Owner's Manual

Any network or Windows share or CD/DVD that can be used as an input to the Repository must not
contain any file or folder that is not part of the Server Update Utility (SUU) content.
The selections on Set the Date and Time page in SOI shows default values (not the earlier selected
values), when the user revisits the page by clicking Back or Edit. The user selected values are stored
internally and can be applied to the specific system when the user opts to apply.
The Advanced Mode allows you to specify the size of the virtual disk. The specified value is used while
creating RAID and cannot be validated against the existing disks on the system.
The values configured in the multi-sys-config.csv file are applied only during execution. Only the options
that are shown during configuration time are applied. However, options that are not shown during
configuration, but are part of multi-sys-config.csv file are ignored.
Note: If there is any overlap in the settings between Configuration GUI and multi-sys-config.csv file, then
the settings in multi-sys-config.csv file override the changes made in the GUI.
The installation time for different versions of the Windows Server 2008 operating system varies
considerably. It is because of the differences in the software and drivers utilized in different versions of
the Windows Server 2008 operating systems and the capabilities of the installation platform. On the
Installing Windows screen, the Completing installation step, where the drivers are installed, may take
considerable time to complete.
If you configure the BIOS or iDRAC6 entry with Setup Password Override checkbox under Power section,
and then you Export the configurations and Import the same configuration and View/Edit the imported
configuration, you can see that the Setup Password Override checkbox is not selected.
Uncertified array disks, if present in the system, are displayed in the SBUU RAID configuration GUI but are
not used while creating RAID using configuration scripts.
The options shown in SBUU for BIOS tokens under Hardware Configuration screen are a superset. The
default values do not reflect the current status of the tokens. If the user selects an option, which is not
supported in the current system, applying Hardware Scripts fail. User must select a value that is
applicable on the current system.
Any operations through Systems Build and Update Utility are not allowed on systems with Non-RAID
configurations.
FQDN feature is available on Dell PowerEdge 12G systems and later. On systems prior to 12G, provide a
valid IP address in the text box.
Notes for Windows Operating Systems
Create an optical media from the Windows OS Install Support Pack and make it available for SBUU, when
prompted.
During Windows installation, the system automatically logs in to finish the post installation tasks and
then automatically logs out. It is recommended that you do not perform any task until the system has
automatically logged out. The installation might end abnormally if it is interrupted.
If you enable "Console Redirection":
• A dialog box is displayed with the message that an “Expanded Memory Support (EMS)
connection has been discovered during the operating system installation.”
If the platform supports Windows HPC 2008 or Windows HPC 2008 R2 editions, select Windows 2008
(64 bit) and Windows 2008 R2 (64 bit) respectively on the Configure Server OS Installation page, and use
the appropriate Windows media when prompted.
Notes for the Tool to Create Bootable USB
The following commands/rpm should be installed for the tool to work:
udevinfo,mtools,parted (minimum version required is 1.6.25.1),
grub-install (grub) and lsusb.