Reference Guide
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Introduction
The Dell OpenManage Port Information document helps system administrators and technicians to
identify the ports used by the Dell OpenManage systems management software, standard operating
system services, and other agent applications.
Server Build and Update Utility Deprecated
The System Build and Update Utility (SBUU) provides one-to-one deployment and single-server update
capabilities in the pre-operating system environment.
Server Build and Update Utility (SBUU) will be deprecated in the future releases. We recommend using
Lifecycle Controller2 as replacement for SBUU. You can use the Lifecycle Controller GUI by pressing F10
during Power-On-Self-Test (POST). Lifecycle Controller provides improved capabilities such as:
• Configuring the system hardware.
• Installing an operating system and hypervisor deployment.
• Updating the firmware and BIOS on systems as well as several maintenance and serviceability
capabilities in a pre-operating system environment.
The Lifecycle Controller is embedded on all 11G and later servers. No tools or downloads are required to
use the capabilities of Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see the following documents available
at dell.com/support/manuals:
• Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version <Version Number> User's Guide
• Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide
• Lifecycle Controller Integration Best Practices
IT Assistant Deprecated
Starting Systems Management 7.2, the availability of IT Assistant on the SMTD DVD is removed. Contact
service provider to download the web version of IT Assistant associated to Systems Management 7.2
release. IT Assistant will not be available in releases following 7.2.
We recommend to use Dell OpenManage Essentials as replacement for ITA. Dell OpenManage Essentials
provides improved capabilities such as:
• Discovering and inventoring the systems.
• Monitoring systems’ health.
• Viewing and managing system alerts.
• Performing system updates.
• Viewing hardware inventory and compliance reports.
For more information regarding Dell OpenManage Essentials, contact your service provider.
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