User's Manual

Overview 9
Dell SBUU Overview
This section provides an overview of the Systems Build and Update Utility
(SBUU). This chapter helps you understand the functionalities that SBUU
provides to update and deploy your Dell systems.
What is SBUU?
SBUU is an integrated tool for deployment and update of your Dell systems.
It has modules such as Server OS Installation, Firmware Update, and
Hardware Configuration. These modules enable you to update BIOS and
firmware in the pre-operating system environment, apply these settings on
the current system or on multiple systems, and install the operating system.
What’s New in This Release
The key new features of SBUU in this release are:
• Support for ESXi Flash
• Support for Dell Embedded OMSA on VMware embedded ESXi 4.x
hypervisor.
• Support for new BIOS options.
• Display of blade server geometry and slot number.
• Support for PERC 7 and SAS 7 controllers.
Function Overview
Table 1-2 lists SBUU functions to deploy and update your Dell systems.
Table 1-2. Dell SBUU Functions
You Want To Go To
Update your system firmware (Baseboard
Management Controller [BMC], Dell
Remote Access Controller [DRAC],
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
[RAID]) and BIOS in a pre-operating sys-
tem environment.
"Updating Your System Firmware"
Configure your system hardware. "Configuring Your System Hardware"