Microsoft Windows Server 2016 for Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Guide

Setting up preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2016 operating system

1. Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, network cable, power cord, and other peripherals to your system.
2. Turn on your system.
   The Out Of Box Experience screen is displayed.
3. Select the appropriate language, and then click Next to complete the installation.
   NOTE: This screen is not displayed for the Simplified or Traditional Chinese operating system.
4. Select your Country or Region, Language, and the Keyboard layout, then and click Next.
   The system prompts you to change the administrator password before logging in for the first time.
5. Select the I accept the license terms for Windows and this computer option, and then click Accept.
   NOTE: You cannot proceed with the installation if you do not accept the license terms for Windows.

   NOTE: Before using your system, read the software license agreements, which are included with each program that you have ordered.
6. Type the administrator password and click Finish.
   NOTE: This procedure may take several minutes to complete.

   NOTE: The password must conform to the password complexity rules. For more information about password complexity rules, see the operating system documentation at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh994572(v=ws.11).aspx.

   The password is changed, and you can log in by using the new password. A Dell EMC customized help file is displayed with various values added scripts or add-ins provided with your system.
7. Select the OS partition size on the slider provided on this screen. The recommended minimum partition size for the primary partition is 40 GB and for the Essentials Edition is 60 GB. Press OK to continue.
8. The Server Manager Dashboard is displayed. Use the dashboard to configure your system with different roles and features.
9. To configure your system for Windows Server 2016 Essential Edition:
   1. After rebooting the system, the Windows Server 2016 Essentials dashboard is displayed. Click Change system date and time settings to select the date, time, and time zone settings for your server and click Next.
      The Company Information screen is displayed.
   2. On the Company Information screen, type the appropriate details for the company name and the server name.
      Click Next to go to the Create Network Admin account screen.
   3. Create the network administrator with required account name and password. On the next screen, select Use recommended settings, and then click Next to complete the configuration.
   The system reboots and configures to essentials.
10. After reboot, the system is locked and you can log in to the system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
11. Type the administrator password, and then press Enter to log in to the system.