Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Version 1.0.3 Quick Reference Guide
Dell™ Systems Build and Update Utility 1.0.3
Quick Reference Guide
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Contents
1 About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Who Should Read This Document? . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How Will This Document Help Me?
How Do I Use This Document?
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2 Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility Overview
What Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility Offers
What Can I Do With Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility?
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3 Before You Begin With The Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility
Prerequisites And Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Supported Operating Systems
Supported Systems
Are There Other Dell Documents I Might Need?
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How Do I Get Technical Assistance?
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Contents 3
4 Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5 Server Operating System Installation . . . 21
How Do I Access the SOI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Anything Else I Should Know?
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If you are installing an operating system on
your system
If you are configuring controllers
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6 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
How do I Access Firmware Update? . . . . . . . . . . 23
What is the Repository?
Anything Else I Should Know?
If you face any prerequisite failure
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If you use your custom repository
for firmware updates
If you plan to downgrade the firmware
If some of the updates fail
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If you are using a USB key as your
source repository
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7 Update Utility Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Contents
How do I Access Update Utility Creation? . . . . . . . 27
What is the Source Repository?
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How do I Use The Customized Repository? . . . . . . . 28
Anything Else I Should Know?
If you create multiple custom repositories in the
same location
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If you are using a USB key as your
destination location
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8 Hardware Configuration
Scripting Tool
How Do I Access The Hardware Configuration
Scripting Tool?
How Do I Access The Command Line Interface?
Some Questions About Configuring Hardware
How Do I Know Which Components
To Configure?
Where Do I Get More Information On
RAID Controllers?
How Do I Know Which BIOS Setup Options
Are Available On My System?
When Setting the Boot Sequence for Devices,
What Happens If I Choose A Device That Is
Not On My System?
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How Do I Use The .ini File To Deploy My System?
One-To-One Scenario (.ini file on USB key)
One-To-Many Scenario
Anything Else I Should Know?
If you are creating a virtual disk
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If you are using a USB key as
your destination location
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Contents 5
9 Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
How Do I Access Content Manager? . . . . . . . . . . 35
How Do I Get Server Update Utility Application
Using Content Manager?
How Do I Create The Customized Repository
On A Network Share Using Content Manager?
How Will Checking For Repository
Updates Help Me?
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Anything Else I Should Know?
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If you create a customized repository
with only Windows packages
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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Index
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6 Contents
About This Document
It is strongly recommended that you read this section, "Dell Systems Build
and Update Utility Overview," and "Before You Begin With The Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility" before proceeding further.
Who Should Read This Document?
This document is for system administrators who are responsible for deploying
and updating Dell™ systems in their organizations.
As an existing Dell customer, you may have been using:
• Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant
• Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit
You will have to re-orient your deployment and update processes to be in line
with the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility that is replacing the first
product and offers functionalities of the second and third products listed above.
How Will This Document Help Me?
This document introduces you to the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility,
and give tips on how to make the product effective in helping you streamline
your deployment and update procedures for Dell systems.
• If you are a first-time user of this product, this document will help you set
up your systems prior to, during, and after using the Dell Systems Build
and Update Utility.
• If you are an existing user of any of the products listed above, this
document will help you understand how and where this product now fits
in the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, and also help you set up
your systems to continue getting benefits of your earlier product. It will
also help you use the unified and integrated features of the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility to leverage the benefits without having to
dramatically change your existing deployment and update processes.
About This Document 7
This document focuses only on setting up your Dell systems to use the Dell
Systems Build and Update Utility effectively and efficiently, and the possible
scenarios in which to use this utility.
How Do I Use This Document?
This document provides an overview of the various modules of the Dell
Systems Build and Update Utility and the possible scenarios in which you
might use them. However, it does not cover all scenarios and possibilities.
For specific information on Dell products whose functionalities are now
provided by the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, see "Are There Other
Dell Documents I Might Need?."
Depending on the Dell systems you want to deploy, redeploy or update, it is
recommended that you use the document as follows.
Table 1-1. Organization of Information in This Guide
Topics For Dell systems For Dell PowerEdge SC
systems
Information on this
document, its intended
audience, purpose, and
organization
Overview of the Dell
Systems Build and Update
Utility and what
functionalities it offers
What you need before
proceeding to use the Dell
Systems Build and Update
Utility and where to get
other information that you
may need while using this
utility.
