support for server 2019 on r900

Question

Your support matrix shows no compatibility beyone server 2012 r2 for the poweredge r900

but I just up;graded in place my 2 servers from 2008 nr2 to 2012 r2 and then from there to 2019 and it works perfectly

everything including perc i6 raid etc.. continues to work..

why is it not includied as working ..

thanks

DELL-Joey C · Answer

Hi @lgkahn,

Thank you for your feedback and share on the information about your server with Windows Server 2019.

Hopefully, this can help the community users if they have any troubles. They have someone who manage to upgrade the server to Windows Server 2019.

About the compatibility matrix, I'm unsure what are the requirements for engineering to do test and verify that the server is fully compatible with the OS. I'll put your note on the social case about your success.

lgkahn · Answer

ore iinformation

server 2022 would not install as it complained about the perc 6 controller.

I swapped this out for a perc h700 make sure

these are the cables that work with it with the existing chansis.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00193MCN0?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

once that is done and you first boot up with the connectors correct you can import a fioreign configuration and it will pull your raid in.

However on next boot it will say boot drive inaccessible (becuase windows does not have a driver for h700)

let it boot to that twice on the 3rd time.. choose repair and it was either boot or system settings

boot to safemode..

goto device manager

select discover new hardware.

goto the h700 under storage contgrollers and see that a driver is loaded.

reboot.

now it should boot with the h700 controller..

next if you install windows server 2022 it will work fine!

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hope this helps..

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support for server 2019 on r900

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