Owners Manual
Embedded system management
The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded system management throughout the lifecycle of the system. The Dell Lifecycle
Controller can be started during the boot sequence and can function independently of the operating system.
NOTE: Certain platform congurations may not support the full set of features provided by the Dell Lifecycle Controller.
For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, conguring hardware and rmware, and deploying the operating system,
see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Boot Manager
The Boot Manager screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.
Viewing Boot Manager
About this task
To enter Boot Manager:
Steps
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
Enter the result of your step here (optional).
2 Press F11 when you see the following message:
F11 = Boot Manager
If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to complete the booting, and then restart your system
and try again.
Boot Manager main menu
Table 35. Boot Manager main menu
Menu item Description
Continue Normal Boot The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the rst item in the boot order. If the
boot attempt fails, the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot
is successful or no more boot options are found.
One-shot Boot Menu Enables you to access boot menu, where you can select a one-time boot device to boot
from.
Launch System Setup Enables you to access System Setup.
Launch Lifecycle Controller Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program.
System Utilities Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell.
One-shot BIOS boot menu
One-shot BIOS boot menu enables you to select a boot device to boot from.
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