Dell PowerEdge R6615 9JNDF Installation And Service Manual

Pre-operating system managementapplicationsYou can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system firmware.Options to manage the pre-operating system applicationsYou can use any one of the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:● System Setup● Dell Lifecycle Controller● Boot Manager● Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)Topics:• System Setup• Dell Lifecycle Controller• Boot Manager• PXE bootSystem SetupUsing the System Setup option, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of the system.You can access system setup by using any one of the following interfaces:● Graphical User interface — To access go to iDRAC Dashboard, click Configuration, and click BIOS Settings.● Text browser — The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.To view System Setup, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu.NOTE: If the operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restartthe system and try again.The System Setup Main Menu screen details are described as follows:Table 39. System Setup Main MenuOption DescriptionSystem BIOS Enables you to configure the BIOS settings.iDRAC Settings Enables you to configure the iDRAC settings. The iDRACsettings utility is an interface to set up and configurethe iDRAC parameters by using UEFI (Unified ExtensibleFirmware Interface). You can enable or disable variousiDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility. Formore information about this utility, see Integrated DellRemote Access Controller User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.Device Settings Enabled you to configure device settings for devices such asstorage controllers or network cards.5Pre-operating system management applications 41