Re: Dell Oem Windows Server 2003 Standard X86 Full ISO
Leana Eckes
Apologies ahead of time - I am completely new to this and not familiar with Microsoft SQL. My boss has tasked me with installing SQL on a Dell R650xs server running Windows Server 2022 Standard. It has 2x Intel 6326 CPUs (16 cores each).
He specifically asked for "Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard, 4 Core, OEM, NFI, English" and "Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard, Additional 2 Core, No Media" to be installed on this server. What confuses me is why pricing is so high on a SQL 2019 Standard 4 core license, and also very high on purchasing an additional 2 core license. I have found sellers with very low pricing on 16 and 24 core licenses, so I was wondering if I could just purchase one of those to cover the 6 cores he is asking for, or if I am not understanding how that works and really do need the expensive 4 core + 2 core licenses. I also wanted to know what the "NFI" part of the request meant.
If you intend to install Windows Server on the Dell, and then SQL Server onto that Windows Server instance (i.e. SQL Server is on the "physical" box and not contained within a virtual machine) then you must use the "licensing by physical cores on a server" (page 5), meaning you must licence up to the maximum 24 cores that SQL Server standard scales out to. You cannot simply licence for six cores from your description.
If you intend to install Windows Server on the Dell, then create a virtual machine within that Windows Server instance and install SQL Server into this virtual machine, then you are subject to the "licensing by individual virtual operating system environment" scheme (page 6) where you can indeed purchase a lesser amount - such as the six cores you've mentioned.
SQL Server core licencing has always been profoundly - even prohibitively for small to medium business - expensive. Return on investment comes when you can consolidate many smaller instances onto the new, per core host.
There are typically discounts for not-for-profit and education, and even larger businesses, however, it's all on a sliding scale (education is ridiculously cheap compared to everything else) meaning you really do need to engage an account manager or legitimate Microsoft reseller.
I have updated firmware's using Dell Repository Manager. I was unsuccessful using Windows 32 and 64 bit using UNetBootin. I tried using NTFS and FAT32 format but still unsuccessful. I finally updated using Linux but still unable to see drives. I have tried using the ftp in LifeCycle Controller and it successfully goes through but then it gets to the part of installing Windows Server 2012 R2 and samething, not able to see drives.
Before I updated, with Linux from the Dell Repository Manager, I was seeing the message right before you install windows no BIOS installed and no virtual drives found. With the update, I now see BIOS installed and my 2 RAID configurations saying ready.
Spent so long searching for the driver when it wasn't listed for Windows Server 2012 R2 but it was listed under the Windows Server 2008 R2 on support.dell.com. To whoever else is having this issue if your unable to install windows because you are not able to see your drives and need the driver to see the drives for PERC S300 please download it from Windows Server 2008 R2 at support.dell.com, if your trying to install Windows Server 2012 R2.
I go into CTRL+R and RAID is still setup. So I deleted both RAID 0 and 1 then rebooted. After the dell logo it said the samething SATA Port not found. Then went back into CTRL+R and recreated RAID 0 and 1 then rebooted and it's the same. Researching now in why its doing this.
The S300 is NOT supported by Dell on Server 2012 R2, as it was deemed incompatible ... THAT is why there are no drivers listed for it under 2012 R2. It was intentional. 1) The S300 is a horrible RAID controller and you should consider not using it, and 2) even though it seems to work, you may run into issues with it at somepoint.
The office I worked in had a network rack with various PCs, networking firewalls, and a PowerEdge R420 server but there is no one left in the company that knows the password to the server PC. I have looked around and identified I need to boot it from a USB for repair because I don't have the installation CD/DVD but I am not sure which ISO file I need. The Windows EvalCenter ( -us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2) has a few options but I am not certain which one I have.
And one bonus question for anyone familiar, if I don't have the product key (because I can't log in to run command prompt) will I still be able to run the evaluation ISO file and get back to the retail version of 2012?
