User's Manual

4 Contents
4 Launching the Systems Build
and Update Utility
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5 Using The Systems Build and
Update Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Flexibility That Systems Build and
Update Utility Offers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using The Systems Build and Update
Utility In Different Scenarios
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Updating Your System Firmware
. . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring Your System Hardware
. . . . . . . . 28
Installing Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deploying Your Current
("Bare-Metal") Dell System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deploying More Than One System
With the Same Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Deploying More Than One System
With Slightly Different Configuration
. . . . . . . . 36
Deploying Multiple Systems of
Different Models
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Deploying Multiple Systems With
The Same Configuration For Different
Operating Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reusing Configuration Files
. . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using Systems Build and Update
Utility After Operating System Installation
. . . . . 41
6 Important Information and
Frequently Asked Questions
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Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Important Information
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Frequently Asked Questions
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