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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)
Set up the system
Using the System Setup option, configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your VxRail.
You can access the system setup by using any of the following interfaces:
● User interface: To access go to iDRAC Dashboard, click Configurations > BIOS Settings.
● Text browser: To enable the text browser, use the Console Redirection.
To view System Setup, power on the system, press F2, and 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 system and try again.
The following table describes the options on the System Setup Main Menu screen.
Table 30. Options on the System Setup Main Menu screen
Option
System BIOS
iDRAC Settings
Device Settings
Service Tag Settings
System BIOS
In the BIOS, access System BIOS to view the available options.
1. To view the System BIOS screen, power on the system and press F2.
2. Click System Setup Main Menu and then System BIOS.
The following table provides the details of the options that are available in the System BIOS:
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Pre-operating system management applications
Pre-operating system management
Description
To configure the BIOS 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.
To configure device settings for devices such as storage controllers or network cards.
To configure the System Service Tag.
applications
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