Users Guide

Alternatively, you can configure RAID through the RAID configuration page from the Hardware Configuration → Configuration
Wizards → RAID Configuration.
Configuring RAID using the operating system deployment wizard
To configure RAID using the OS Deployment page:
NOTE: If the system has a RAID controller, you can configure a virtual disk as the boot device. Create boot virtual disk
only from disk drives populated across 0–3 of the system. For slot information, see the system Owner’s Manual at
dell.com/support/home.
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click OS Deployment.
3. On the OS Deployment page, click Deploy OS.
4. On the Deploy OS page, click Configure RAID First, and then click Next.
The storage controllers available for configuration are displayed in the RAID Configuration page.
NOTE: Make sure that the selected controller is not in a non-RAID mode.
5. Select a storage controller.
The RAID configuration options are displayed.
6. Follow the instruction on the screen, complete the RAID setting tasks, and then click Finish.
The RAID configuration is applied to the virtual disks, and the Select an Operating System page is displayed. You can proceed
with installing the operating system. For information on installing the operating system, see Installing An Operating System.
Unattended installation
An unattended installation is a scripted operating system installation process that allows you to install an operating system using the
configuration file with minimal intervention. A scripted configuration file that contains the desired operating system setting
information is required for this option. The Unattended Install option is available only if the operating system that you have selected
for installation is compatible for an unattended installation. To deploy an operating system using the unattended mode, see Installing
An Operating System.
You can also see the Unattended Installation of Operating Systems from Lifecycle Controller on Dell PowerEdge Servers white
paper at Dell TechCenter.
NOTE: The unattended installation feature is supported only for Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
operating systems. If you select an operating system other than Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the Unattended
Install option is grayed out.
Related links
Installing an operating system
Using the optional RAID configuration
UEFI Secure Boot
The UEFI Secure Boot is a technology that secures the boot process by verifying if the drivers and operating system loaders are
signed by the key that is authorized by the firmware. When enabled, Secure Boot makes sure that:
• BIOS boot option is disabled.
• Only UEFI-based operating systems are supported for operating system deployment in all management applications.
• Only authenticated EFI images and operating system loaders are started from UEFI firmware.
You can enable or disable the Secure Boot attribute locally or remotely using Dell management applications. Lifecycle Controller
supports deploying an operating system with the Secure Boot option only in the UEFI boot mode.
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