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
28 Using the Systems Build and Update Utility
5
To update your current system, click
Apply/Export Configuration
on the
Systems Build and Update Utility Home
screen.
The
Configure Apply /Export Options
screen appears.
6
Select the
Apply Configuration to Current System
option and click
Apply/Export
.
The progress bar appears after which your system reboots with the firmware
updates configured.
NOTE: For more information on the specific Firmware Update screens and what
you can do on each screen, see the Systems Build and Update Utility online help.
Configuring Your System Hardware
On Your Current System
1
On the
Systems Build and Update Utility Home
screen, click
Configure
against
Hardware Configuration
or click
Hardware Configuration
on the
left pane.
The
Configuration Status Summary
screen appears.
2
To configure the components (RAID, DRAC, BIOS, and so on), click the
individual component buttons.
Component screens appear, on which you can configure various
components.
NOTE: If you configure RAID manually and use the Systems Build and Update
Utility to install an operating system on a master system, you need to manually
configure RAID on the target system as well.
3
After you configure fields on each component screen and before you
navigate away from the screen, click
Save Settings
and then click
Go Back
to Configuration Summary
.
4
On the
Configuration Status Summary
screen, click
Save Settings and Go
Back to Home Page
.