Installing The Operating System; Running The Recovery And Update Utility - Dell DL4000 User Manual

Installing the operating system

Use the Unified Server Configurator - Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE) utility on your appliance to
recover the operating system:
1. Locate the operating system installation media.
2. Ensure you have a drive from which to run the media.
You can use a USB optical drive or a virtual media device. Virtual media is supported through iDRAC.
For more information on setting up virtual media through iDRAC, see the User Guide for your
system's iDRAC device.
If the installation media is corrupt or not readable, then USC may be unable to detect the presence of
a supported optical drive. In this case, you may receive an error message stating that no optical drive
is available. If the media is not valid (if it is the incorrect CD or DVD, for example), a message displays
requesting that you insert the correct installation media.
3. Start USC by booting the system and pressing the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo being
displayed.
4. Click OS Deployment in the left pane.
5. Click Deploy OS in the right pane.
6. Select the relevant operating system and click Next.
USC extracts the drivers required by the operating system you selected. The drivers are extracted to
an internal USB drive named OEMDRV.
NOTE: The process for extracting the drivers may take several minutes.
NOTE: All drivers copied by the OS Deployment wizard are removed after 18 hours. You must
complete the operating system installation within 18 hours for the copied drivers to be
available. To remove the drivers before the 18-hour period is over, reboot the system and press
the <F10> key to re-enter USC. Using the <F10> key to cancel the operating system installation
or to re-enter USC upon reboot removes the drivers during the 18-hour period.
7. After the drivers are extracted and USC prompts you, insert the operating system installation media.
NOTE: When installing the Microsoft Windows operating system, the extracted drivers are
automatically installed during the operating system installation.

Running the recovery and update utility

To run the Recovery and Update Utility:
1. Download the Recovery and Update Utility from dell.com/support.
2. Copy the utility to the desktop of the DL4000 Backup to Disk appliance and extract the files.
3. Double-click launchRUU.
4. When prompted, click Yes to acknowledge that you are not running any of the listed processes.
5. Click Start when the Recovery and update utility screen displays.
6. When prompted to reboot, click OK.
The Windows Server Roles and Features, ASP .NET MVC3, LSI Provider, DL Applications, OpenManage
Server Administrator and AppAssure Core Software are installed as part of the Recovery and Update
Utility.
7. Reboot your system if prompted again.
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