Contents
1 About your Dell PowerEdge FC830
...................................................................
8
Front panel features and indicators—PowerEdge FC830
...................................................................
8
Using USB diskette or USB DVD/CD drives
..........................................................................................
9
Hard-drive/SSD indicator patterns
.....................................................................................................
10
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
......................................................................................................
11
Documentation matrix
........................................................................................................................
12
Quick Resource Locator
......................................................................................................................
13
2 Performing initial system configuration
........................................................
14
Setting up your system
........................................................................................................................
14
Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address
..............................................................................
14
Logging in to iDRAC
............................................................................................................................
15
Installing the operating system
...........................................................................................................
15
Managing your system remotely
.........................................................................................................
15
Downloading drivers and firmware
.....................................................................................................
15
3 Pre-operating system management applications
.........................................
17
Navigation keys
....................................................................................................................................
17
About System Setup
.............................................................................................................................
17
Entering System Setup
..................................................................................................................
18
System Setup Main Menu
..............................................................................................................
18
System BIOS screen
.......................................................................................................................
18
System Information screen
...........................................................................................................
19
System Memory screen
.................................................................................................................
19
Processor Settings screen
.............................................................................................................
20
SATA Settings screen
.....................................................................................................................
21
Boot Settings screen
.....................................................................................................................
24
Network Settings screen
...............................................................................................................
24
Integrated Devices screen
............................................................................................................
25
Serial Communication screen
......................................................................................................
26
System Profile Settings screen
......................................................................................................
27
System Security Settings screen
...................................................................................................
28
Miscellaneous Settings screen
......................................................................................................
30
About Boot Manager
...........................................................................................................................
31
Entering Boot Manager
.................................................................................................................
31
Boot Manager main menu
.............................................................................................................
31
About Dell Lifecycle Controller
...........................................................................................................
31
Changing the boot order
....................................................................................................................
31
3