User's Manual

Using The System Setup and Boot

Manager

System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options.

The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup:

Keystroke

Description

<F2>

Opens the System Setup page.

<F10>

Enters System Services and starts Lifecycle

Controller, which supports systems management

features such as operating system deployment,

hardware diagnostics, firmware updates, and

platform configuration, using a graphical user

interface. The feature set available in Lifecycle

Controller is determined by the iDRAC license

purchased. For more information, see Related

Documentation topic.

<F11>

Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified

Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager,

depending on the system's boot configuration.

<F12>

Starts Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot.

From the System Setup, you can:

• Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware

• View the system hardware configuration

• Enable or disable integrated devices

• Set performance and power management thresholds

• Manage system security

You can access the System Setup using the:

• Standard graphical browser, which is enabled by default

• Text browser, which is enabled using Console Redirection

To enable Console Redirection, in System Setup, select System BIOS → Serial Communication screen

→ Serial Communication, select On with Console Redirection.

NOTE: By default, help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser. To view the

help text in the text browser, press <F1>.

Choosing The System Boot Mode

System Setup enables you to specify the boot mode for installing your operating system: