Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Version 2.2 User Manual

Dell Systems Build And Update Utility Version 2.2 User's Guide

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

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WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Contents

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2

1 About Dell OpenManage Systems Build And Update Utility................................................5

Information Organization In The Guide.....................................................................................................................5

What’s New In This Release.....................................................................................................................................5

Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................6

Lifecycle Controller GUI Transition....................................................................................................................6

Firmware Update Module.........................................................................................................................................6

Updating Your System Firmware........................................................................................................................7

Hardware Configuration Module..............................................................................................................................7

Configuring Your System Hardware On Your Current System...........................................................................7

Configuring Your System Hardware On Your Current System For Multiple Systems........................................8

Server Operating System Installation Module..........................................................................................................9

Installing The Operating System........................................................................................................................9

Other Documents You May Need...........................................................................................................................12

Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................12

2 Launching SBUU.......................................................................................................................13

Launching SBUU On A Local System.....................................................................................................................13

Launching SBUU On A Remote System..................................................................................................................13

3 Using SBUU In Different Scenarios.......................................................................................15

Deploying Your Current Bare-Metal Dell System...................................................................................................15

Deploying More Than One System With The Same Configuration.........................................................................17

Deploying More Than One System With Slightly Different Configurations............................................................19

Deploying Multiple Systems Of Different Models...................................................................................................19

Deploying Multiple Systems With The Same Configuration And Different Operating Systems.............................19

Reusing Configuration Files....................................................................................................................................21

Creating Bootable USB...........................................................................................................................................22

Creating an ISO image............................................................................................................................................22

4 Frequently Asked Questions....................................................................................................23

About Dell OpenManage Systems Build And Update Utility

Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) based one-to-one deployment and update tool for of the Dell Systems. It is available at support.dell.com and as part of the

Management Tools and Documentation

Hardware Configuration. These modules enable you to update BIOS and firmware in the pre-operating system environment, apply these settings on the current system or on multiple systems, and install the operating system.

DVD. It has modules such as Server OS Installation (SOI), Firmware Update, and

Information Organization In The Guide

To See

Configure your system hardware. Configuring Your System Hardware and Configuring Your

System Hardware

Install an operating system on your system. Installing the Operating System

Create customized bootable media to deploy multiple systems (different platforms) of your choice.

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.

Using SBUU In Different Scenarios

Updating Your System Firmware

Dell Systems

What’s New In This Release

The release highlights of SBUU are:

• Added support for the following operating systems:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (64–bit)

– Microsoft Windows Server 2012

– Windows PE 4.0

– VMware ESXi 5.1 Flash

– VMware ESXi 5.1 HDD

– VMware ESX 4.1 U3

– VMware ESXi 4.1 U3 Flash

– VMware ESXi 4.1 U3 HDD

– Citrix XenServer 6.1

• Added support for booting to Lifecycle Controller GUI, embedded on 12G and 11G systems that offers comprehensive system management features including operating system deployment and server updates without any tools or additional downloads.

• Added support for configuring a Full Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) as iDRAC7 SNMP trap destination.

• 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

The boot menu is displayed.

2. On the Advanced Options screen, select USCBOOT to reboot the system to Lifecycle Controller.

Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation

NOTE: Lifecycle Controller boot is supported on PowerEdge 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.

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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

Updating Your System Firmware

1. On the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen, click Firmware Update on the left pane.

The Repository Selection screen is displayed.

2. Specify the location where the update files repository resides. The options available are:

– NFS Share

– SMB Share

– CD/DVD Media

– USB

NOTE: To compare your system component status with a different version of the Server Update Utility, provide the location of the Server Update Utility on the Repository Selection screen.

If you select NFS, enter the IP Address/Hostname and Network Share details.

If you select SMB, enter the IP Address/Hostname, Network Share, User Name, and Password details.

3. Click Continue.

The comparison report is displayed on the Comparison Report screen.

If the media is unavailable the following error message appears:

Unable to recognize the media. It may be blank, damaged, or the format is not supported.

4. Click OK and insert the media.

5. Click Continue.

NOTE: You can selectively upgrade components depending on your requirement. However, you cannot perform selective downgrades.

6. Select any components that you want to upgrade and click Systems Build and Update Utility Home.

NOTE: SBUU saves the information about the repository and the selections you made on the Comparison Report screen. These updates are applied during the actual deployment.

7. To update your current system, click Apply/Export Configuration.

The Configure Apply/Export Options screen is displayed.

8. Select Apply Configuration to Current System and click Apply/Export.

The progress bar is displayed after which your system reboots with the firmware updates configured.

Hardware Configuration Module

The Hardware Configuration module in SBUU enables you to configure your system’s BMC, DRAC, RAID, and BIOS.

Once you save the configuration settings, you can use the tool to generate the .ini file and apply these configuration settings across multiple systems.

NOTE: FQDN feature is available on Dell PowerEdge yx2x (12G) and later systems. On systems prior to 12G, provide a valid IP address in the text box.

Configuring Your System Hardware On Your Current System

1. On the Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen, click Hardware Configuration on the left pane.

The Configuration Status Summary screen is displayed.

2. On the Component screen, click the individual component buttons to configure the components.

– RAID

– BMC/DRAC/iDRAC

– BIOS

NOTE: If you configure RAID manually and use SBUU to install an operating system on a master system, you need to manually configure RAID on the target system as well.

3. Click Save Settings → Go Back to Configuration Summary.

4. Click Save Settings and Go Back to Home Page.

5. Click Apply/Export Configuration.

The Configure Apply/Export Options screen is displayed with the Apply Configuration to Current System option selected, by default.

6. Click Apply/Export.

A progress bar is displayed indicating that the configuration changes you saved in step 3 are being applied to your system.

After the changes are applied, your system reboots automatically and is ready for use with the updated configuration.

Configuring Your System Hardware On Your Current System For Multiple Systems

1. On the Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen, click Change near System(s) Selection on the left pane.

The Select System(s) screen is displayed

2. Select the system(s) on which you want to deploy the hardware configuration.

NOTE: To generate a bootable ISO image to deploy a hardware configuration to multiple systems, select all the required systems on the Select System(s) screen.

3. Click Save Settings.

The Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen is displayed listing the selected systems under System(s) Selection.

4. Click Hardware Configuration on the left pane.

The Configuration Status Summary screen is displayed.

5. On the Component screen, click the individual component buttons to configure the components.

– RAID

– BMC/DRAC/iDRAC

– BIOS

6. After you configure fields on each component screen, click Save Settings → Go Back to Configuration Summary.

7. Click Save Settings and Go Back to Home Page.

8. Click Apply/Export Configuration.

The Configure Apply/Export Options screen is displayed with the Create Auto-Deployment Bootable Image option selected, by default.

9. Click Destination and specify the location where you want to save the bootable ISO image.

10. Click Continue, and then click Apply/Export.

NOTE: If the destination you specified is not a bootable USB key, burn the ISO image using any media burning software application.

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