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• 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 on 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

dell.com/support for more information on 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 on 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 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 Insert OS Media page, insert 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.

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 on the post-

reboot scenarios, see Post Reboot Scenarios.