About your system, Accessing system features during startup – Dell PowerEdge R810 User Manual
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About Your System
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About Your System
Accessing System Features During Startup
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
Keystroke
Description
<F2>
<F10>
Enters System Services, which opens the Lifecycle Controller. The
Lifecycle Controller allows you to access utilities such as embedded
system diagnostics. For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller
documentation on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
<F11>
Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the UEFI Boot Manager,
depending on the system's boot configuration. See "Using the System
Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 59.
<F12>
Starts PXE boot.
<Ctrl><E> Enters the iDRAC Configuration Utility, which allows access to the
System Event Log (SEL) and configuration of remote access to the
system. For more information, see the iDRAC user documentation on
the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. For more information, see the
SAS adapter documentation on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
<Ctrl><R> Enters the PERC configuration utility. For more information, see the
PERC card documentation on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more
information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC on the
Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
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