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IMPORTANT CHANGE: Windows Server 2022 requires TPM 2.0 installed and enabled, UEFI and Secure Boot. Begining January 1st, 2021 all newly released PowerEdge servers have TPM 2.0 offered by default.
Dell strongly recommends that customers include TPM 2.0 with initial server purchase.
NEW: Starting with Windows Server 2022, the Essential Edition is a processor-core based license. It includes maximum of 10-cores, 25/50 User and Device CALs and is available on 1-socket servers only.
NEW: With the release of Windows Server 2022, OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) with OM 10.2 release, will be fully supporting Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019 and
Windows Server 2016. OM 10.2 is the last release of OMSA supporting Windows Server 2016.
Third-Party Supported: All testing, support and validation on select or all Dell platforms are done by the OS partner or community. Dell collaborates with the OS third-party either via onsite engineering or other support.
This OS version has not been fully tested or validated by Dell. Dell system management and OpenManage support will not be provided.
Notes:
- Blank cells indicate no support.
- Microsoft has discontinued Foundation edition starting with Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server Recovery Image in ISO format is available for download from Dell Digital Locker but it does not include product keys or COA. Those are
included with your purchase of Windows Server OEM or qualified downgrade kit option.
Windows OS support matrix:
Windows Server
2012
Foundation Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
Server 2022 Server 2019 Server 2016 R2
w/Hyper-V
2012
PowerEdge (LTSC) (LTSC) (LTSC) w/Hyper-V
Server Model
DSS8440 √ √
C4130 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
C4140 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
C6320 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
C6420 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
C6520 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
C6525 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
C6620 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
FC430 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
FC630 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
FC640 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
FC830 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
M630 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
M640 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
M640p √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified Qualified
MX740c √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
MX750c √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
MX760c √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
M830 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
MX840c √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
R230 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
R240 *** √ √ Qualified √ √ √ √ Qualified
R250 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
R330 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
R340*** √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified Qualified
R350 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
R430 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
R440 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
R450 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified Qualified
R530 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
R530xd** √ √ Qualified Qualified
R540 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified
R550 √ √ Qualified √ √ Qualified Qualified
R630 √ √ √ √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
Windows Server
2012
Foundation Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
Server 2022 Server 2019 Server 2016 R2
w/Hyper-V
2012
PowerEdge (LTSC) (LTSC) (LTSC) w/Hyper-V
Server Model
Foundation Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
Server 2022 Server 2019 Server 2016 R2
w/Hyper-V
2012
PowerEdge (LTSC) (LTSC) (LTSC) w/Hyper-V
Server Model
Foundation Edition
Essentials Edition
Essentials Edition
R2 w/Hyper-V
R2 w/Hyper-V
PowerEdge PowerEdge
V
Server Model Server Model
Foundation Edition
Essentials Edition
w/Hyper-V
w/Hyper-V
Server
2012
R2
PowerEdge
Server Model
Support Level
R815 √ √ Qualified Qualified
R820 √ √ Qualified Qualified
R900 √ √ Limited
R905v √ √ Supported
R910 √ √ Qualified Qualified
R920 √ √ Qualified Qualified
SC1430
SC1435 √ Supported
SC440
T100 √ √ Supported
T105 √ Supported
T110 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T110 II √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
T20 √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
T30 √ √ √ Qualified Qualified
T300 √ Supported
T310 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T320 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T410 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T420 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T605 √ Supported
T610 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T620 √ √ Qualified Qualified
T710 √ √ Qualified Qualified