Dell DL4000 Appliance Owner's Manual

Using the System Setup and boot manager

NOTE: Solution validation was performed using the factory shipped hardware configuration.

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>: Enters the System Setup.
<F10>: Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 supports systems management features such as operating system deployment, hardware diagnostics, platform updates, and platform configuration, using a graphical user interface. The exact LC2 feature set is determined by the iDRAC license purchased. For more information, see the Dell LC2 documentation.
<F11>: Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the system's boot configuration.
<F12>: Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot.

From the 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 the 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>.

Dell DL4000 Appliance Owner's Manual

Using the System Setup and boot manager

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