User's Manual

A: Select the system that you want to configure. In the left pane, SBUU displays the components that you
can configure. Click the component. The right pane displays the options that you can configure for the
selected component.
Q: Where do I get more information on RAID controllers?
A: For more details on RAID controllers, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line
Interface Reference Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Q: How do I know which BIOS setup options are available on my system?
A: Go to the boot menu screen and select Linux Command Line Interface. Use the SYSCFG tool to see
the list of options available on your system.
Q: When setting the boot sequence for devices, what happens if I choose a device that is not on my
system?
A: The configuration utility selects the boot devices in the sequence that you specify for boot order.
However, if you choose a device that is not present on your system, the utility ignores the device, selects
the remaining boot devices, and lists them based on the specified order.
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.
Q: What happens if I want to delete a virtual disk that is one of the virtual disks that was created using a
particular array disk?
A: All the virtual disks created on that array disk are selected for deletion.
Q: What should I do if I am not able to configure Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) using
SBUU?
A: Ensure that the Fast Initialization parameter of the RAID controller is set to ON and try again. This
setting is the factory default for all RAID controllers.
Q: Using SBUU, can I configure RAID on a system with a SATA 2s controller connected to a hard drive?
A: SBUU does not support RAID configuration on any system with a SATA 2s controller connected to a
hard drive. To configure RAID on such a system, use the <Ctrl><A> option or set the hard drive
configuration to Native mode through BIOS.
Q: I have multiple SCSI and RAID controllers on my system. How can I set the order in which SBUU
looks for controllers?
A: SBUU uses the controller listed first in the BIOS boot order list. If you want to use another controller for
the operating system, go to the BIOS setup (by pressing <F2> as the system starts) and set the controller
as the first boot device.
Q: What should I do if I find one or more virtual disks are in a failed or degraded state?
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