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For information on creating this script, see Section 30.5.1, “Creating Dell Configuration Scripts
and Files,” on page 454 .
DRAC Configuration File: To configure DRAC 4 or earlier, specify the path and filename of
the configuration file, relative to the TFTP server’s home path. Do not specify the TFTP
location or any of the path that precedes it.
For information on creating this file, see
Section 30.5.1, “Creating Dell Configuration Scripts
and Files,” on page 454 .
Create Dell Utility Partition: To create a new Dell utility partition, select this check box, then
fill in the fields:
WARNING: If you use this option, all existing partitions on the identified disk are replaced by
the Dell utility partition. However, you can select the Overwrite Existing Dell Utility Partition
check box to update only an existing Dell utility partition. In that case, all existing partitions are
kept and the Dell server diagnostics utility files are written to the existing Dell utility partition
using the entry that you provide in the
File field.
Š
Partition Size: This partition requires 32 MB for the Dell server diagnostics utilities. Use
this field only when creating a new Dell utility partition.
Š Target Disk: This is the disk’s identifier, such as
/dev/hda
. This ID is used to determine
the disk for creating the new partition, or for updating an existing partition.
Š
File: Specify the path to the Dell utility partition file. The path must be relative to the
TFTP server’s home path.
The file is written to the partition in the process of creating a new partition or when
updating an existing partition.
Dell utility partition files are contained on the
Dell Installation and Server Management
CD. For example, for a PowerEdge 1850 system, the file is at
d:\server_assistant\pe1850\upimg.bin
. Copy the necessary files from the CD to a
path relative to the TFTP server’s home path for use in this field.
Š
Overwrite Existing Dell Utility Partition: If a Dell utility partition already exists on the
selected target disk, select this check box to simply update the partition with the newer
utility files, instead of replacing the partition.
You cannot use a ZENworks partition for the same purpose as the Dell utility partition.
However, both a Dell utility partition and a ZENworks partition can exist on the same server,
each being used for its own purposes.
IMPORTANT: The Dell utility partition relies on its version of the MBR (master boot record)
to function correctly. Grub also uses the MBR for its boot loader. If you install the Dell utility
partition, then installing the Linux operating system, the Dell version of the MBR is
overwritten by the grub version. Do one of the following to resolve this issue:
Š
Grub on the boot partition: When installing Linux, you can select to put grub on the boot
partition, rather than in the MBR (the default). However, you must set this boot partition
as
Active . Then, when the Dell utility partition writes its MBR information, it does not
conflict with grub, because its boot loader is not located in the same place.