NEC Express5800 Server Series
Support Kit for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012
Published : December 28, 2012
Updated: August 09, 2017
Supported Models
| Model
name : |
Express5800/B120d-h
|
| Product code : |
N8400-125F, N8400-126F, N8400-127F,
N8400-128F |
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.
- You may need to update the BMC firmware before you install Windows Server 2012.
- 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 RDX, UPS, etc.
- Do not install Windows Server 2012 with the EXPRESSBUILDER media attached to the B120d-h.
Notes for using Windows Server 2012 Operating System
- Check whether various optional products are supported by Windows Server 2012 in the Installation
Guide.
- The connection between the blade server (B120d-h) with Windows Server 2012 installed and 1:10Gb
Intelligent L3 Switch (N8406-044(F)) is scheduled to be supported.
- The Fibre Channel controller (N8403-034/034F) does not support the standby/hibernation feature. Do
not use standby/hibernation feature.
- If you use the Core Parking function of Windows Server 2012, log in as the administrator after
installing the operating system and enable this feature. Click on the following link for further
details.
- 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.
- NIC Teaming feature, as part of Windows Server 2012, is supported.
Supported NICs: N8403-061, -062, -065, -065F
- iSCSI Target and iSCSI Boot are not supported.
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
- Without a recovery password, you will no longer be able to activate operating system and contents of
the BitLocker-encrypted partition will not be available. Always keep the recovery password in a safe
place. For more information, see the "Instruction Guide" below.
- If you install OS in a partition which was previously encrypted with BitLocker, remove the encrypted
partitions first.
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