User's Manual

Important Information and Frequently Asked Questions 43
Q: Does SBUU support RAID configuration on systems with SAS 5/IR
controller cards?
A: On systems with SAS 5/IR controller cards connected to more than
two disks, SBUU supports only advanced RAID configuration. In Advanced
mode, you must select a disk with the lowest drive ID for RAID configuration.
Q: Why does the Novell
®
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 10
operating system installation sometimes fail on systems equipped with
multiple RAID and SCSI controllers?
A: When two or more RAID or SCSI controllers are present, install Novell
SLES I0 with only one configured RAID or SCSI controller. Configure the
other controllers after you install the Novell 10 operating system.
Server Operating System Installation
Important Information
The Server Operating System Installation (SOI) module in SBUU enables
you to install Dell-supported operating systems on your Dell
systems . SOI
also maps the operating system you want to install to your
system and installs
the requisite drivers. It also has a simple interface to configure Dell-supported
storage controllers.
You can use SOI to:
• deploy an operating system on your "bare-metal" Dell system (that is,
when your system does not have an operating system installed on it).
• "repurpose" your system (that is, your system already has an operating
system installed on it, and you want to install a different operating system).
• extract drivers and save them on a directory on your system.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What happens if I install a new operating system on my system that
already has an operating system?
A: If you already have an operating system on your system (that is, if you are
"repurposing" your system), and you use the SOI to install a different
operating system, the existing operating system is removed and data is
deleted from your system.