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PowerEdge: Windows Server support and installation instructions for the AMD EPYC 7xx2 series of processors

Summary: This article introduces the Windows Server operating system install instructions and support statements for AMD EPYC 7xx2 processors.

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This article also describes several known limitations to the support for these processors. Microsoft has documented this information in article KB4514607This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..
 

Windows Server Support

Windows Server 2019 supports AMD EPYC 7xx2-series CPUs. When you install Windows Server 2019 as described in the Installing Windows Server solution section, it supports X2APIC mode.

Installing Windows Server on a computer that uses AMD EPYC 7xx2 (AMD Rome) processors

To install Windows Server on a computer that uses AMD EPYC 7xx2 processors, follow these steps:

  1. Boot to System BIOS (F2).
  2. Go to the Processor Settings section.
  3. In the computer's BIOS, disable the Logical Processor settings. See the table below.
  4. In the computer's BIOS, disable the x2APIC setting. See the table below.

    Table showing x2apic settings 
    Figure 1: Disabling X2APIC setting

     
  5. Use the WS2019 operating system media to install Windows Server.
  6. Install the latest Servicing Stack UpdateThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..
  7. Install the August 2019 Cumulative UpdateThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies. (or latest) and restart the server.
  8. Now go to BIOS > Processor Settings and enable Logical Processor and x2APIC.

 

Note: X2APIC support is available from Microsoft for Windows Server 2019 starting with August 2019 Cumulative Update and onwards.
Note: For AMD EPYC 7xx2 (AMD ROME) Servers with S150 controller x2APIC must be kept disabled, see this Microsoft article This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
Note: As of 11 May 2020 the current shipping version of W2019 is 10.0.14393.1884

 

 

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Products

PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625
Article Properties
Article Number: 000130134
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2024
Version:  6
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