User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell Systems Build And Update Utility Version 2.2 User's Guide
- About Dell OpenManage Systems Build And Update Utility
- Launching SBUU
- Using SBUU In Different Scenarios
- Deploying Your Current Bare-Metal Dell System
- Deploying More Than One System With The Same Configuration
- Deploying More Than One System With Slightly Different Configurations
- Deploying Multiple Systems Of Different Models
- Deploying Multiple Systems With The Same Configuration And Different Operating Systems
- Reusing Configuration Files
- Creating Bootable USB
- Creating an ISO image
- Frequently Asked Questions
• Added support for the following Network Interface Cards (NICs), Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), and
Fibre Channels (FCs):
– QLogic QLE2660 Single Port FC16 HBA
– QLogic QLE2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA
– QLogic QME2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezzanine
– Emulex LPm16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezz
– Intel I350 2 x 1Gb BT + X520 2 x 10Gb SFP+ Rack NDC
NOTE: While deploying the operating system, ensure that no external storage is connected to the FCs.
Prerequisites
This section lists the prerequisites for using SBUU and other helpful information:
• Dell system with minimum memory of 512 MB.
• DVD drive, Dell Server Updates media, and Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media (to
install Dell OpenManage System Administrator).
• A Network File System (NFS) or multiple Samba network shares.
NOTE: If you do not have network connectivity for the system you are deploying, make sure that you have
multiple USB drives.
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_<version number>.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 and Windows 2012 (64–bit).
Lifecycle Controller GUI Transition
1. Insert the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
media in your media drive.
The boot menu is displayed.
2. On the Advanced Options screen, select USCBOOT to reboot the system to Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller boot is supported on PowerEdge
yx2x
and
yx1x
systems. You have an option to use
Lifecycle Controller GUI or continue with SBUU.
NOTE: Make sure that iDRAC6/BMC and UEFI BIOS is preset and configured, and System Services and
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) are enabled.
Firmware Update Module
The Firmware Update module in SBUU enables you to update the BIOS and firmware versions of your Dell systems in a
pre-operating system environment. This module:
• Inventories your system.
• Enables you to select your own repository.
• Generates a comparison report.
NOTE: A comparison report is a comparison of the currently installed version of each component on the
existing system with the repository component version for the same system.
• Enables you to upgrade the system components
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