the administrator password, and then press Enter.
    NOTE: Windows Server 2019 Essentials do not include the Essentials Experience role. Windows Server 2019 Essentials can be configured as a domain controller by installing the Active Directory domain services role from Server Manager. For more information, see Get Started with Windows Server 2019.
The operating system is successfully installed.

It is recommended that you install the latest hotfixes and security updates from Microsoft after installing Windows Server 2019. You can install these hotfixes and security updates by downloading them or by using the Windows updates available for your system.

Dell Technologies recommends that you install hotfixes and security update, 1D, or newer form Microsoft on your system by using Windows update, or by downloading the latest updates after installing the operating system.

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