Microsoft Windows Server 2025

Learn to configure and troubleshoot the IDRAC service module (ISM), including OS Passthrough, network interface checks, and TLS handshake issue resolution.

Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center is an extension for Microsoft Windows Admin Center. The Dell OpenManage Integration for Microsoft Admin Center extension enables IT administrators to manage Dell PowerEdge servers as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers, and Azure Stack Hyper-Converged Infrastructure created with Dell Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes, AX Nodes. Support information includes a summary description, features, benefits, licensing, downloads, and other resources.

This article provides information about how to resolve a failed cluster disk in Failover Cluster Manager when the Cluster Shared Volume disk is marked as Read-Only.

This article shows how to reinstall OEM SQL Server if the installation media has been lost.

This article shows how the Slmgr.vbs command can be used to diagnose and resolve issues related to Windows licensing and activation.

This article is designed to address installing File and iSCSI Services and File Server role services on a server running Windows Server Core.

Information about how to safely remove unused iSCSI connections in Windows when there are multiple iSCSI Sessions per target.

Dell OpenManage Enterprise Integration for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, also known as the Operations Manager plug-in, enables the monitoring of the Dell hardware assets that are discovered in OpenManage Enterprise using the System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) console. The Operations Manager plug-in supports the monitoring of the device inventory, health, and alerts for the hardware including Dell Servers, Modular Systems, and Network Switches.

Windows Admin Center has a cluster Deployment feature which Dell does not support. This article describes how setup before setting the cluster up.

How to locate and download the Microsoft Windows Server installation media ISO image from Dell MyAccount, formerly Dell Digital Locker.

The Hyper-V virtual machine enters recovery mode after enabling nested virtualization on 17G Windows Server 2025

Use iPerf in server and client mode to measure network throughput between two systems and identify available bandwidth.

The firmware of PowerEdge server hard drives is a critical component in the server system. Regularly updating and maintaining this firmware is essential for server performance, security, and compatibility. Hard drive firmware updates can often fix known hardware faults and issues, address identified vulnerabilities and security problems, and potentially introduce new features, improvements, and enhancements.

This article explains the procedure to open a Service Request (SR) using the Dell support page. Get help fast for your Dell device. No more waiting on hold. No more tech headaches. Dell makes it simple to fix problems, schedule repairs, or get support—right from your device or our support website.

This article discusses managing the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) role using PowerShell. PowerShell commands for adding the WSUS role and performing various administrative tasks are detailed.

This article provides information about how to use the LCC to deploy a supported OS.

It is sometimes necessary to repair component store corruption in Windows with the "dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth" command. This command fails if it cannot locate source files for any corrupt files that it finds in the component store. This issue may be solved by using a downloaded evaluation image of the operating system (OS) media as a source.

Attempting to activate Windows Server results in activation failure with error code 0xC004C008 or 0xC004C020. These errors indicate that the activation limit of the specified product key has been reached.

During Windows Server 2025 installation by iDRAC virtual media, a disk with size 0 B is displayed on the drive selection page.

Microsoft Secure Boot 2011 certificates begin expiring in June 2026. Dell is working to ensure supported PowerEdge platforms are updated with the new 2023 Secure Boot certificates.

Operating System (OS) installation through the Lifecycle Controller (LC) (using F10 → OS Deployment) fails when using older Windows Server 2025 ISO images over iDRAC Virtual Media.

Dell Update packages (DUPS) and Inventory collector DUPS in Server update utility fail to run in the Microsoft Windows Operating System (OS).

In Windows Server 2025, when leveraging CPUs with more than 256 cores, the Broadcom BCM5720 fails to retrieve a DHCP address, leading to no network connectivity.

Process activity is halted on the VM. Forcing a manual memory dump can provide information that may help determine what is causing the Server to stop responding condition.

Beginning with the Windows 11 May CI upgrade, Microsoft enables Smart App Control (SAC) to further strengthen the security on Windows 11 devices.

This article addresses an issue in which conversion of Windows Server from an evaluation to a fully licensed edition fails. The error that is returned appears to indicate a problem with the supplied product key, but the key is known to be valid.

The firmware of PowerEdge server hard drives is a critical component in the server system. Regularly updating and maintaining this firmware is essential for server performance, security, and compatibility. Hard drive firmware updates can often fix known hardware faults and issues, address identified vulnerabilities and security problems, and potentially introduce new features, improvements, and enhancements.

A Windows machine that is joined to an Active Directory (AD) domain displays the error "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed." This happens when a user attempts to log in to the domain. This issue can often be resolved by removing the machine from the domain and readding it.

Information on how to recover a Microsoft SQL Server MSDB database.

This article describes how to enable the Amazon Appstore Preview on Windows 11.