NEC Express5800 Server Series
Support Kit for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012
Published : June 3, 2013
Updated: August 09, 2017
Supported Models
| Model
name : |
Express5800/A1080a-S |
| Product code : |
NE3100-001H/C
|
Windows Server 2012 Support Information
The above NEC products support Microsoft Windows Server 2012 by applying the "Express5800 Server
Series - Support Kit for Windows Server 2012 ," which is the generic name of the modules for
Windows Server 2012 delivered through this page.
Support kits for Windows Server 2012 are shown on this page.
About installing Windows Server 2012
The installation procedure is detailed in the Installation Guide downloadable from this
page.
Read the guide and this page carefully before installing the Support Kit.
- Download any necessary driver modules for installing Windows
Server 2012 from the tables below and expand them on DVD-R or other media.
See the Installation Guide or Readme.txt included in each module for details on how to expand
the modules.
- You may need to update the server BIOS before you install
Windows Server 2012. See the Installation
Guide.
- You may need to update the BMC firmware before you install
Windows Server 2012. See the Installation
Guide.
- Before you install Windows Server 2012, you may need to set the
BIOS setting using the BIOS Setup tool. See the User’s Guide Appendix C.
- RAID drive configuration must be completed before Windows Server 2012 installation. See the RAID
User's Guide.
- Activation is required.
- Install Windows Server 2012 following instructions for a new installation. Upgrading from Windows
Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 is not recommended.
- Apply the NEC Express5800 Driver Set (= Starter Pack) after you install Windows Server 2012. For
more information see the Supplemental Installation Guide.
- Before installing Windows Server 2012, remove UPS, etc.
- Do not install Windows Server 2012 with the EXPRESSBUILDER media attached to the A1080a-S.
Notes for using Windows Server 2012 Operating System
- Check whether various optional products are supported by Windows Server 2012 in the Installation
Guide.
- For Standard network adapters or NE3108-004/007/008, Jumbo Mtu
(Jumbo Packet) value is only supported 4608 bytes or less.
- Wake On LAN is only supported with a factory-installed standard network adapter. Also, if Fast Boot
is enabled, the system does not support Wake On LAN in shutdown state. For more information check
the installation Guide.
- The iSCSI feature is possible by only data connection.
iSCSI Target and iSCSI Boot are not supported.
- When you create logical drive by using the Universal RAID Utility, the following message appears on
the Windows Event Log.
| -- |
|
|
| Event source |
: |
disk |
| Event ID |
: |
153 |
| Type |
: |
Warning |
| Description |
: |
The IO operation at the logical
block address for disk was retried.
-> This warning message indicates that OS retried the I/O operation and it has
succeeded.
There is no problem with this message in terms of the system operation.
|
| -- |
|
|
Notes for using the Windows Server 2012 Server Core/Minimal Server
Interface
- Switching to the GUI interface while running Server Core is not recommended because it can produce
unintended effects on applications or drivers.
- NEC ESMPRO Manager is not supported.
- To use NEC ESMPRO Agent on Server Core, refer to "NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.6 Installation Guide" for
details.
Notes for using Hyper-V
Notes for using BitLocker
- The Bit Locker feature is not currently supported.
Support Kit
[Download modules]
| Module name |
Download |
| Installation Guide |
| Installation Guide |
Download (PDF
762KB)
(Supplementary information: NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide.)
|
| Drivers for Windows Server 2012 |
| NEC Express5800 Driver Set |
Download |
| NE3108-202 driver |
Download |
System BIOS/BMC Firmware |
System BIOS update |
A1080a-S download modules
Read the Installation Guide, and apply System BIOS of the appropriate version.
|
BMC Firmware update |
A1080a-S download modules
Read the Installation Guide, and apply BMC Firmware of the appropriate version.
|
| Utilities / Tools |
| NEC ESMPRO Manager, Agent |
List |
| Universal RAID Utility |
Download the latest version from Download site |
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