PowerEdge Utility Partition & Utilities

Utility Partition (continued)

Utility Partition Menu

The table below provides a sample list and explanation of the options that appear on the utility partition menu even when the Dell Server Assistant CD is not in the CD-ROM drive. The options displayed will vary according to system type and configuration. The example shown below is from a PowerEdge 6400 server.

Note: Although many utilities are available from both the Dell Server Assistant CD and the utility partition, some options or features (such as those for accessing online documentation and contacting Dell) are available only from the DSA.

Option	Description
Choose a Language:
German, English, Spanish, French	Allows you to select the language in which menus and messages are displayed.
Run System and Configuration Utilities:
Run Resource Configuration Utility	Runs the RCU.
Run Dell System Diagnostics	Runs the system hardware diagnostics.
Run RAID Configuration Utility	Runs the RAID controller configuration utility if a RAID controller card is present in the system.
Create Diskettes:
Create Blank, Formatted diskette	Creates a blank, formatted diskette.
Create Utility and Diagnostics diskettes:
Create Resource Configuration Utility diskette	Creates a bootable diskette for running the RCU. The RCU detects expansion cards and slots, enabling automatic configuration.
Create PERC2/SC Configuration Utility diskette	Creates a bootable diskette for running the RAID controller configuration utility for the specified Dell RAID host adapter card. The RAID configuration utility provides an alternative method for configuring the card.
Create PERC2 Configuration Utility diskette	Creates a bootable diskette for running the RAID controller configuration utility for the specified Dell RAID host adapter card. The RAID configuration utility provides an alternative method for configuring the card.
Create Diagnostics diskettes	Creates a set of diskettes from which the hardware diagnostics can be run. The first diskette in the set is bootable.
Create Asset Tag diskette with CD-ROM	Creates a bootable diskette with CD-ROM support from which utilities, such as the Asset Tag utility, can be run.

Note: The options displayed are dependent on upon system type and configuration and may not include all of those listed here (these options are for a PowerEdge 6400).