Users Guide

● Boot Mode—Choose either UEFI or BIOS boot mode depending on the boot configuration of the system for OS
installation.
● Secure Boot—Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot option. Click Enabled to secure the boot process by
checking if the drivers are signed with an acceptable digital signature. This option is available only for the UEFI boot
mode. For more information about Secure Boot, see UEFI Secure Boot.
NOTE: The Secure Boot option is available only if the Load Legacy Video Option ROM setting is set to
disabled. To disable the Load Legacy Video Option ROM setting, click System Setup > System BIOS Settings
> Miscellaneous Settings > Load Legacy Video Option ROM > Disabled.
● Secure Boot Policy—Displays the current setting of the boot policy in the BIOS.
NOTE: You can change the Secure Boot Policy setting only in BIOS.
NOTE: The Secure Boot option is available on the 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, only if the BIOS of the
system supports the feature. The Secure Boot option is not available on the 12th generation of PowerEdge servers.
● Available Operating Systems—Displays the list of operating systems depending on the boot mode selected. Select
the operating system to install on the server. The drivers packs for deploying the Windows and Linux operating systems
supported by Lifecycle Controller are available and extracted to a local repository (OEMDRV). These driver packs contain
the drivers required for installing an operating system.
NOTE: If you select VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, or select the Any Other Operating System option, make sure
that you have prepared the necessary drivers for your system. Drivers for VMware ESXi and Citrix XenServer are
not included in the driver packs. See www.dell.com/support/manuals for more information about operating system
installation images and drivers for these operating systems.
5. On the Select Installation Mode page, select any one of the following:
● Unattended Install
● Manual Install
NOTE:
The Unattended Install option is enabled only if the operating system is compatible for an unattended
installation. If the operating system is not compatible, the option is grayed out. For more information about unattended
install mode, see Unattended Installation.
NOTE: A detailed procedure for installing an operating system using the unattended installation mode is provided in
the Unattended Installation of Operating Systems from Lifecycle Controller on Dell PowerEdge Servers white paper at
www.delltechcenter.com/lc.
6. On the Select Installation Mode page, select or enter the appropriate data to import the operating system configuration
file and then click Next. For more information about the fields available on the Select Installation Mode page, see the
online help by clicking Help in the upper-right corner of the Lifecycle Controller GUI.
7. On the Select OS Media page, select the appropriate operating system media and click Next.
Lifecycle Controller validates the media and displays an error message if the verification process is not successful. The
verification may be unsuccessful if:
● An incorrect operating system media is inserted.
● An operating system media is damaged or corrupted.
● The optical drive in the system cannot read the media.
NOTE: USB Boot Media must be MBR disk with FAT file system.
8. On the Reboot the System page, the summary of selections is displayed. Verify the selections and click Finish.
The system reboots and starts the operating system installation. For more information about the postreboot scenarios, see
Post Reboot Scenarios.
Related concepts
UEFI Secure Boot on page 23
Unattended installation on page 22
Post reboot scenarios on page 23
Related tasks
Using the optional RAID configuration on page 22
Operating system deployment
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