Users Guide

Using the optional RAID configuration

When you install an operating system, you can:

• Deploy the operating system without configuring RAID.

• Configure the hard-disk drives using the optional RAID configuration wizard and deploy the operating system.

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: Using the operating-system deployment wizard, you can use the RAID controller to configure a single virtual disk

as the boot device. Create the boot virtual-disk only using the drives populated in slots 0-3. For more information about

the slots, see the documentation of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

NOTE: To create multiple virtual disks, use the RAID configuration wizard. Depending on the RAID controller, you can

access the RAID configuration utility by pressing Control+R or F2 at the POST screen. For more information about using

the RAID configuration utility, see the documentation of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

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 tasks

Installing 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:

Operating system deployment