Lifecycle Controller User's Guide
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:
| 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 , 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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