Contents
1 About your system................................................................................................ 7
Front-panel features and indicators..................................................................................................... 7
Using USB diskette or USB DVD/CD drives..........................................................................................8
Hard-drive/SSD indicator patterns....................................................................................................... 8
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes....................................................................................................... 9
Documentation matrix.........................................................................................................................11
Quick Resource Locator..................................................................................................................... 12
2 Performing initial system configuration.........................................................13
Setting up your system........................................................................................................................13
Setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address..............................................................................13
Logging in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................14
Installing the operating system...........................................................................................................14
Managing your system remotely........................................................................................................ 14
Downloading and installing drivers and firmware..............................................................................14
3 Pre-operating system management applications........................................ 16
Navigation keys....................................................................................................................................16
About System Setup............................................................................................................................16
Entering System Setup...................................................................................................................17
System Setup Main Menu..............................................................................................................17
System BIOS screen.......................................................................................................................17
System Information screen...........................................................................................................18
System Memory screen.................................................................................................................18
Processor Settings screen.............................................................................................................19
SATA Settings screen.................................................................................................................... 20
Boot Settings screen..................................................................................................................... 23
Network Settings screen...............................................................................................................23
Integrated Devices screen............................................................................................................ 24
Serial Communication screen...................................................................................................... 25
System Profile Settings screen......................................................................................................26
System Security Settings screen...................................................................................................27
Miscellaneous Settings screen......................................................................................................29
About Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................30
Entering Boot Manager ................................................................................................................30
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................30
About Dell Lifecycle Controller..........................................................................................................30
Changing the boot order....................................................................................................................30