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
Using the Systems Build and Update Utility 31
3
Select the appropriate operating system, choose whether you want to
create a utility partition, and click
Continue
.
NOTE: The utility partition does not have DOS-based RAID tools.
For this procedure, let us assume that you select the Microsoft Windows
2003 Server Service Pack 2 operating system and choose to create a
utility partition.
The
Select RAID Configuration
screen appears.
4
Indicate whether you want to apply the RAID configuration that you
specified while configuring your system hardware in the
Hardware
Configuration
module or retain the existing RAID configuration on your
system and click
Continue
.
The
Configure the Disk Partition for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Service Pack 2
screen
appears.
5
Select the file system for boot partition, enter the size of the virtual disk
available, and click
Continue
.
The
Network Adapter(s) Configuration
screen appears.
6
Enter the appropriate information about the network adapters on your
system. Click
Continue
.
The
Enter Configuration Information for Microsoft Windows 2003
Server Service Pack 2
screen appears.
7
Fill in the appropriate fields and click
Continue
.
The
Operating System Installation Summary
screen appears.
8
You can change your configuration settings until this point by
clicking
Back
.
You can also save your configuration and export it for later use by clicking
Go Back to Home Page
. In this case, continue the current procedure from
step 9.
To apply the configuration on your system immediately, click
Apply Now
.
In this case, continue the current procedure from step 11.
NOTE: The Apply Now option is enabled only if you have not selected any
system on the Select System (s) screen.