Announcement : Dell systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) 2.4 is available now

Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) 2.4 is published and available for download now. 

The release highlights of SBUU are:

• • Added support for the following operating systems:
    • • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions
      • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (64-bit)
      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit)
      • VMware ESXi 5.5 Flash and HDD
      • VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 Flash and HDD
      • VMware ESXi 5.0 U3 Flash and HDD

       

  •  Added support for the following Adapter cards:

• • • • Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE DA/SFP+ Network Adapter
      • Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE KR Blade Mezzanine Card
      • Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 40 GbE QSFP+ Network Adapter
      • Emulex OCe14102-UX-D Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ CNA
      • Emulex OCm14102-U3-D Dual Port 10Gb KR Blade Mezz
      • Emulex OCm14102-U2-D Dual Port 10Gb KR Blade NDC
      • Emulex OCm14104-UX-D Quad Port 10Gb DA/SFP+ Rack NDC

• Added support for Dell PowerEdge M820VRTX, PowerEdge R220, and PowerEdge R920.

• Added support for Dell PERC 9 controllers (H730P Adapter) with the following features:

• • • • RAID 10 virtual disk with uneven span.
      • Advanced 4K sector hard-disk drives.
      • T10 Protection Information (PI) for data integrity.

• Deprecated support for the following operating systems:

• • • • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
      • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64-bit)
      • VMware ESXi 5.1 U1 HDD and Flash
      • VMware ESXi 5.0 U2 HDD and Flash

Going forward, Dell recommends using Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 as replacement for SBUU as SBUU is deprecated. Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 provides improved capabilities such as: 

• Updating the system firmware. 
• Installing an operating system. 
• Updating the firmware and BIOS on multiple systems in a pre-operating system environment. 
• Configuring the system hardware. 
• Customizing the Server Update Utility (SUU) and using it to update the system. 

For more information, see the following documents available at dell.com/support/manuals: 

• Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version User's Guide 
• Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide 
• Lifecycle Controller Integration Best Practices 

Downloads:  

SBUU 2.4

Documentation