Microsoft Windows Server 2019 for Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Release Notes

Using the pre-installed VM

1. Go to Hyper-V Manager in your operating system.
2. Right-click the server in the Hyper-V Manager.
3. Select Import Virtual Machine.
4. In the Import Virtual Machine Wizard, go to the path where the virtual machine is created, and open the virtual machine file.
   To activate the VM, created by using the sysprepped VHDx file, use the virtual product key on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker that is affixed to the system. If your server is shipped with the data center edition of the operating system, you can auto activate the VM by using Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) keys from Microsoft. For more information about how to activate the AVMA keys, see the article,Automatic Virtual Machine Activation on www.technet.microsoft.com.

   You can perform security updates using standard methods before placing the system into production.

   CAUTION: It is recommended that you create a backup of the VM. If there is loss or damage of data, Dell EMC does not provide a replacement file.