Troubleshooting

22 Optmizing Dell Server Deployment – System Build & Update Utility(SBUU)
Table 1. 1:1 - Time Stamp Manual Vs. SBUU Deployment
Manual Server Setup
Using SBUU Server Setup [1:1]
Area
Attended
Time (in
Minutes)
Unattended
Time (in
Minutes)
Attended
Time (in
Minutes)
Unattended
Time (in
Minutes)
SBUU boot
N/A
N/A
0
5
Raid Configuration
3
1
1
2
Firmware update*
60
20
2
20
BIOS Configs
10
1
5
5
iDRAC Configs
5
1
3
3
Server OS
Installation
30
30
5
55
Create Bootable ISO
Image for 1:N
support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sub Total Time (in
Minutes)
108
53
16
90
Total Time (in
Minutes)
161
106
Total Time (in Hrs.)
2.68 Hrs.
1.77 Hrs.
Note : *Firmware Update without SBUU support is under the assumption that the user
uses http://support.us.dell.com
for the DUPS / EXE/ BIN files -> Manually download
them -> Install them on the target server.
1:N - SBUU Deployment Time Vs. Manual Deployment Time Figure 6.
Using SBUU
deployment
for a single
server 2.68
Hrs with 67%
of human
intervention
Using SBUU
deployment
for a single
server 1.85Hrs
with 19% of
human
intervention
1:N