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.
Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, and other required peripherals to your system.
Turn on the system and the connected peripherals.
When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F10, and then select
Entering Lifecyle Controller.
Press
Enter.
On the
Lifecycle Controller page, click
OS Deployment.
On the
OS Deployment page, click
Deploy OS.
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.
Select
Go Directly to OS Deployment.
If RAID is not yet configured, select
Configure RAID First, and configure the RAID.
Click
Next.
The
Select an Operating System page is displayed with a list of compatible operating systems.
From the
Available Operating Systems list, select Microsoft Windows Server
2019, and then click
Next.
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.
Select whether you want to deploy the operating system in UEFI or BIOS mode, and then click
Next.
On the
Select Installation Mode page, select
Manual Install, and then click
Next.
Insert the Windows Server
2019 media, and then click
Next.
A summary of applied settings is displayed on the
Reboot the System page. Click
Finish to begin installation.
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
After the files are loaded, select the language in which you want to install the operating system.
Select the language, time and currency format, keyboard or input method, and then click
Next.
Click
Install now.
Select the required operating system, and then click
Next.
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.
In the
Which type of installation do you want? window, select
Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
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:
Click
New.
In the
Size box, enter or select the size of the partition in MB, and then click
Apply.
The following message is displayed:
To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partition for system files
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.
Select the newly created operating system partition, and then click
Next.
The system reboots after the operating system is installed.
Enter administrator password, reenter to confirm the password, and then click
Finish.
After the system reboots, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log in to the system.
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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