User's Manual

Before You Begin Using The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility 17
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 or
the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
Server Operating System
Installation
• Operating system media; or, a network share or a USB
key on which to save the operating system ISO image.
•
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD (if you want to install Dell OpenManage
™
System Administrator). This is not applicable for Dell
PowerEdge
™ SC systems.
• Basic knowledge of Redundant Array of Independent
Disks (RAID)
Firmware Update • DVD drive
•
Dell Server Updates DVD
or
• A network share with the Server Update Utility content
• Knowledge of setting up the Network File System (NFS)
or Microsoft
®
Windows
®
share
Update Utility Creation • DVD drive
•
Dell Server Updates DVD
or
• 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 • Basic knowledge of BIOS, RAID, Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC), and Dell Remote
Access Controller (DRAC)
Table 3-1. Prerequisites And Requirements (continued)
Module Prerequisites And Requirements