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
34 Using the Systems Build and Update Utility
1
Update your system firmware, if required.
For
details on the
Firmware Update
, see "Firmware Update." For details on
how to use the Firmware Update module, see step 1 through step 4 under
"Updating Your System Firmware."
2
Configure your system hardware and make sure you click
Save Settings
before you navigate away from a component screen.
For details on the Hardware Configuration module, see "Hardware
Configuration." For details on how to use the Hardware Configuration
module, see "Configuring Your System Hardware."
NOTE: Ensure that you configure RAID to proceed beyond the Configure RAID
screen in the Configure Server Operating System Installation module.
3
Click
Configure
against
Server OS Installation
on the
Systems Build and
Update Utility Home
or click
Server OS Installation
on the left pane
to
proceed with configuring your system operating system installation.
For details on the Server OS Installation, see "Important Information and
Frequently Asked Questions". For details on how to use the Server OS
Installation module, see "Installing the Operating System."
4
When you have completed configuring the three modules, you can view,
edit, or reset the configuration for the modules by clicking the
View
,
Edit
,
or
Reset
options, respectively.