User's Manual

26 Using The Systems Build and Update Utility
• Choice of configuring systems: The Apply/Export Configuration feature
in Systems Build and Update Utility allows you to deploy and update your
current system and/or multiple systems or multiple systems of different
models.
– You can perform the following deployment/update operations on your
current system:
• apply firmware updates
• configure hardware (BIOS, DRAC, RAID, and so on)
• install operating system
• launch post-operating system install scripts
– You can perform the following deployment/update operations for
multiple systems:
• export the configuration scripts (for all three modules or a
combination of your choice) for future use.
• generate a bootable image that contains, among others, the
update packages for specific generation(s) of system(s), applicable
hardware configuration scripts (BIOS, DRAC, RAID, and so on),
operating system installation details and link to the source
CD/DVDs on the network, and launch points to install the
operating system.
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Choice of creating bootable media: You can create a bootable media for a
set of systems of your choice. Then, boot each of the systems (that you
selected when creating the bootable media) using this bootable media
(saved as an image). If you select the USB drive as the destination for the
image, Systems Build and Update Utility gives you the option to make the
USB device bootable and directly boot the system with the device.
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Unattended update and deployment: When you boot your system using
the bootable media (CD/DVD/USB drive), the scripts on the bootable
media you created will apply the firmware updates, apply the hardware
configuration, and finally install the operating system, as applicable. All
through this update and deployment process, you will not be prompted for
any information, making this an unattended update and deployment of
your system.