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, the

Dell Systems Documentation CD, or the Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation DVD.

Firmware Update

• DVD drive

•

Dell Server Updates

DVD

• A network share with the Server Update Utility content

• Knowledge of setting up the Network File System (NFS)

or Microsoft

Windows

Update Utility Creation

• DVD drive

•

Dell Server Updates

DVD

• 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