Users Guide

Using Systems Build and Update Tools to Install an Operating System 67
Installing Your Operating System
Perform the following steps to determine if an operating system has been
installed on your system:
1
Ensure that the keyboard, mouse, and monitor are connected to your
system, and turn on your system.
2 Read and accept the software license agreement to continue.
If a message stating that bootable drives do not exist or that an operating
system was not found appears, then an operating system has not been
installed on your system. Have your operating system CD available and
continue with the next steps.
If an operating system is pre-installed on your system, it is not necessary to
continue with this process. See your operating system’s installation
document and follow those instructions to complete the installation
process.
Perform the following steps to install an operating system on your system:
1
Insert the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility CD or the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD
into the CD drive.
2 Restart your system and boot from the CD/DVD.
The
Boot Menu appears.
3 Select Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to go to the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility Home screen
.
4 Click Server OS Installation .
5 Follow the step-by-step instructions to configure your hardware and to
install your operating system.
For additional information about installing RAID, see Getting Started With
RAID on the Dell Systems Documentation CD or the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
You can use the Install Server Administrator icon to install Server Administrator
without the installation CD. On a system running supported Windows
operating systems, clicking this icon launches the standard installation
interface. On a system running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
operating system, clicking this icon runs the Server Administrator custom
installation script.