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Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview 11
Dell Systems Build and Update
Utility Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Systems Build and Update Utility.
This chapter helps you understand the functionalities that the Systems Build
and Update Utility provides to update and deploy your Dell systems.
What is the Systems Build and Update Utility?
The Systems Build Update and Utility is an integrated tool for deployment
and update of your Dell systems. It has modules such as Server OS
Installation, Firmware Update, and Hardware Configuration. These
modules enable you to update BIOS and firmware in the pre-operating
system environment, apply these settings on the current system or on
multiple systems, and install the operating system.
For example, if you have bought a new Dell system, you can use the Systems
Build Update and Utility to update the system firmware, configure your
system hardware, and install a supported operating system. If you have an
existing Dell system, you can use the Systems Build Update and Utility to
update to the latest firmware, modify the hardware configuration, and install
a new operating system. You can perform these operations on your existing
system (one-to-one) or create bootable media for multiple systems of
different models of your choice.
What’s New in This Release
The key new features of the Systems Build and Update Utility in this release
are:
• The three main modules— Server OS Installation, Firmware Update ,
and Hardware Configuration
—are now interlinked such that you can
configure all the three modules at the same time and apply the
configuration as required.
• You can apply
Hardware Configuration settings to your current system in
the same session.