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DELL(TM) SYSTEMS BUILD AND UPDATE UTILITY 1.0 README

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Version: 1.0

Release Date: October 2007

Description:

This Readme provides information about Dell Systems Build and Update

Utility.

You can use Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to perform

the following operations on your system:

* install operating system

* view hardware details

* perform firmware update

* create a custom repository

* generate hardware configuration scripts

For the latest version of this Readme, see the Dell Support website

at "support.dell.com."

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Installation

* User Notes

* Known Issues

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CRITICALITY

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3 = Optional

Summary of content (12 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL(TM) SYSTEMS BUILD AND UPDATE UTILITY 1.0 README ###################################################################### Version: 1.0 Release Date: October 2007 Description: This Readme provides information about Dell Systems Build and Update Utility.
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Dell recommends that you review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
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###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ###################################################################### This is first release of a new product that combines major functionalities of three Dell products - Dell OpenManage Server Assistant (DSA), Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) and Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) - through a unified Graphical User Interface (GUI).
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====================================================================== GENERAL NOTES ====================================================================== * The following languages are supported by Systems Build and Update Utility: * English * French * German * Spanish * Simplified Chinese * Japanese * See the "readme.txt" under the folder "/server_assistant/driver_tool" for all details on the driver extracting utility. * The utility partition does not have DOS-based RAID tools.
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the Systems Build And Update Utility Home page is to navigate the Systems Build and Update Utility navigation only. The selected keyboard layout setting is not passed to the installed operating system. * The Utility Partition created by Systems Build and Update Utility contains diagnostic utilities for your system. On rare occasions, incompatibilities between disk firmware and controller firmware may cause the Utility Partition to be inaccessible.
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* The Server Setup program does not support the installation of Windows 2000 Datacenter. * If you enable "Console Redirection": - a dialog box displays that an Expanded Memory Support (EMS) connection has been discovered during the operating system installation. - and you enter the organization name and computer name, an error message displays that "unattend.txt" is incomplete and and prompts you to enter the username. Enter the username to continue with the unattended setup operation.
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* Entering a double quote character (") in the "Root Password" field of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation will result in denial of access to the root "log in." * Systems Build and Update Utility limits the maximum block device size on a Linux system to 8 TB. * A network download of RPMs requires that the target system have a DHCP IP address and that the system is connected to a network.
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and you try to configure the BIOS setting for the internal USB port using SYSCFG, the configuration will appear to be successful but the changes will not take effect after the next reboot. If UA USB ports settings are changed from "All Ports On" to "All Ports Off" or "Only Back Ports On," the USB port will be automatically Set to "Off" during the next reboot.
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* It is not recommended that you start the system setup program if any virtual disks are in a failed or degraded state. Use the RAID controller's firmware utility ("," "," or "" during boot) to reset the RAID controller's state. If an array disk is removed, the firmware utility may indicate the configuration has changed. Accepting these changes on the command line may not suffice; enter the firmware utility and reset the controller.
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* When you use Systems Build and Update Utility with a keyboard-video-monitor (KVM) switch, the GUI may not display due to incompatibility with the Server Interface PODs (SIPs) used. To view the GUI, connect your monitor directly to your system or change the SIP.
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NOTE: In the above cases, option to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system will not be presented in the "Select Operating Systems" page.
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products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. October 2007 file:///T|/htdocs/SOFTWARE/smsbu/1.0/en/readme/readme.