NEC Express5800 Server Series
Windows Server® 2019
Support Information
Published: February 28, 2019
Updated: September 24, 2020
What's New
- February 28, 2019 The first edition.
- April 5, 2019 Restrictions are updated.
- April 19, 2019 Supported Models are renewed.
- May 17, 2019 Supported Models are renewed.
- August 23, 2019 Supported Models are renewed.
- September 24, 2019 Supported Models are renewed.
- September 30, 2019 Supported Models are renewed.
- September 24, 2020 Added Notes on "Windows Security" screen.
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 is the latest Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release of Windows Server operating system.
Based on Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 brings numerous feature enhancements on Hybrid, Security, Application Platform and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI).
This website provides information about Windows Server 2019 regarding Express5800 Series Servers.
Refer to the following websites for the details of Windows Server 2019.
Support Kit for Windows Server 2019
"Window Server 2019 Support Kit" (hereinafter called "Support Kit") is the generic name of manuals, drivers and software necessary when using Windows Sever 2019 on Express5800 series servers.
Click here to go to the web site of Support Kit for Windows Server 2019. In the site, you can find the manuals, drivers and software necessary for using Windows Server 2019.
Supported OS Versions / Editions on Express5800 series servers
Supported Editions
- Windows Server 2019 Standard
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
Supported Versions
- "Windows Server, version 1809" is a version different from "Windows Server 2019".
- "Windows Server, version 1809" is not supported on Express5800 series servers.
Supported Models
As of May 2019, Windows Server 2019 is available on the models listed below.
= Rack Servers =
| Model name |
Availability Date |
| Express5800/R120h-2M |
February 28, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120g-2M |
September 30, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120h-2E |
May 17, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120g-2E |
September 30, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120h-1M |
February 28, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120g-1M |
September 30, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120h-1E |
May 17, 2019 |
| Express5800/R120g-1E |
September 30, 2019 |
| Express5800/R110j-1 |
May 17, 2019 |
| Express5800/R110i-1 |
August 23, 2019 |
| Express5800/R110h-1 |
August 23, 2019 |
= Tower Servers =
| Model name |
Availability Date |
| Express5800/T120h |
May 17, 2019 |
| Express5800/T120g |
September 30, 2019 |
| Express5800/T110j |
February 28, 2019 |
| Express5800/T110j-S |
February 28, 2019 |
| Express5800/T110i |
August 23, 2019 |
| Express5800/T110i-S |
August 23, 2019 |
| Express5800/T110h |
August 23, 2019 |
| Express5800/T110h-S |
August 23, 2019 |
= Modular Servers =
| Model name |
Availability Date |
| Express5800/D120h |
April 19, 2019 |
| Express5800/E120g-M |
September 30, 2019 |
= Scalable Enterprise Server =
| Model name |
Availability Date |
| Express5800/A2040e |
September 24, 2019 |
| Express5800/A1040e |
September 24, 2019 |
Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V®
Support information about Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V is available here.
Technical Information
NIC Teaming (LBFO)
Please refer to the guide below for configurations of NIC teaming, and notes and restrictions.
Windows Server 2019 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide
Notes
For notes specific to each model, refer to the web site of "Support Kit for Windows Server 2019" of each model.
- Nano Server installation option is not supported on Express5800 series servers.
- Wake On LAN is only supported with a factory-installed standard network adapter.
- When offline, help information for some features may not be displayed, with the pop-up saying “a new app is necessary to open this ms-contact-support.” Please use the help function in online environments.
- Microsoft made revisions to the ReFS policy.
ReFS is not supported with hardware virtualized storage such as SANs or RAID controllers in non-passthrough mode.
- Notes for using Windows Server 2019 Server Core
- If you use NEC ESMPRO ServerAgentService on Windows Server 2019 Server Core, read the precautions written in "NEC ESMPRO ServerAgentService Ver.2.1 Installation Guide (Windows)".
- NEC ESMPRO Manager cannot be used on Windows Server 2019 Server Core.
- Notes for using BitLocker
- Without the recovery password, the operating system does not start and partitions encrypted with BitLocker can never be accessed again. Be sure to keep the recovery password in a safe place outside the server where BitLocker is used. For more details, refer to "Windows Server 2019 Installation Guide" included in the Support Kits for the applicable model.
- If you reinstall the operation system to a partition encrypted with BitLocker, delete the encrypted partition once before the reinstallation.
- Executing SilentCleanup, a disk cleanup task, may delete a %TEMP% folder .
Refer to "KB4506040".
- Method 1: Remove the %TEMP% entry from the Folder value
- Method 2: Modify the LastAccess value
- "Windows Security" screen may not be displayed.
Refer to "Recovery of the "Windows Security" screen".
Restrictions
- Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) with nested resiliency is not supported as of now.
- On a host computer running Windows Server 2019 with the Hyper-V role enabled, collecting a complete memory dump may stop and fail.
[Workaround]
- Executing SilentCleanup, a disk cleanup task, may delete a memory dump.
[Workaround]
- When an unexpected shutdown occurs due to a problem such as a STOP error or Force power-off, the event log (source: EventLog, Event ID:6008) will not be recorded.
[Workaround]
Take either of the following workarounds.
- Enable Persistent Time Stamp following the steps written in "Installing Windows" section of "Windows Server 2019 Installation Guide".
- This issue has been fixed in the cumulative updates for Windows Server 2019(KB4490481 or later). Please apply KB4490481 or later.
For information on the latest cumulative update, refer to "Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 update history".
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