Users Guide

The system reboots and starts the operating system installation. For more information on the post-
reboot scenarios, see Post Reboot Scenarios.
Related Concepts
UEFI Secure Boot
Unattended installation
Post reboot scenarios
Related Tasks
Using the optional RAID configuration
Using the optional RAID configuration
When you install an operating system, you can:
Deploy the operating system without configuring RAID.
Configure the hard-disk drives using the optional RAID configuration wizard and deploy the operating
system.
Alternatively, you can configure RAID through the RAID configuration page from the Hardware
Configuration
Configuration WizardsRAID Configuration.
Configuring RAID using the operating system deployment
wizard
To configure RAID using the OS Deployment page:
NOTE: If the system has a RAID controller, you can configure a virtual disk as the boot device.
Create boot virtual disk only from disk drives populated across 0–3 of the system. For slot
information, see the system Owner’s Manual at dell.com/support/home.
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click OS Deployment.
3. On the OS Deployment page, click Deploy OS.
4. On the Deploy OS page, click Configure RAID First, and then click Next.
The storage controllers available for configuration are displayed in the RAID Configuration page.
NOTE: Make sure that the selected controller is not in a non-RAID mode.
5. Select a storage controller.
The RAID configuration options are displayed.
6. Follow the instruction on the screen, complete the RAID setting tasks, and then click Finish.
The RAID configuration is applied to the virtual disks, and the Select an Operating System page is
displayed. You can proceed with installing the operating system. For information on installing the
operating system, see Installing An Operating System.
Unattended installation
An unattended installation is a scripted operating system installation process that allows you to install an
operating system using the configuration file with minimal intervention. A scripted configuration file that
contains the desired operating system setting information is required for this option. The Unattended
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