Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Using Lifecycle Controller
- Operating system deployment
- Monitor
- Hardware inventory view and export
- About view and export current inventory
- About view and export factory-shipped inventory
- Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part replacement
- Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller
- Lifecycle Controller log
- Firmware update
- Configure
- System control panel access options
- Configuring iDRAC
- Configuring system time and date
- Configuring vFlash SD card
- Configuring RAID
- Configuring RAID using software RAID
- Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller
- Key encryption
- Local key encryption mode
- Breaking mirrored drives
- System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration
- Collect system inventory on restart
- Configuring local FTP server
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP / HTTPS server
- Maintain
- Platform restore
- Backup server profile
- Export server profile
- Import server profile
- Import server license
- Part replacement configuration
- Repurpose or retire system
- Hardware diagnostics
- SupportAssist Collection
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
Using the system setup and boot manager
System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options.
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup:
Table 14. System setup keystrokes
Keystroke
Description
<F2>
Opens the System Setup page.
<F10>
Opens and starts Lifecycle Controller, which supports systems management features such
as operating system deployment, hardware diagnostics, firmware updates, and platform
configuration, using a GUI. The feature set available in Lifecycle Controller is determined by
the iDRAC license installed.
<F11>
Opens the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot
Manager, depending on the boot configuration of the system.
<F12>
Starts Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot.
From System Setup, you can:
● Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
● View the system hardware configuration
● Enable or disable integrated devices
● Set performance and power management thresholds
● Manage system security
You can access System Setup using the:
● Standard graphical browser, which is enabled by default
● Text browser, which is enabled using Console Redirection
To enable Console Redirection, in System Setup, select System BIOS > Serial Communication screen > Serial
Communication, select On with Console Redirection.
NOTE:
By default, help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser. To view the help text in the text
browser, press <F1>.
Topics:
• Choosing the system boot mode
• Entering System Setup
• System Setup options
• System and setup password features
• Entering the UEFI boot manager
• Embedded systems management
• iDRAC settings utility
Choosing the system boot mode
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System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:
● BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
● BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
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