NEC Express5800 Series Installation Manual page 23

Chapter 1 Installing Windows
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When installing using Manual option
Tips
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V support
Refer to the following web site for information related to Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V.
http://www.58support.nec.co.jp/global/download/w2016/hyper-v/hyper-v-ws2016.html
Using BitLocker
If using BitLocker, note the following.
 Be sure to keep the recovery password secure. Do not keep it near a server running BitLocker.
Important
 To reinstall the operating system into a partition that is encrypted with BitLocker, delete the
Support for NIC teaming in Windows Server 2016
The NIC teaming feature, which used to be provided by network interface card (NIC) vendors, is built
into Windows Server 2016. In Windows Server 2016, this feature is also called "load balancing and
failover (LBFO)".
Refer to 3.7 Setup of Windows Server 2016 NIC Teaming (LBFO) and specify any required settings.
When creating a partition, Windows OS creates the following partitions at the top of
hard disk drive.
— Recovery Partition:
EFI System Partition (ESP):
—
Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR):
—
566MB is allocated for these three partitions out of the specified partition size.
For example, when 61,440MB is specified for partition size, the area available free
area is calculated as follows:
61,440MB – (450MB + 100MB + 16MB) = 60,874MB
Recovery Partition
(450MB)
EFI System Partition (ESP)
*1 May be 300MB in size depending on hard disk drive type.
*2 MSR is not displayed on Disk Management.
If the recovery password is not entered, the OS cannot be started, and the
content of the partition encrypted by BitLocker cannot be referenced any
more. The recovery password might be required at startup of the OS after the
following:
— Replacement of motherboard
— Change of BIOS setting
Initialization of trusted platform module (TPM) *
—
* Depending on your system, it may not be supported.
Refer to the Instruction Manuals about hardware.
BitLocker-encrypted partition prior to reinstallation.
Express5800/R110j-1 Installation Guide (Windows)
450MB
100MB *1
16MB *2
System Partition
Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR)
(16MB)
*1
(100MB)
Installing Windows Server 2016
Free area
*2
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