Quick Reference Guide

Server Operating System Installation 21
Server Operating System
Installation
The Server Operating System Installation (SOI) module in the Dell™
Systems Build and Update Utility enables you to install Dell-supported
operating systems on your Dell
systems . SOI also maps the operating system
you want to install to your
system and installs the requisite drivers. It also has a
simple interface to configure Dell-supported storage controllers.
You can use SOI to:
• deploy an operating system on your "bare-metal" Dell system (that is, your
system does not have an operating system installed on it).
• "repurpose" your system (that is, your system already has an operating
system installed on it, and you want to install a different operating system).
• extract drivers and save them on a directory on your system.
All the operations listed above are one-to-one.
How Do I Access the SOI?
1 From the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Home page, click Server
OS Installation
.
2 The SOI Home screen displays.
3
From here on, SOI is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step interface to install the
operating system and configure Dell-supported storage controllers.
NOTE: For more information on the specific SOI screens and what you can do on
each screen, see the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility online help.