User's Manual

Launching SBUU 17
Table 2-1 lists the options and their descriptions available on this screen.
You may want to use SBUU in any of the following possible 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
Table 2-1. Boot Menu Options
Boot Menu Option Action
Dell SBUU Takes you to the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
Home screen.
Optical Media
(CD/DVD) Check
Checks if the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD you inserted has any errors.
Skip Optical Media
(CD/DVD) Boot - Boot
to Hard Drive
Enables you to boot from your system hard drive.
DTK Command Line
Interface (Linux)
Takes you to the Deployment Tool Kit (DTK) Command Line
Interface (only on systems running Linux).
NOTE: This option is not available on Dell PowerEdge™ SC
systems.
F1 Help Takes you to the navigation help.
F2 Language Enables you to choose the language.
F3 Advanced Options Activates the DTK Command Line Interface (Linux) option.
NOTE: This option is not available on Dell PowerEdge SC
systems.