VMware vSphere ESXi 6.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide

Enabling or Disabling Internal SD card

1. Turn on the system.
2. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F2 immediately to open the System Setup page.
   NOTE: If you press a key on the keyboard for extended time, it may result in a keyboard failure. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press, and release F2 at even intervals until the System Setup page is displayed.

   If the OS logo is displayed instead of the System Setup page, wait until the operating system finishes loading. Turn off the system, and try again.

3. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Integrated Devices, and then press Enter.
4. To enable the Internal SD card:
   1. Set Internal SD card Port to On.
   2. Set Internal SD card Redundancy to Mirror.
   3. Set Internal SD Primary Card as SD Card 1.
   To disable the Internal SD card:
   1. Set Internal SD card Port to Off.
   CAUTION: Booting into an operating system other than ESXi, without disabling the internal SD card results in data loss.
5. Press Esc.
6. Select Save Changes and Exit.
7. Press Enter to exit the System Setup screen.
8. Reboot the system.
9. To complete the process, perform the procedure in the Configuring one-time boot to the ESXi section or the Configuring boot sequence to the ESXi section.