Dell PowerEdge R540 EMC Installation and Service Manual - Page 52

Changing boot order, Network Settings, Viewing Network Settings, Network Settings screen details

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NOTE: For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to www.dell.com/ossupport. Changing boot order About this task You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode. Steps 1. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > Boot Settings > UEFI/BIOS Boot Settings > UEFI/BIOS Boot Sequence. 2. Click Exit, and then click Yes to save the settings on exit. Network Settings You can use the Network Settings screen to modify UEFI PXE, iSCSI, and HTTP boot settings. The network settings option is available only in the UEFI mode. NOTE: BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of the network controllers handles the network settings. Viewing Network Settings To view the Network Settings screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Network Settings. Network Settings screen details The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows: About this task Option Description UEFI PXE Settings Options Description PXE Device n (n = Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the 1 to 4) device. UEFI HTTP Settings Options HTTP Device (n = 1 to 4) Description Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device. UEFI iSCSI Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device. 52 Pre-operating system management applications

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NOTE:
For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to
www.dell.com/ossupport
.
Changing boot order
About this task
You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may vary if you
have selected
BIOS
for
Boot Mode
.
Steps
1.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
>
Boot Settings
>
UEFI/BIOS Boot Settings
>
UEFI/BIOS Boot
Sequence
.
2.
Click
Exit
, and then click
Yes
to save the settings on exit.
Network Settings
You can use the
Network Settings
screen to modify UEFI PXE, iSCSI, and HTTP boot settings. The network settings option is available
only in the UEFI mode.
NOTE:
BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of
the network controllers handles the network settings.
Viewing Network Settings
To view the
Network Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Power on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
Network Settings
.
Network Settings screen details
The
Network Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
About this task
Option
Description
UEFI PXE Settings
Options
Description
PXE Device n (n =
1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the
device.
UEFI HTTP
Settings
Options
Description
HTTP Device (n =
1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the
device.
UEFI iSCSI
Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.
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