Users Guide

Enabling or disabling internal SD card
To install the ESXi on an internal flash storage device:
1. Turn on the system.
2. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F2 immediately to open the System Setup page.
NOTE: If you press a key on the keyboard for extended time, it may result in a keyboard failure. To avoid possible
keyboard failure, press, and release F2 at even intervals until the System Setup page is displayed.
If the Operating System logo is displayed instead of the System Setup page, wait until the operating system finishes loading. Turn off
the system, and try again.
3. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Integrated Devices, and then press Enter.
4. To enable the Internal SD card:
a) Set Internal SD card Port to On.
b) Set Internal SD card Redundancy to Mirror.
c) Set Internal SD Primary Card as SD Card 1.
To disable the Internal SD card:
a) Set Internal SD card Port to Off.
CAUTION: Booting into an operating system other than ESXi, without disabling the internal SD card results in data
loss.
5. Press Esc.
6. Select Save Changes and Exit.
7. Press Enter to exit the System Setup screen.
8. Reboot the system.
9. To complete the process, perform the procedure in the Configuring one-time boot to the ESXi section or the Configuring boot
sequence to the ESXi section.
Configuring one-time boot to ESXi
1. Turn on your system.
The Dell EMC logo is displayed.
2. Press F11 to enter the one-time boot menu option.
The menu entry changes to Entering Boot Menu, confirming your selection.
3. The boot menu displays several boot options. Select Hard Drive C: by using the up- and down-arrow keys.
4. Select SD Card by using the right-arrow key.
5. Press Enter to boot to the internal secure digital (SD) card.
Configuring boot sequence to ESXi
To boot your system to ESXi, complete the following procedure:
NOTE: Once the internal flash device port is enabled, your system continues to boot to ESXi.
1. Turn on your system.
The Dell EMC logo is displayed.
2. Press F2 to open the System Setup page.
After you complete the system boot, the System BIOS configuration menu is displayed.
3. Select Hard-Disk Boot Sequence by using the up- and down-arrow keys, and then select the relevant boot device.
4. Press the hyphen key (-) to move up the relevant boot device in the order.
CAUTION:
Dell EMC recommends that you do not modify other settings unless you are familiar with the settings.
Modifying settings could cause your system to fail to boot or function properly.
5. Press Enter, and then follow the on-screen procedure to save these changes.
6. Restart your system.
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