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Published: December 28, 2012
Updated: February 13, 2018
2013/05/31 It was indicated on [ Note ] about the corrective action when can't apply a support kit for Windows Server 2012.
2014/09/29 Information of Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) are added.
2015/07/08 Posted "Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide" in the <Technical Information section>.
2017/08/09 Posted "Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide" in the <Technical Information section>.
For the latest information, refer to this guide instead of the Installation Guide.
2018/02/13 Added Microsoft Policy Revision on ReFS.
Windows Server 2012, developed by Microsoft, is the operating system that follows Windows Server 2008 R2.
It provides flexible operations and convenient administration for the cloud and other configurations.
Please refer to the following Web site for more information on Windows Server 2012.
Windows Server 2012 is available on the following NEC Express5800 series server models.
To install Windows Server 2012, use the appropriate support kit for the model.
The information is as of April 26, 2013. Always check for the latest information regarding Windows Server 2012 support.
| Model name | Product code | Supported Edition | Availability Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Datacenter | ||||
| Express5800/R110e-1E | N8100-1932F, N8100-1933F |  |
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December 28, 2012 | |
| Express5800/R120d-1M | N8100-1794F | |
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December 28, 2012 | |
| Express5800/R120d-2M | N8100-1793F | |
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December 28, 2012 | |
| Express5800/R120d-1E | N8100-1954F, N8100-1955F, N8100-1956F | |
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January 31, 2013 | |
| Express5800/R120d-2E | N8100-1950F, N8100-1951F, N8100-1952F, N8100-1953F | |
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January 31, 2013 | |
| Model name | Product code | Supported Edition | Availability Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Datacenter | ||||
| Express5800/GT110e | N8100-1890F | |
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December 28, 2012 | |
| Express5800/GT110e-S | N8100-1891F, N8100-1891CF, N8100-1892F, N8100-1892CF, N8100-1893F, N8100-1894F |
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December 28, 2012 | |
| Express5800/T120d | N8100-1957F, N8100-1958F, N8100-1959F | |
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January 31, 2013 | |
| Model name | Product code | Supported Edition | Availability Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Datacenter | ||||
| Express5800/B120d-h | N8400-125F, N8400-126F, N8400-127F, N8400-128F | |
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December 28, 2012 | |
| Express5800/B120d | N8400-131F, N8400-132F, N8400-133F, N8400-134F, N8400-135F | |
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January 31, 2013 | |
| Express5800/B110d | N8400-137F | |
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January 31, 2013 | |
| Model name | Product code | Supported Edition | Availability Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Datacenter | ||||
| Express5800/E120d-M | N8100-1908F, N8100-1909F | |
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April 26, 2013 | |
| Express5800/E120d-1 | N8100-1925F | |
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April 26, 2013 | |
| Model name | Product code | Supported Edition | Availability Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Datacenter | ||||
| Express5800/A1080a-S | NE3100-001H/C | |
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June 3, 2013 | |
| Express5800/A1080a-D | NE3100-002H/C | |
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June 3, 2013 | |
| Express5800/A1080a-E | NE3100-101H/C | |
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June 3, 2013 | |
Support information about Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V is available here.
Due to the change of Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy, Microsoft has ended support for older IE versions on January 12, 2016.
Microsoft will no longer provide new security updates and patches for older IE versions after the end of support.
Therefore we recommend you to upgrade your IE referring to the following website.
Information Regarding the Use of Internet Explorer on Express5800 Series Servers
Scalable Networking Pack (SNP)
Please refer to Considerations for Using Scalable Networking Pack(SNP).
NIC Teaming (LBFO)
Please refer to the guide below for configurations of NIC teaming, and notes and restrictions.
Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide
ReFS is not supported with hardware virtualized storage