Owners Manual

13. Click Create Virtual Disk.
14. In the Warning screen, select Confirm and click Yes.
15. When the message appears that the virtual disk was created successfully, click OK.
16. Click Back two times to return to the Configuration Utility Main Menu.
17. Click Virtual Disk Management.
18. Verify that both the newly-created OS partition and the existing data partitions are present.
19. Click Back to return to the Configuration Utility Main Menu.
20. Click Controller Management.
21. For Select Boot Device select OS Partition.
22. Click Back to return to the Configuration Utility Main Menu and click Finish.
23. Click Finish again and reboot the system.
24. During the restart, press F2 to boot into System Setup .
25. On the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS.
26. In the System BIOS options, select Boot Settings > BIOS Boot Settings.
27. Verify that the Integrated RAID Controller 1: PERC H730P Mini is present and is selected as the Boot Option.
28. Back-out of the BIOS, saving any changes as needed.
29. Restart the system and press F10=Lifecycle Controller to proceed to deploying the OS.
Deploying the OS using Dell Lifecycle Controller
Follow this procedure to deploy the OS using Dell Lifecycle Controller.
Prerequisites
● OS drives are installed and have been partitioned.
● External USB DVD ROM is available.
● Windows Storage Server 2016 product key is available. This should be attached to the system cover.
NOTE:
When you open the LifeCycle Controller for the first time, the Initial Setup Wizard starts. Before deploying the OS
as described below, follow the prompts in the wizard to configure the Lifecycle Controller.
Steps
1. If not completed already, restart the system and press F10=Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left navigation pane, select OS Deployment.
The OS Deployment wizard starts.
3. On the Select Deployment path page select Go directly to OS Deployment and click Next.
4. On the Select an Operating System page accept the default settings:
● Boot Mode — BIOS
● Secure Boot — Disabled
●
Secure Boot Policy — Standard
● Available Operating Systems — Microsoft Windows Server 2016
5. Click Next.
The system assembles the OS drivers. This process takes less than five minutes.
6. On the Select Installation Mode page, select Manual Install and click Next.
The OS Media page is displayed.
7. Insert the DVD Reinstall media disk for Windows Storage Server 2016 (Workgroup or Standard) into the external drive and
click Next.
The system performs an OS media validation and opens the Reboot the System page.
8. Verify the selections and click Finish.
9. When prompted, press any key to boot to the operating system media.
The system reboots and starts the operating system installation wizard.
10. On the language selections page select the applicable language and click Next.
11. Select Install Now and click Next.
12. On the product activation page enter your product key and click Next.
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Reinstalling the operating system using a DVD