User's Manual

• Added support for configuring span length during RAID creation. See Frequently Asked Questions.

• Deprecated support for the following operating systems:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (64–bit)

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (64–bit and 32–bit)

– VMware ESXi 5.1 Flash and HDD

– VMware ESX 4.1 Upgrade 3 Classic

– VMware ESXi 4.1 Upgrade 3 HDD and Flash

– Citrix XenServer 6.1

NOTE: For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems and supported operating systems, see the

osmatrix.html available at OMDVD\html\en\platform\osmatrix in the

Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation

DVD.

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.

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 screen, select Try it now – Boot to Lifecycle Controller to reboot the system to Lifecycle Controller.

NOTE: Lifecycle Controller boot is supported on PowerEdge 12G and 11G systems. You have an option to use

Lifecycle Controller GUI or continue with SBUU.

NOTE: Make sure that iDRAC 6/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.