Chapter 4: Pre-Operating System Management Applications; Manage The Pre-Operating System Applications; Set Up The System - Dell VxRail VD-4520c Manual

You can manage basic settings and features of the VxRail without booting into the operating system by using the system
firmware.
Dell Technologies optimizes your VxRail with the settings during installation and configuration. Do not change any basic settings
or features set by Dell Technologies to ensure best performance.
CAUTION: Performance may be impacted if settings and features configured by Dell Technologies are changed.

Manage the pre-operating system applications

VxRail contains options to manage the pre-operating system applications.
The following options are available:
● System Setup
● Boot Manager
● Dell Lifecycle Controller
● Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
Your VxRail was optimized by Dell Technologies during the initial configuration. Do not change any of the basic settings or
features set by Dell Technologies to ensure best performance.

Set up the system

Using the System Setup option, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of the system.
Set up the system using the UI or a text browser.
1. From the iDRAC Dashboard, click Configurations > BIOS Settings. If you prefer to use a text browser, use the Console
Redirection.
2. To view System Setup, power on the system, and press F2.
3. Click System Setup Main Menu. If the operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish
booting, and then restart the singular system and try again.
4. Use the following table to configure the system:
Option
System BIOS
iDRAC Settings
Device Settings
Service Tag Settings
Configure system BIOS settings
1. To view the System BIOS screen, power on the system, and press F2.
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Configure the BIOS settings.
Configure the iDRAC settings. The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up
and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC
settings utility. For more information about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller User's Guide at
Configure device settings for devices such as storage controllers or network cards.
Configure the System Service Tag.
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