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
32 Using the Systems Build and Update Utility
9
In the
Systems Build and Update Utility Home
screen that appears,
click
Apply/Export Configuration
.
The
Configure Apply/Export Options
screen appears with the
Apply
Configuration to Current System
option selected, by default. You can
export the operating system installation configuration for later use by
selecting
Export Configuration
.
10
Click
Apply/Export
.
The
Script Generation Progress
screen appears indicating that the
configuration is being saved.
11
If you selected the option to install the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator on the
Enter Configuration Information for Microsoft
Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2
screen, specify the location of either
the Server Administrator CD or the Server Administrator
.exe
file on
your system.
12
Insert the operating system CD/DVD when prompted.
The Systems Build and Update Utility copies the operating system files to
your system and launches the operating system installer. Your system may
reboot multiple times.
The operating system is installed and is ready to install Server Administrator.
The files to install Server Administrator are saved on the system and the
Install Server Administrator icon is saved on the desktop.