How To Access The PERC BIOS for iDRAC

The Configuration Utility is a storage management application embedded on the PowerEdge RAID Controller cards (PERC). It allows to configure and maintain the RAID disk groups and virtual disks. This is independent of the operating system. To access the PERC BIOS menu, a keyboard shortcut has to be pressed during server start up.

DELL QUICK TIPS — ACCESS THE PERC BIOS CONFIGURATION UTILITY PERC 8 IN BIOS MODE: PRESS CTRL+R DURING STARTUP

9 AND LATER IN UEFI MODE, PRESS F2 TO ENTER SYSTEM SETUP CLICK ON SYSTEM SETUP MAIN MENU SCREEN AND THEN CLICK ON DEVICE SETTINGS.