Server systems minimum device requirements or functionality;
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Device or Functionality
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Requirement
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Comments
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IO Bus and Devices
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System.Server.Base.SystemPCIExpress |
PCI Express Root |
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System.Fundamentals.SystemPCIController.PCIRequirements |
Various PCI Specification reqts
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System.Server.Base.PCI23 |
Various PCI Specification reqts |
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System.Server.Base.HotPlugECN |
Hot Plug ECN #31 |
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System.Server.Base.PCIAER |
PCI AER system requirement |
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Device.DevFund.Server.PCI.PCIAER |
PCI AER device requirement |
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Memory
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System.Server.Base.ECC |
ECC |
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For more information on maximum supported memory: click here
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Maximum supported memory |
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For more information on minimum supported memory: click here |
Minimum supported memory |
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Processor
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System.Server.Virtualization.ProcessorVirtualizationAssist |
Hyper-V support |
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1.4 GHz 64-bit |
Minimum supported processor speed |
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2008 – 64 |
Maximum supported logical processor count |
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For more information on supported processors click here |
Supported Processors for each operating system version |
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Storage
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System.Server.Base.DevicePCIExpress |
PCI Express |
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System.Server.Base.NoPATA |
IDE, EIDE, ATAPI, Parallel ATA not allowed
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System.Fundamentals.Firmware.Boot.SystemWithBootDeviceGreaterThan |
No 2.2 TB Boot HD support for BIOS-based systems
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Network
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Device.Network.LAN.Base |
1GigE and minimum off-load requirement |
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System.Server.Base.DevicePCIExpress |
PCI Express |
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Remote Boot
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System.Fundamentals.PXE.PXEBoot |
PXE and.or UEFI Boot |
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Recovery
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System.Server.Base.OSInstall |
For example: DVD, PXE |
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Debug
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System.Fundamentals.DebugPort.SystemExposesDebugInterface |
For example: COM, USB, 1394 |
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Remote & OOB Mngmt
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System.Server.Base.RemoteManagement |
For example: BMC, Service Processor adapter |
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High Precision Timer
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System.Fundamentals.HAL.HPETRequired |
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WHEA
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System.Server.WHEA.Core |
Windows Hardware Error Architecture provides information on underlying hardware failures that may affect the operating system and applications |
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SMBIOS
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System.Fundamentals.SMBIOS.SMBIOSSpecification |
SMBIOS is used for or by VMM, PowerShell DSC, BMC functionality for IPMI and Redfish, debug extension !sysinfo, ACPI-to-WMI Mapper, WMI, Telemetry, WU, System Center |
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System.Server.SMBIOS.SMBIOS |
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Video
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System.Server.Graphics.WDDM |
Use MS-provided driver, or provide either Display only or full WDDM driver |
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System.Fundamentals.Graphics.MicrosoftBasicDisplayDriver |
Video minimums, 1024 x 768 x 32 bits per pixel, VESA timing and compliance |
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RemoteFX
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System.Fundamentals.Firmware.SystemCanBootWithEitherGraphicsAdapter |
BIOS support for multiple adapters |
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System.Fundamentals.Graphics.MultipleOperatingMode |
Functionality of multiple GPUs requirement |
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Marker file
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System.Fundamentals.MarkerFile.SystemIncludesMarkerFile |
Marker file for OCA |
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Single container
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System.Client.PCContainer.PCAppearsAsSingleObject |
Computer appears as single object in Devices and Printers folder |
For more information on hardware requirements for Windows Server 2012 R2 and earlier, see this link, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn423132.aspx