To recap, so I understand fully, I can get to command prompt with a new ISO file but I won't be able to recover the product key because I will no longer be connected to the previous data. Because I will not be able to access the product key, I will need to "repair" with a new ISO file from the link you provided.
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 is the follow-on operating system (OS) release to the Windows Server 2019 operating system. Microsoft starting from Windows server 2016 has continued its heavy focus on cloud and hosting providers. Also, understanding the scope and opportunities in the field of Hyper-Converged Infrastructures, it has planned enhancements for Storage Spaces Direct, Software Defined Networking, and Secured Server Core in Windows Server 2022.
Windows Server 2022 introduces advanced multi-layer security, hybrid capabilities with Azure, and a flexible application platform. As part of this release, we are bringing secured-core capabilities to help protect hardware, firmware, and Windows Server OS capabilities against advanced security threats. Secured-core server builds on technologies such as Windows Defender System Guard and Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. The new release also provides secured connectivity that introduces several new capabilities such as faster and more secure encrypted HTTPS connections, industry standard SMB AES 256 encryption and more.-Windows Server 2022 improves hybrid server management with significantly improved VM management, an enhanced event viewer, and many more new capabilities in Windows Admin Center. Furthermore, this release includes significant improvements to Windows containers, such as smaller image sizes for faster download, simplified network policy implementation and containerization tools for .NET applications.
Dell Windows Server 2022 Standard ROK - FeaturesSecurityThe new security capabilities in Windows Server 2022 combine other security capabilities in Windows Server across multiple areas to provide defense-in-depth protection against advanced threats. Advanced multi-layer security in Windows Server 2022 provides the comprehensive protection that servers need today.
At Cloud Ninjas we advise when buying a Dell PowerEdge server, to get a windows server operating system on your server, for the advantages of managing your server, have top of the line security services, and seamleass integrations with Microsoft's Ecosystem of software, as well as powerful network capabilities.
The Dell PowerEdge R230 uses Windows Server Operating System. If you need a windows server license for your virtual machines, Cloud Ninjas offers the possible options, from windows server 2019 to windows server 2022.
The controller has its own processor, memory, network connection, and access to the system bus. Key features include power management, virtual media access and remote console capabilities, all available through a supported web browser or command-line interface. This gives system administrators the ability to configure a machine as if they were sitting at the local console (terminal).
The DRAC interfaces with baseboard management controller (BMC) chips, and is based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 standard, which allows the use of IPMI out-of-band interfaces such as IPMI Over LAN.[1]
The Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC) come in different versions, where a new (i)DRAC version is often linked to a new generation of Poweredge servers.
The hardware is often integrated on the motherboard of the server, and the combined product is termed iDRAC, where the "i" is for integrated. When iDRAC Express is used, the software and hardware systems management functions are shared with one of the server's on-board network interfaces using a unique IP address. By contrast, iDRAC Enterprise version features a dedicated physical network interface.
iDRAC version 7 was introduced in conjunction with the release of Dell PowerEdge generation 12 servers in March 2012, and is only available on 12th generation models.[2] Unlike previous versions the functionality of iDRAC 7 is the same for rack, tower and blade-servers.
With the DRAC enabled and using its own separate network connection, a user may login and reboot the system even if the core operating system has crashed. If the operating system has loaded the correct drivers, the DRAC will attempt to shut down the system gracefully. Without this feature and with the system running, administrators can use the remote console to access the operating system too.
The remote console features of the DRAC allow an administrator to interface with the computer as if sitting in front of it, and one can share the local inputs from keyboard and mouse as well as video output (DRAC does not support remote sound). Remote-console capability relies on either an Active X or Java plug-in, or HTML5 in the later models, which displays a window showing the video output on the local terminal and which takes mouse and keyboard input. This behavior closely resembles that of other remote access solutions such as VNC or RDP but also works if the operating system of the server doesn't work anymore (unlike VNC or RDP). It is used to take the server console remotely.
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