HPE MICROSOFT WINDOWS ESSENTIALS 2022, WITH 10 CALS ROK, WORKS WITH HPE SERVERS ONLY (P46172-021)

Important Message:

Microsoft has announced new policies regarding Silicon support for Windows Server operating system products, including those that are offered through ‘downgrade’ rights.

By placing a request for a Windows Server 2019 Downgrade kit, you confirm that your HPE Server meets the Microsoft processor requirements, the details of which can be found at the following link:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/system-requirements.

Please note, for the deployed OS to be supported by Microsoft, your HPE Server must meet all processor requirements that are specified and listed for both the licensed product and the downgrade/down-edition (DG/DE) software. For clarity, if you purchased a Windows Server 2022 and intend to downgrade to Windows Server 2019, your server must meet both the processor requirements for Windows Server 2022 and 2019.

This requirement applies both to customers who have purchased the Windows Server OEM license directly from HPE or from an HPE Reseller or Partner. The Microsoft processor requirements are in addition to other hardware requirements for the Windows Server operating system products that are specified in the document located at

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview.

Microsoft may update the processor requirements and the minimum hardware requirements for Windows Server operating system products as requirements change.

Unless otherwise specified, these minimum system requirements apply to both Standard and Datacenter editions.

Processor performance depends not only on the clock frequency of the processor, but also on the number of processor cores and the size of the processor cache. The following are the processor requirements for this product:

Minimum:

• 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
• Compatible with x64 instruction set
• Supports NX and DEP
• Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW
• Supports Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)

Core info at https://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals/cc835722.aspx, is a tool you can use to confirm which of these capabilities your CPU has.

The following are the estimated RAM requirements for this product:

Minimum:

• 512 MB (2 GB for server with Desktop Experience installation option)
• ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology, for physical host deployments

Computers that run Windows Server 2022 must include a storage adapter that is compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification. Persistent storage devices on servers classified as hard disk drives must not be PATA. Windows Server 2019 does not allow ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE for boot, page, or data drives.

The following are the estimated minimum disk space requirements for the system partition, assuming Server Core installation.

Minimum: 32GB

Minimum:

• An Ethernet adapter capable of at least gigabit throughput
• Compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification.

A network adapter that supports Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) is useful, but not a minimum requirement.

A network adapter that supports network debugging (KDNet) is useful, but not a minimum requirement.

Computers running this release also must have the following:

· DVD drive (if you intend to install the operating system from DVD media)

The following items are not strictly required, but are necessary for certain features:

• UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware that supports secure boot
• Trusted Platform Module
• Graphics device and monitor capable of Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution
• Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing device)
• Internet access (fees may apply)

For more detail about Windows Server 2022 System Requirements visit:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/get-started-with-windows-server

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