User's Manual

12 Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview
• You can create customized bootable media to deploy multiple systems
(different platforms) of your choice.
• You can easily deploy your newly purchased Dell systems for which you
had already created a bootable media. This is possible because of the
multisystem configuration file (
.csv file) that you must create and save in
a centralized network location.
• You can use the import and export configuration feature (
Apply/Export
Configuration
) in Systems Build and Update Utility to export your system
configuration for future use. You can use this configuration file (after
minor modifications) to deploy similar systems by using the import
feature. Importing such a configuration file will also pre-populate all the
graphical user interface (GUI) fields with values that you saved and
exported for future use.
Overview of Functionalities
Table 2-1 lists the functionalities of the Dell Systems Build and Update
Utility to deploy and update your Dell systems.
Table 2-1. Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Functionalities
You Want To Go To For
Update your system firmware
(Baseboard Management
Controller [BMC], Dell Remote
Access Controller [DRAC],
Redundant Array of
Independent Disks [RAID]) and
BIOS in a pre-operating system
environment.
"Updating Your System
Firmware"
Dell systems (excluding
PowerEdge SC systems)
Configure your system
hardware.
"Configuring Your
System Hardware"
Dell systems (excluding
PowerEdge SC systems)
Install an operating system on
your system
"Installing Operating
System"
Dell systems (including
PowerEdge SC systems)