User's Manual

Overview 9
• A common network share or a USB key for the following actions:
– Export your configuration
– Save your customizable bootable image
• A common network share or a USB key to save your customized bootable
image.
• A common network share to save logs for each system on your network
share. These logs can be a useful reference if you want to troubleshoot any
problem your systems might have encountered during deployment.
Server Operating System Installation Requirements
• Operating system media or a network share or a USB key on which to save
the operating system ISO image.
•
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD (if you want to
install Dell OpenManage System Administrator). This is not applicable for
Dell PowerEdge SC systems.
•Basic knowledge of RAID.
• If you are using SBUU image downloaded from the support site and you
want to install Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows OS Install
Support Pack.
Firmware Update Requirements
Either of the following:
•DVD drive and Dell Server Updates DVD
• A network share with the Server Update Utility content and knowledge of
setting up the NFS or Microsoft Windows
share.
Hardware Configuration Requirements
•Basic knowledge of BIOS, RAID, BMC, and DRAC.
USC Transition
1 Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD in
your media drive.
The boot menu is displayed.