Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Controller User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Using Lifecycle Controller
- Operating system deployment
- Monitor
- Hardware inventory view and export
- About view and export current inventory
- About view and export factory-shipped inventory
- Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part replacement
- Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller
- Lifecycle Controller log
- Firmware update
- Configure
- System control panel access options
- Configuring iDRAC
- Configuring system time and date
- Configuring RAID
- Configuring RAID using software RAID
- Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller
- Key encryption
- Local key encryption mode
- Breaking mirrored drives
- System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration
- Collect system inventory on restart
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP or HTTPS server
- Maintain
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
SATA Settings Screen
Menu Item Description
Embedded SATA Allows the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID mode. By default, Embedded SATA is
set to AHCI Mode.
Port A Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A. By default, Port A is set to Auto.
Port B Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port B. By default, Port B is set to Auto.
Port C Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port C. By default, Port C is set to Auto.
Port D Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port D. By default, Port D is set to Auto.
Port E Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port E. By default, Port E is set to Auto.
Port F Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port F. By default, Port F is set to Auto.
NOTE: Ports A, B, C, and D are used for the backplane drives, port E for the optical drive (CD/DVD), and port F for the
tape drive.
Boot Settings screen
Menu item
Description
Boot Mode Allows you to set the boot mode of the system.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating
system is not installed in the same boot mode.
If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows
compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. By default, the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS.
NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables
the UEFI Boot Settings menu.
Boot Sequence
Retry
Allows you to enable or disable the boot sequence retry feature. If this field is enabled and the system
fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. By default, the Boot Sequence
Retry option is set to Disabled.
BIOS Boot
Settings
Allows you to enable or disable BIOS Boot options.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS.
UEFI Boot
Settings
Allows you to enable or disable UEFI Boot options. The Boot options include IPv4 PXE and IPv6 PXE. By
default, the UEFI PXE boot protocol is set to IPv4.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.
One-Time Boot Allows you to enable or disable a one-time boot from a selected device.
Integrated devices screen
Menu Item
Description
Integrated RAID
Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated RAID controller. By default, the Integrated RAID
Controller option is set to Enabled.
User Accessible
USB Ports
Allows you enable or disable the user accessible USB ports. Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the
front USB ports and selecting All Ports Off disables both front and back USB ports. By default, the User
Accessible USB Ports option is set to All Ports On.
Internal USB Port Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB port. By default, the Internal USB Port option is set to
On.
Internal SD Card
Port
Enables or disables the system’s internal SD card port. By default, the Internal SD Card Port option is
set to On.
Using the system setup and boot manager 63