Troubleshooting

23 Optmizing Dell Server Deployment – System Build & Update Utility(SBUU)
Table 2. 1:N - Time Stamp Manual Vs. SBUU Deployment
Manual Server Setup
Using SBUU Server Setup
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
Selecting the server
list for 1:N
N/A
N/A
5
0
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
Export Configuration /
Bootable ISO
Creation**
N/A
N/A
0
10
Sub Total Time (in
Minutes)
108
53
21
90
Total Time (in
Minutes)
161
111
Total Time (in Hrs.)
2.68 Hrs.
1.85 Hrs.
Note:**Bootable ISO image creation time implies a one time 25 minutes explicit usage
in order to create a bootable ISO file in any USB/NFS/SAMBA Share while Export
configuration is saving the current settings on a share and importing the same on target
servers based on need.