Troubleshooting

24 Optmizing Dell Server Deployment – System Build & Update Utility(SBUU)
Case Study: Deploying 5 Servers - SBUU Real Time Deployment vs. Manual
Deployment Time
1:N – Case Study - Manual deployment Vs. SBUU Deployment Figure 7.
Table 3. 1:N – Case Study - Time Stamp Manual vs. SBUU Deployment
Case with 5
deployable
Servers
Manual Server Setup (in Minutes)
Using SBUU Server Setup (in
Minutes)
Server 1
161
111
Server 2*
161
80
Server 3*
161
80
Server 4*
161
80
Server 5*
161
80
Total Setup Time
for 5 Servers
deployment (in
minutes)
805
431
Total Time (in
Hrs.)
13.42 Hrs. with 67% human
intervention on the whole
7.18 Hrs. with 19% human
intervention on the whole
Note: For Servers 2 to 5 the custom ISO can be used; it saves time (almost to half
man hours).
Using SBUU
1:N
deployment,
Time taken
to deploy 5
servers =
13.42 Hrs
Using SBUU
1:N
deployment,
Time taken
to deploy 5
servers = 7.18
Hrs
1:N