User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview
- Before You Begin Using the Systems Build and Update Utility
- Launching the Systems Build and Update Utility
- Using the Systems Build and Update Utility
- Flexibility That the Systems Build and Update Utility Offers
- Using the Systems Build and Update Utility in Different Scenarios
- Updating Your System Firmware
- Configuring Your System Hardware
- Installing the Operating System
- Deploying Your Current ("Bare-Metal") Dell System
- Deploying More Than One System With the Same Configuration
- Deploying More Than One System With Slightly Different Configurations
- Deploying Multiple Systems of Different Models
- Deploying Multiple Systems With the Same Configuration for Different Operating Systems
- Reusing Configuration Files
- Important Information and Frequently Asked Questions
- Glossary
- Index
Before You Begin Using the Systems Build and Update Utility 17
Supported Operating Systems
For the list of operating systems that the Systems Build and Update Utility
supports, see the readme.txt file 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.
Supported Systems
For the list of Dell systems supported for this version of the Systems Build
and Update Utility, see the readme.txt file 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 Either of the following:
• DVD drive and
Dell Server Updates
DVD
• A network share with the Server Update Utility
content and knowledge of setting up the Network File
System (NFS) or Microsoft
®
Windows
®
share.
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