Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Version 2.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 About Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility................................................5 Information Organization In The Guide.....................................................................................................................5 What’s New in This Release.....................................................................................
About Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility 1 Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility (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.
NOTE: This is not applicable for PowerEdge SC systems. • Basic knowledge of RAID, BIOS, BMC, and DRAC. • Windows operating system install support pack, CDUW_DVD_.iso NOTE: This is applicable only if you download the SBUU image from support.dell.com and you want to install Microsoft Windows Server 2008. USC Transition Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media in your media drive. 1. The boot menu is displayed. 2. Press .
The comparison report is displayed on the Comparison Report screen. If the media is unavailable the following error message appears: Unable to recognize the media. It may be blank, damaged, or the format is not supported. 4. Click OK and insert the media. 5. Click Continue. NOTE: You can selectively upgrade components depending on your requirement. However, you cannot perform selective downgrades. 6. Select any components that you want to upgrade and click Systems Build and Update Utility Home.
Configuring Your System Hardware On Your Current System For Multiple Systems 1. On the Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen, click Change near System(s) Selection on the left pane. 2. Select the system(s) on which you want to deploy the hardware configuration. The Select System(s) screen is displayed NOTE: To generate a bootable ISO image to deploy a hardware configuration to multiple systems, select all the required systems on the Select System(s) screen. 3. Click Save Settings.
The Set the Date and Time screen is displayed. NOTE: If you want to install ESXi flash or HDD, insert a SD card or USB key. NOTE: For yx2x systems, on selecting the ESXi flash version for installation, SBUU enables the embedded SD card and internal USB through DTK syscfg . To apply these tokens, the system enters Lifecycle Controller. 2. Make the required changes and click Continue. The Select an Operating System to Install screen is displayed. 3. Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Installing Citrix XenServer 6.0 Using Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD The iDRAC console is taken as an example for installing Citrix XenServer 6.0. 1. In the iDRAC console, selectVirtual Console/Media → Launch Virtual Console . 2. Click Add Image and navigate to the location where the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD is located. 3. Select the check box adjacent to the Mapped field.
Installing Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Using SBUU ISO The iDRAC console is taken as an example for installing Windows 2008 R2 SP1. 1. In the iDRAC console, select Virtual Console/Media → Launch Virtual Console . 2. Click Add Image and navigate to the location where SBUU ISO is located. 3. Select the check box adjacent to the Mapped field of the SBUU ISO image. NOTE: WinPE is required for booting SBUU on Windows operating systems. The Systems Build and Update Utility home page screen is displayed. 4.
Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Select your support category. 3. If you are not a U.S. customer, select your country code at the bottom of the support.dell.com page, or select All to see more choices. 4.
Launching SBUU 2 You can launch Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) on a local system or a remote system. Launching SBUU On A Local System To launch SBUU locally, you can use the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media, the SBUU ISO image or the bootable USB media: 1. Insert the relevant media in your system’s optical drive/USB drive. 2. Reboot your system. The boot menu screen is displayed. For creating a bootable USB media, see Creating Bootable USB .
Using SBUU in Different Scenarios 3 This section describes some of the possible scenarios in which you can use the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU). Deploying Your Current Bare-Metal Dell System In this scenario, you can see how to update and deploy your current system.
1. Update your system firmware, if required. See Firmware Update Module. 2. Configure your system hardware and make sure you click Save Settings before you navigate away from a component screen. See Hardware Configuration Module. NOTE: Ensure that you configure Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) to proceed beyond the Configure RAID screen in the Configure Server Operating System Installation module. 3.
You can view, edit, or reset the configuration for the module(s) by clicking View, Edit, or Reset, respectively. 4. On the Systems Build and Update Utility Home, click Apply/Export Configuration. The Configure Apply/Export Options screen is displayed. 5. Provide your inputs as required and click Continue. NOTE: You can choose to configure the multi-system configuration file so that system settings are taken from this file.
1. On the Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen, click Change against System(s) Selection on the left pane. The Select System(s) screen is displayed. NOTE: Make sure that you click Select Systems to enable the Create Auto-deployment Bootable Image on the Select Options screen. 2. Select PowerEdge R720 from the list and click the right arrow. 3. Click Save Settings and return to the Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen. 4. Configure the Systems Build and Update Utility modules.
Deploying More Than One System With Slightly Different Configurations In this scenario, you can deploy more than one supported system with slightly different configurations. For example, you can configure 50 PowerEdge R720 systems with different cards, controllers, hard drives, memory, and so on. • The controller type must be the same as that you configured. • The configured RAID level and RAID policy must be supported by the existing controller.
1. Create a bootable ISO image to deploy an operating system, for example, Windows Server 2008 operating system. Enter the result of your step here (optional). See Creating an ISO image. 2. On the Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen, click Server Operating System Installation. 3. On the Select an Operating System to Install screen, select Windows Server 2008.
You now have three ISO images for the three operating systems you want to install on multiple systems. 6. Create three different bootable media for the ISO images, respectively. 7. Boot the corresponding number of systems with the corresponding bootable media to install the required operating systems. Reusing Configuration Files In this scenario, you can import and reuse a configuration file that you created and exported in an earlier session.
5. Create the ISO image for this configuration. See Creating an ISO image. Creating Bootable USB You can create a bootable USB key from the Dell OpenManage media image on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise operating systems. To create a bootable USB: 1. Plug in the USB key to the system. NOTE: Make sure that no other USB media is mounted on the system. NOTE: Make sure that the size of the USB key is more than that of the media image. 2. Insert the Dell OpenManage media in the system.
Frequently Asked Questions 4 This chapter contains important information about the different modules in Dell Systems Build Update Utility (SBUU), including answers to some frequently asked questions. Q: What does the repository contain? A: The repository contains the updated BIOS, firmware, and driver components for Dell systems. The Dell Server Updates media includes the repository.
Q: What happens if I create a virtual disk by specifying the size? A: If you create a virtual disk by specifying the size (instead of using the Maximum possible size option), subsequent virtual disks that you create are bound to the controller and the array disk that you selected. This condition is valid until you exhaust all the available space on that array disk.
A: Some operating systems are not supported with some RAID controllers. See the readme.text file in the root folder for details. Q: Where can I get information on support for storage controllers and operating systems? A: Depending on the storage controllers on your system, some operating systems may not be supported. See readme.txt in the root folder of the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media or the online help for details.
