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
26 Using the Systems Build and Update Utility
– You can perform the following deployment or 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.
•
Choice of creating bootable media:
You can create bootable media for a
set of systems you select and then use the same media to boot each system
in the set. If you select the USB drive as the destination for the image, the
Systems Build and Update Utility gives you the option to make the
USB device bootable and directly boot the system with the device.
•
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 apply the firmware updates, apply the hardware
configuration, and finally install the operating system, as applicable.
All through this update and deployment process, you are not prompted for
any information, making this an unattended update and deployment of
your system.
NOTE: Content Manager is no longer available on the Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD. To access Content Manager, use version 5.5 of the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
Using the Systems Build and Update Utility in
Different Scenarios
This section describes some of the possible scenarios in which you can use the
Systems Build and Update Utility. These scenarios are meant to give you an
idea on how to effectively use the Systems Build and Update Utility. They are
not necessarily the only ways to use this tool nor are they the only scenarios in
which you can use this tool.
Dell recommends that at any point during your update and deployment
process, you see the online help for details about a particular screen.