You can use LCC to deploy the OS on the R410, but you can also use SBUU/SMTD - you just have to use the correct SBUU/SMTD version. The version that came with the 2970 will NOT work on newer servers (or newer OS's). If using 2012, you probably don't even need a deployment utility - just install from the OS media.
You can use LCC to deploy the OS on the R410, but you can also use SBUU/SMTD - you just have to use the correct SBUU/SMTD version. The version that came with the 2970 will NOT work on newer servers (or newer OS's). If using 2012, you probably don't even need a deployment utility - just install from the OS media.
I understand I need to use the correct version, I made sure to download SBUU from the driver download section of support.dell.com for the R410. I noticed that SBUU no longer has support for server 2k3? Is that the case?
Something else I noticed about the system, when I use the above mentioned steps, the system seems to perform a bunch of steps, then asks for the OS disk. It then prompts to reboot without removing the OS disk to complete the installation. Basically as far as I can tell the system then simply proceeds to boot from the OS install disk and completely disregard all of the steps it just took in preparation for OS deployment. After the OS is installed (Win S2012R2), everything looks fine, but one thing I notice that is missing is the Dell Server Administrator application. I'm used to seeing this is 2k3 and 2k8 deployments I've done on my 2970 and it is a very useful tool. Am I just missing something or doing something wrong?
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You can use LCC to deploy the OS on the R410, but you can also use SBUU/SMTD - you just have to use the correct SBUU/SMTD version. The version that came with the 2970 will NOT work on newer servers (or newer OS's). If using 2012, you probably don't even need a deployment utility - just install from the OS media.
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I understand I need to use the correct version, I made sure to download SBUU from the driver download section of support.dell.com for the R410. I noticed that SBUU no longer has support for server 2k3? Is that the case?
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Yes, 2003 is dead.
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Something else I noticed about the system, when I use the above mentioned steps, the system seems to perform a bunch of steps, then asks for the OS disk. It then prompts to reboot without removing the OS disk to complete the installation. Basically as far as I can tell the system then simply proceeds to boot from the OS install disk and completely disregard all of the steps it just took in preparation for OS deployment. After the OS is installed (Win S2012R2), everything looks fine, but one thing I notice that is missing is the Dell Server Administrator application. I'm used to seeing this is 2k3 and 2k8 deployments I've done on my 2970 and it is a very useful tool. Am I just missing something or doing something wrong?