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book.book Page 2 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009–2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
book.book Page 3 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Contents Minimum Supported BIOS, System Firmware, and Storage Controller Driver Versions . . . . . . . . . Running Windows Small Business Server 2008 on Microsoft Hyper-V™ Technology . . . . . . . Supported Dell Systems . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Enabling Hardware Features on PowerEdge Systems to Support Microsoft Virtualization Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Unable to Install the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Operating System on a Dell System With SCSI Disks Pre-Configured With RAID 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Forefront Security for Exchange (FSE) and WSUS Error Messages are Logged in the Event Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . .
book.book Page 5 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM This document provides important information about Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. CAUTION: To prevent the possibility of viruses infecting your system, it is recommended that you use a different system to download any recommended patches, hotfixes, and service packs at microsoft.com. Before you install the updates on your system, ensure that the system is attached to your network.
book.book Page 6 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Table 1-1. Minimum Supported BIOS/BMC Versions (continued) PowerEdge System BIOS/BMC Version 2950 2.2.6/A10 2970 1.5.2/A05 R200 1.2.1/A00 R300 1.2.0/A00 T300 1.2.0/A00 T605 1.2.3/A01 R805 2.0.3/2.33 R210 1.1.4 R410 1.1.5/A01 R510 1.1.4 R610 1.2.6/A00 R710 1.2.6/A00 T100 1.0.0 T105 1.1.1 T110 1.1.4 T310 1.1.6 T410 1.2.6/A00 T610 1.2.6/A00 T710 1.2.6/A00 SC440 1.5.0 SC1430 1.4.0 SC1435 1.4.
book.book Page 7 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Table 1-2 lists the minimum supported versions of the firmware and driver for the supported storage controllers. Table 1-2. Minimum Supported Versions of Firmware and Driver for Storage Controllers Supported Storage Controllers Minimum Required Firmware Version Minimum Required Driver Version PERC H200 07.01.11.00 2.0.12.10 PERC H700 12.0.1-0083 4.17.2.xxa PERC H800 12.0.1-0083 4.17.2.xx b 1.0.0-0086 PERC S100 1.0.0-0084 PERC S300 1.0.
book.book Page 8 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Table 1-2. Minimum Supported Versions of Firmware and Driver for Storage Controllers (continued) Supported Storage Controllers Minimum Required Firmware Version Adaptec® 39160 Minimum Required Driver Version 6.5.645.100 Adaptec 39320/39320A v4.30.1 7.2.0.0 Cost Effective Raid Controller (CERC) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) 1.5/6ch 4.1.0.7419 4.1.1.7043 LSI U320 1.25.6.
book.book Page 9 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Enabling Hardware Features on PowerEdge Systems to Support Microsoft Virtualization Technology The following processor features are required to configure Microsoft Virtualization Technology: • Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) compatibility • Data Execution Prevention (DEP) support NOTE: By default, DEP is enabled on all Dell systems.
book.book Page 10 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Known Issues Windows Small Business Server 2008 OOBE Wizard Fails to Move Folders The Out of Box Experience (OOBE) wizard may fail to move the following folders that are scripted to move to another partition: • Exchange Folder • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Folder • Sharepoint Folder NOTE: This issue occurs only on factory installed systems. To resolve the issue, you must move the folders manually. To do so: 1 Open the Windows SBS Console.
book.book Page 11 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM c Restart the wizard. 6 On the Choose a new location for the data page, click the drive or partition to which you want to move the data, and click Move. 7 Click Close after the data is transferred. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Installation Fails The Exchange Server 2007 installation, which is part of Small Business Server 2008, is not supported in all the locales. To view the list of supported locales, see Language Support for Administrators at technet.
book.book Page 12 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM MSExchange System Attendant Mailbox and MSExchangeFBPublish Error Messages After Installation Dell Ref: 226931 After you install Windows Small Business Server 2008, the MSExchange System Attendent Mailbox and MSExchangeFBPublish error messages are logged in Event Viewer. Ignore these error messages. To prevent error messages from being logged in the System log, see the Microsoft knowledge base article 957713 at support.microsoft.com/kb.
book.book Page 13 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Unable to Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 Operating System When More Than One RAID Volume is Created Dell Ref: 77442 If you attempt to install the Windows Small Business Server 2008 operating system on a system with more than one RAID volume, the following error message is displayed: Your hardware may not support booting to the selected partition. If you experience difficulty please ensure that disk controller is BIOS enabled.
book.book Page 14 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Forefront Security for Exchange (FSE) and WSUS Error Messages are Logged in the Event Viewer Dell Ref: 218379 On completion of the installation, if the system is not connected to the Internet, multiple error messages are logged in the Event Viewer. These error messages are related to FSE and WSUS. This is an expected behavior as both FSE and WSUS drive self maintenance and depend on internet connectivity.
book.book Page 15 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Command Line Tools Fail to Execute Dell Ref: 223240 By default, UAC is enabled and accounts with administrator privileges are disabled in Windows Small Business Server 2008. Open an elevated command line to execute any command that requires administrator privileges. To execute any command, right-click on the command prompt and select Run As Administrator.
book.book Page 16 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM Disk Full Drives are Not Listed During the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Operating System Installation Dell Ref: 139139 If you install the Windows Small Business Server 2008 operating system, Disk-Full drives that are not initialized are not listed in the graphical user interface (GUI). However, when you use the DiskPart utility, you can see the disks.
book.book Page 17 Thursday, April 1, 2010 3:28 PM • For technical information, documentation, and the latest file downloads, see support.dell.com. For additional information, see the Operating System homepage at dell.com/ostechsheets. For Power Solution articles, see dell.com/powersolutions. • For information on supported forums, see dellcommunity.com/supportforums.
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