Important information
about the entry point to
the Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility
"About This Document" "About This Document"
"Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility Overview"
"Before You Begin With
The Dell Systems Build
and Update Utility"
"Boot Menu" "Boot Menu"
"Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility Overview"
"Before You Begin With
The Dell Systems Build
and Update Utility"
8 About This Document
Table 1-1. Organization of Information in This Guide (continued)
Topics For Dell systems For Dell PowerEdge SC
systems
Information about the
Server Operating System
Installation module
Important information
about the Firmware Update
module
Important information
about the Update Utility
Creation module
Important information
about the Hardware
Configuration Scripting
Tool
Important information
about the Content
Manager tool
"Server Operating System
Installation"
"Firmware Update" Not applicable
"Update Utility Creation" Not applicable
"Hardware Configuration
Scripting Tool"
"Content Manager" "Content Manager"
"Server Operating System
Installation"
Not applicable
Now that you have an idea of what this document is about and how to use it
to easily access the information you want, see "Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility Overview" to get an overview of Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility and the functionalities it offers.
About This Document 9
10 About This Document
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview
This section provides an overview of the Dell™ Systems Build and Update
Utility. This section helps you to understand the functionalities that the Dell
Systems Build and Update Utility provides to update and deploy your Dell
systems.
If you are an existing user of the Dell OpenManage™ products, see "What
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Offers."
If you are a first-time user, see "What Can I Do With Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility?."
What Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Offers
Table 2-1 lists the Dell OpenManage products that are either replaced by or
whose functionality is now available in Dell Systems Build and Update Utility.
Table 2-1. What Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Offers
What You Were Using Earlier Is Available In Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility As
Dell OpenManage Server Assistant Server Operating System Installation
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Hardware Configuration Scripting Tool
• Firmware Update
• Update Utility Creation
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview 11
What Can I Do With Dell Systems Build and Update Utility?
Table 2-2 lists the functionalities of the Dell Systems Build and Update
Utility to deploy and update your Dell systems.
Table 2-2. Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Functionalities
You Want To Go To For
Run Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility on your system.
Install an operating system on
your system (one-to-one)
Update your system firmware
(Baseboard Management
Controller [BMC], Dell Remote
Access Controller [DRAC],
Redundant Array of
Independent Disks [RAID]) and
BIOS in a pre-operating system
environment.
Update your system firmware
and install operating system.
Customize the Server Update
Utility and use it to update your
Dell system one-to-one
(requires an operating system on
your system).
Use the customized repository
on a CD or DVD to update your
system one-to-one.
"Boot Menu" Dell systems (including
PowerEdge
systems)
"Server Operating
System Installation"
"Firmware Update" Dell systems (excluding
1
"Firmware Update"
2
"Server Operating
System Installation"
"Update Utility
Creation"
"Update Utility
Creation"
Dell systems (including
PowerEdge SC systems)
PowerEdge SC systems)
1
Dell systems
(excluding PowerEdge
SC systems)
2 Dell systems
(including PowerEdge
SC systems)
Dell systems (excluding
PowerEdge SC systems)
Dell systems (excluding
PowerEdge SC systems)
™ SC
12 Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview
Table 2-2. Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Functionalities (continued)
You Want To Go To For
Deploy multiple systems
(update your systems’ firmware
and install operating system on
them)
Update firmware and BIOS in a
pre-operating system
environment on multiple
systems.
Deploy multiple systems
(configure the hardware).
Download the latest Server
Update Utility ISO image from
Dell online at ftp.dell.com.
Create your customized
repository using the Dell Server
Updates DVD or from Dell
online at ftp.dell.com.
Check for the latest updates by
comparing your local or
customized repository with the
Dell online repository at
ftp.dell.com.
1
"Firmware Update"
2
"Server Operating
System Installation"
"Firmware Update" Dell systems (excluding
"Hardware Configuration
Scripting Tool"
"Content Manager" Dell systems (including
1
Dell systems
(excluding PowerEdge
SC systems)
2 Dell systems
(including PowerEdge
SC systems)
PowerEdge SC systems)
Dell systems (excluding
PowerEdge SC systems)
PowerEdge SC systems)
NOTE: Content Manager
runs on supported
Microsoft Windows and
Linux operating systems.
"Content Manager" Dell systems (including
PowerEdge SC systems)
NOTE: Content Manager
runs on supported
Microsoft Windows and
Linux operating systems.
"Content Manager" Dell systems (including
PowerEdge SC systems)
NOTE: Content Manager
runs on supported
Microsoft Windows and
Linux operating systems.
Now that you have an overview of Dell Systems Build and Update Utility and
what functionalities it offers, read "Before You Begin With The Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility" to see what you should have before you begin using
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility in your environment.
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Overview 13
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