Dell PowerEdge MX840c EMC PowerEdge MX840c Installation and Service Manual - Page 41

Boot Manager, View the boot manager, Boot Manager main menu, One-shot UEFI Boot menu, System Utilities

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For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Boot Manager The Boot Manager screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities. View the boot manager Perform the following steps to enter the boot manager. Steps 1. Turn on, or restart your system. Enter the result of your step here (optional). 2. Press F11 when you see the following message: F11 = Boot Manager If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to complete the booting, and then restart your system and try again. Boot Manager main menu Menu item Description Continue Normal The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot order. If the boot attempt Boot fails, the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are found. One-shot UEFI Boot menu Enables you to access the UEFI Boot menu and select an one-shot boot option to boot from. Launch System Setup Enables you to access System Setup. Launch Lifecycle Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program. Controller System Utilities Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell. One-shot UEFI Boot menu One-shot UEFI Boot menu enables you to access the UEFI Boot menu and select an one-shot boot option to boot from. System Utilities System Utilities contains the following utilities that can be launched: ● Launch Diagnostics ● BIOS Update File Explorer ● Reboot System PXE boot You can use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) option to boot and configure the networked systems remotely. To access the PXE boot option, boot the system and then press F12 during POST instead of using standard Boot Sequence from BIOS Setup. It does not pull any menu or allow managing network devices. Pre-operating system management applications 41

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For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the
operating system, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Boot Manager
The
Boot Manager
screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.
View the boot manager
Perform the following steps to enter the boot manager.
Steps
1.
Turn on, or restart your system.
Enter the result of your step here (optional).
2.
Press F11 when you see the following message:
F11 = Boot Manager
If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to complete the booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
Boot Manager main menu
Menu item
Description
Continue Normal
Boot
The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot order. If the boot attempt
fails, the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more
boot options are found.
One-shot UEFI
Boot menu
Enables you to access the UEFI Boot menu and select an one-shot boot option to boot from.
Launch System
Setup
Enables you to access System Setup.
Launch Lifecycle
Controller
Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program.
System Utilities
Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell.
One-shot UEFI Boot menu
One-shot UEFI Boot menu
enables you to access the UEFI Boot menu and select an one-shot boot option to boot from.
System Utilities
System Utilities
contains the following utilities that can be launched:
●
Launch Diagnostics
●
BIOS Update File Explorer
●
Reboot System
PXE boot
You can use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) option to boot and configure the networked systems remotely.
To access the
PXE boot
option, boot the system and then press F12 during POST instead of using standard Boot Sequence
from BIOS Setup. It does not pull any menu or allow managing network devices.
Pre-operating system management applications
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