Quick Reference Guide
16 Before You Begin With The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
Supported Operating Systems
For the list of operating systems that the Dell Systems Build and Update
Utility supports, see the readme.txt in the root folder or the
Dell Systems
Software Support Matrix
on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or
the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
Supported Systems
For the list of Dell systems supported for this version of the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility, see the readme.txt in the root folder or the
Dell Systems Software Support Matrix
on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
Firmware Update
• DVD drive
•
Dell Server Updates
DVD
or
• A network share with the Server Update Utility content
• Knowledge of setting up the Network File System (NFS)
or Microsoft
®
Windows
®
share
Update Utility Creation
• DVD drive
•
Dell Server Updates
DVD
or
• A network share with the Server Update Utility content
• Knowledge of setting up Network File System (NFS)
or Microsoft Windows share
• Network share or USB key to store the customized
repository
Hardware Configuration
Scripting Tool
• Basic knowledge of BIOS,
RAID, Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC), and Dell Remote
Access Controller (DRAC)
• Network share or USB key to store the
.ini
files
• Knowledge of setting up the NFS or Windows share
Table 3-1. Prerequisites And Requirements
Module Prerequisites And Requirements