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DELL(TM) SYSTEMS BUILD AND UPDATE UTILITY 1.1 README

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Version: 1.1

Release Date: March 2009

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

* Create a bootable image for system of cholice

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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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Installation

* User Notes

* Known Issues

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CRITICALITY

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Summary of content (12 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL(TM) SYSTEMS BUILD AND UPDATE UTILITY 1.1 README ###################################################################### Version: 1.1 Release Date: March 2009 Description: This Readme provides information about Dell Systems Build and Update Utility.
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3 = Optional 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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* Minimum memory of 512 MB * DVD drive NOTE: Hard drive requirements vary by operating system ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ###################################################################### * Added support for PowerEdge systems R710, R610, T610, M710, M610 * Added support for VMware ESX 3.
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selected by default. 3. Each of the above modules can be configured independently, and all the configurations can then be applied in one go. Alternatively,the Server OS Installation can be done by itself in one flow. To configure any of the above modules, click "Configure" against the module name. Follow the instructions to complete the configuration. Context-sensitive help is provided on each page. 4. To apply all configurations, click "Apply/Export Configuration".
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occurs if you right-click to open a new browser window (from the "Quick Reference Guide" window) and select "Quit" from the "File" menu. * In order to use the RAID configuration feature of Systems Build and Update Utility to configure RAID and install the operating system, the "Fast Initialization" parameter of the RAID controller must be set to "ON." This setting is the factory default of all RAID controllers.
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* When you select the "No Change" option for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Activation, under Boot sequence and security tab, the TPM activation token will not be saved to the ".ini" file. * "Digitally sign communications" enabled Windows share on a system running on Windows cannot be accessed. To access the share, disable this feature on the Windows system.
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USER NOTES FOR WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== * During Windows installation, the system will automatically log on to finish the post-installation tasks and will then automatically log out. It is recommended that you do not perform any task until the system has automatically logged out. Installation might end abnormally if the installation process is interrupted.
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system is used completely and the range specified in the GUI against the "swap" partition is the same (for example [1024 -1024] MB), the scroll bar remains to the left side. ====================================================================== USER NOTES ON PREPARING LINUX OS INSTALLATION MEDIA ====================================================================== Systems Build and Update Utility performs a media check on the Linux operating system media that is provided during installation.
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KNOWN ISSUES ###################################################################### The following subsections list the known issues with this release of Systems Build and Update Utility. * On Dell PowerEdge R610, T610, R710, M610, M710 systems with internal USB, BIOS setting configuration for internal USB Port is possible only if User Accessible/external (UA) USB ports are set to "All Ports On".
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Systems Build and Update Utility will always use the controller listed first in the BIOS boot order list. If you want to use a particular controller for the operating system, you must go to the BIOS setup (F2 on boot) and set up the given controller as the first boot device. * Systems Build and Update Utility does not support the configuration of partitions or the installation of operating systems on systems with PERC 2/SC, PERC 2/DC, or PERC 2/QC controllers or any type of Fibre Channel storage adapter.
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Advanced RAID Configuration. In Advanced mode, it is mandatory that user select disk with lowest drive ID for RAID configuration. * 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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DVD before asking you to insert the operating system media. This displays the error message, "Invalid media inserted." To correct this, unmount the DVD from DRAC; then insert the correct operating system media and mount the drive again.