Users Guide

68 Using Systems Build and Update Tools to Install an Operating System
Installing Your Operating System
Perform the following steps to determine if an operating system has been
installed on your system:
1
Ensure that the keyboard, mouse, and monitor are connected to your
system, and turn on your system.
2 Read and accept the software license agreement to continue.
If a message stating that bootable drives do not exist or that an operating
system was not found appears, then an operating system has not been
installed on your system. Have your operating system CD available and
continue with the procedure below.
If an operating system is pre-installed on your system, it is not necessary to
continue with this process. See your operating system’s installation
document and follow those instructions to complete the installation process.
Perform the following steps to install an operating system on your system:
1
Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into
the DVD drive.
2 Restart your system and boot from the DVD.
The
Boot Menu appears.
3 Select Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to go to the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility Home
screen.
4 Click Configure against Server OS Installation or click Server OS
Installation
on the left-hand pane.
5 Follow the step-by-step instructions to configure your hardware and to
install your operating system.
For additional information about installing RAID, see Getting Started With
RAID on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
When you use Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to install an operating
system, Dell Systems Build and Update Utility allows you to copy the relevant
systems management software installation files onto the hard drive and places the
Install Server Administrator and Delete Server Administrator Installation Files
icons on the desktop. These icons are created only if you are using
Windows Server 2003 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and are not available on the
Windows Server 2008 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.