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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. Related links UEFI Secure Boot Unattended installation Post reboot scenarios Using the optional RAID configuration 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. 22

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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.
Related links
UEFI Secure Boot
Unattended installation
Post reboot scenarios
Using the optional RAID configuration
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.
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