Owner's Manual

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Utility on a system with the SAS 5/iR or SAS 6/iR controller, ensure
at least two hard drives are connected.
* Systems Build and Update Utility does not support RAID
Configuration on any system with a SATA 2s controller connected to
one hard drive. To install Systems Build and Update Utility on a
system with the SATA 2S controller, set the hard drive configuration
to "Native Mode" in the BIOS setup or configure RAID using the
"Ctrl+A" option.
* If a USB flash device is connected to the system, Systems Build and
Update Utility may fail to install the operating system. To resolve
the issue, perform one of the following actions:
- Remove the USB flash device.
- In the BIOS setup, under "Boot Order," move the "USB Device"
selection to the end of the list.
* The "View Hardware" feature in Systems Build and Update Utility
does not provide information on devices that are connected to the
chassis. The current listing of devices is not complete and does not
include devices such as Fibre Channel cards and Dell Remote Access
Controller 5 (DRAC 5).
* Use of localized special characters might cause the Systems Build
and Update Utility GUI to freeze intermittently.
* If there are multiple SAS or RAID controllers on the system,
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.
* It is not recommended to start the server setup program if any
virtual disks are in a failed or degraded state. Use the RAID
controller's firmware utility (<Ctrl><A> or <Ctrl><M> or <Ctrl><R> or
<Ctrl><C> during boot) to reset the RAID controller's state. If an
array disk is removed, the firmware utility may indicate the
configuration has changed. Accepting these changes on the command
line may not be enough; enter the firmware utility and reset the
controller.
* The Server Setup program might fail if it runs when scrubbing is
active on a RAID virtual disk.
* Systems Build and Update Utility does not identify the boot device
when PERC (4DC/3DC) is in cluster mode and the adapter's BIOS is