PowerEdge: Install OS in BIOS or UEFI mode with AMD EPYC 7000 series R6415 R7415 R7425

Summary: Install OS in BIOS mode with AMD PowerEdge Servers R6415 R7415 R7425.

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Instructions

Note: The legacy BIOS boot mode is not available for Dell AMD servers. Therefore, users may only select operating systems that are UEFI-capable. Extra OS installation requirements may apply.


Table of Contents

  1. Windows
  2. VMware
  3. Linux

 

Windows

To install Windows Server 2016 RTM using the operating system (OS) installation media:

  1. Press F2 during the POST to access System Settings and disable Virtualization Technology in the Processor settings. 
  2. Install Windows Server 2016 with the OS installation media.  
  3. Apply the latest Update Rollup using Windows Update. Windows Server 2016 RTM requires a hotfix (available on June 2017 Update Rollup and later) for a known AMD IOMMU issue. Deployments after Windows Server version 1709 no longer need this hotfix.
  4. Go to System Settings (F2 during the POST) and enable Virtualization Technology in the Processor settings. 
Note: To use Windows live debugging and want to use USB 3.0 as your debug transport, for the R6415 and R7415 platforms, only the internal USB port on the motherboard can be used for debugging. This requires you to open the case. On the R7425, no USB ports can be used for USB debugging, so you must resort to serial debugging for live debug.

 

VMware 

For VMware, be sure to use the latest ESXi Customized file available on Dell.com/support
Downloading the ESXI Dell ISO installation is explained in this article. 

 

Linux

PowerEdge: How to Install and Manage Linux on Dell Servers 

You can find the AMD CPUs and supported RHEL table in this RHEL articleThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies. .

 

Affected Products

PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425

Products

Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8, VMware ESXi 7.x, VMware ESXi 8.x
Article Properties
Article Number: 000069383
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2024
Version:  7
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