Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 User's Guide

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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 1. System setup keystrokesSystem 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>.

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