Dell Precision 7920 Rack Owner's Manual

Methods of installing the operating system

You can install the supported operating system on the system, if the system has been shipped without an operating system, use the following methods:

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media-See the operating system documentation at Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals.

• Dell Lifecycle Controller-See the Lifecycle Controller documentation at Dell.com/esmmanuals.

• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit-See the OpenManage documentation at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals

For information on the list of operating systems supported on your system, see the operating systems support matrix at Dell.com/ossupport.

Remote management

To perform out-of-band systems management using iDRAC, you must configure iDRAC for remote accessibility, set up the management station and managed system, and configure the supported web browsers. For more information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/esmmanuals.

You can also remotely monitor and manage the system, using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) software and OpenManage Essentials (OME) systems management console. For more information, see Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Downloading and installing drivers and firmware

It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on your system.

1. Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.

2. In the Product Selection section, enter the service tag of your system in the Service Tag or Express Service Code field.

   NOTE:If you do not have the service tag, select Automatically detect my Service Tag for me to allow the system to automatically detect your service tag, or select Choose from a list of all Dell products to select your product from the Product Selection page.

3. Click Get drivers and downloads. The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to download the HDD zoning configuration utility.

5. Search by Category and click the System utilities. HDD Zoning Configuration Utility is displayed.