Users Guide

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Go Directly to OS Deployment — Click to launch the operating system deployment wizard and start installing an operating
system.
4. On the Select an Operating System page, select the following and click Next:
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 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 — Allows you to specify the policy or digital signature that BIOS uses to authenticate. By default Standard
secure boot policy is applied.
Standard — BIOS uses the default set of certificates to validate the drivers and operating system loaders during the boot
process.
Custom — BIOS uses the specific set of certificates that you import or delete from the standard certificates to validate the
drivers and operating system loaders during the boot process.
NOTE: The secure boot policy settings made on BIOS can also be changed on the Lifecycle Controller GUI.
NOTE: The Secure Boot option is available only if the BIOS of the system supports the feature.
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 pack 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 Any Other Operating System option, make sure that you have prepared the necessary drivers for
your system. See https://www.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 white
paper about unattended installation of operating system at https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln311809.
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, 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 about the post-reboot scenarios, see Post
reboot Scenarios
Uso de la configuración de RAID opcional
Al instalar un sistema operativo, es posible:
Implementar el sistema operativo sin configurar RAID
Configurar las unidades de disco duro mediante el asistente de configuración de RAID opcional e implementar el sistema operativo.
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