Important information

6 Important Information
See the Dell End User License Agreement for Microsoft
®
Software for
specific information about supported configurations and software
functionality limitations.
NOTICE: To prevent the possibility of a virus on your network, Dell
recommends that you use a different system to download any recommended
patches, hotfixes, and service packs from the Microsoft Support website
located at support.microsoft.com. Before you install the updates on your
system, ensure that the system is attached to your network.
Minimum Hardware and Software
Requirements
This section provides the minimum hardware and software requirements
for supporting the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions
operating systems on the PowerEdge storage server.
Dell strongly recommends that you use the latest BIOS, firmware, and
drivers located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/support/downloads or on the latest version of the
Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD.
BIOS and BMC Firmware
Table 1-2 provides a list of PowerEdge systems that support the Windows
Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions operating systems and the minimum
supported versions of the BIOS or Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
version.
Table 1-2. Minimum Supported BIOS/BMC Versions
System BIOS/BMC Version
PowerEdge 830 A01
PowerEdge 2900 A00
PowerEdge 2950 A00