Dell DSS 1510 Lifecycle Controller v2.40.40.40 Users Guide - Page 75

Using the system setup and boot manager, Choosing the system boot mode

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9 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 15. System setup keystrokes Keystroke Description Opens the System Setup page. 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. Opens the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the boot configuration of the system. 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 . Choosing the system boot mode Support site link 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. NOTE: Dell Storage NAS supports only BIOS mode. You must not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system does not boot. • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (the default) boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS. 75

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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 15. 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>.
Choosing the system boot mode
Support site link
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.
NOTE: Dell Storage NAS supports only BIOS mode. You must not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system
does not boot.
•
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (the default) boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have
configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.
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