Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
1 About this document...................................................................................................................................... 7
2 Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 system overview................................................................................................ 8
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Control panels...............................................................................................................................................................9
Rear view of the system..................................................................................................................................................10
Inside the system...............................................................................................................................................................11
Locating the information tag of your system................................................................................................................ 12
3 Initial system setup and conguration...........................................................................................................14
Setting up your system.................................................................................................................................................... 14
iDRAC conguration.........................................................................................................................................................14
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.........................................................................................................................14
Log in to iDRAC...........................................................................................................................................................15
Options to install the operating system......................................................................................................................... 15
Methods to download rmware and drivers........................................................................................................... 15
Downloading drivers and rmware........................................................................................................................... 16
4 Pre-operating system management applications...........................................................................................17
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.........................................................................................17
System Setup.................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Viewing System Setup............................................................................................................................................... 17
System Setup details..................................................................................................................................................18
System BIOS............................................................................................................................................................... 18
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................ 36
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................36
Embedded system management............................................................................................................................. 36
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................37
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................37
Boot Manager main menu.........................................................................................................................................37
One-shot UEFI boot menu........................................................................................................................................37
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................37
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................37
5 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 39
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................39
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................39
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................39
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................40
Front bezel........................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the front bezel......................................................................................................................................... 40
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