PowerEdge: 16G PERC12 - Known issues and important Information related to OS inbox drivers

Enablement Inbox OS Drivers:

• Enablement inbox drivers have been added to some Operating Systems for the initial launch of PERC12 controllers.
  • These drivers are for OS installation only and have limited performance and controller management functionality. 
• Management Applications such as PERCCLI2 and OpenManage do not work with these drivers.
  • Enablement drivers can be identified with version numbers "0.255.xxx.xxx" or "3.xxx.xxx.xxx." 
• PERC12 driver "8.xxx.xxx.xxx" should be installed as soon as possible or applied during OS installation to enable full performance and management functionality of PERC12 controllers.

Windows 2022 Inbox OS Driver:

• The enablement driver "3.0.71.90" for Windows 2022 has known issues with Multi-CPU (2/4 CPU) and large core count CPU configurations that can cause OS to crash when loading the driver.
  • It is recommended to install the latest "8.xxx.xxx.xxx" driver during OS installation or as soon as possible after the installation.
• If facing issues with crashes during OS installation, it is recommended to disable Logical Processors and reduce CPU core count to 16 or less cores per CPU from the HII BIOS/UEFI settings menu. 
• After installing the latest "8.xxx.xxx.xxx" PERC driver, these settings can be set back to default.
• Also, running PERCCLI2 or OpenManage with inbox "3.0.71.90" driver can cause the OS to crash. 
• Install "8.xxx.xxx.xxx" driver before using these management applications In Windows 2022.
  
   
  
   

Update to the newest available PERC driver.