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Pre-operating system management
applications
The pre-operating system management applications for your PowerEdge system help you manage
different settings and features of your system without booting to the operating system.
Your PowerEdge system has the following pre-operating system management applications:
• System Setup
• Boot Manager
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform useful tasks such as configuring BIOS and hardware
settings, deploying operating system, updating drivers, changing RAID settings, and saving hardware
profiles. For more information about Dell Lifecycle Controller, see the documentation at dell.com/
esmmanuals.
Navigation keys
The navigation keys can help you access the pre-operating system management applications.
Key Description
<PgUp> Moves to the previous screen.
<PgDn> Moves to the next screen.
Up arrow Moves to the previous field.
Down
arrow
Moves to the next field.
<Enter> Enables you to type a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
<Tab> Moves to the next focus area.
NOTE: This feature is applicable for the standard graphics browser only.
<Esc> Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main
screen exits System BIOS/IDRAC Settings/Device Settings/Service Tag Settings and
proceeds with system boot.
<F1> Displays the System Setup help text.
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