Microsoft Windows Server 2019 for Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Installation Guide

Install Windows Server 2019 by using operating system media

1. Connect a keyboard, monitor, mouse, and other required peripherals to your system.
2. Turn on your system and the connected peripherals.
3. Press F2 to go to the System Setup page.

   

4. On the System Setup page, click System BIOS, and then click Boot Settings.

   

5. Ensure that UEFI is selected as the Boot Mode.

   

   NOTE For yx4x PowerEdge servers and later, UEFI is the default boot mode.

   NOTE The PowerEdge servers are represented using the generic naming convention. To identify the range of server models, see Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
6. Click UEFI Boot Settings, and then click UEFI Boot Sequence.

   

7. In the Change Order window, ensure that Virtual Optical Drive: Virtual CD is selected as your boot device, and then click OK.

   

8. Click Back.
9. Click Finish, and then click Yes.
   The updates are saved.
10. Click Finish to exit the System Setup page, and then click Yes to reboot the system.
11. Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 media into the DVD drive.
    When the system starts to read the media, the following message is displayed:

    Loading files

    NOTE If a Windows operating system is already installed on your system, the following message is displayed:

    Press any key to boot from the CD/DVD

12. After the files are loaded, select the language in which you want to install the OS.
    NOTE This screen is not displayed for the Simplified or Traditional Chinese operating system.

    

13. Select the language, time and currency format, keyboard or input method, and then click Next.

    

14. Click Install now.

    

15. Select the required OS, and then click Next.

    

16. 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 OS installation.

    

17. In the Which type of installation do you want? window, select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).

    

18. In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, select the unallocated space where you want to install the OS. To create a partition:
    1. Click New.

       

    2. 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

    3. Click OK.
    NOTE The recommended minimum partition size of the primary partition for Standard and Datacenter Edition 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 the 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 may require less disk space for the primary partition. For information about drive partitioning, see Drive partitioning.

    

19. Select the newly created operating system partition, and then click Next.

    

    The system reboots after the operating system is installed.
20. Enter administrator password, and reenter to confirm the password, and then click Finish.

    

21. After the system reboots, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log in to the system.
22. 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. See Get Started with Windows Server 2019.