An MLK III system can be identified by the III symbol in the upper-left corner of the system's face. The 5.2.1 version was made in 2007 and will not have the current updates. You need to use the current 6.5.1 version.  www.dell.com/.../DriverFileFormats Download all ISO file segments into an empty subdirectory on your local hard drive.  After you have downloaded all the file segments, run the following command to create the ISO file: copy /b om*  om651_suu_a00.iso  [Windows] cat  om*  > om651_suu_a00.iso [Linux] Note:  If the wildcard format above does not bring the file segments in the right order, run the following command instead to create the ISO file: copy /b om651_suu_a00.iso.001+om651_suu_a00.iso.002+om651_suu_a00.iso.003  om651_suu_a00.iso [Windows] cat om651_suu_a00.iso.001 om651_suu_a00.iso.002 om651_suu_a00.iso.003  > om651_suu_a00.iso  [Linux] Use your DVD burning software to create a DVD from om651_suu_a00.iso. If you have an OS installed then you can run this .ISO image from within the OS. If there is not OS installed, then you will need to download and boot to the SBUU first. www.dell.com/.../DriverFileFormats Once you have booted to the SBUU, then select the update option and it will ask for the SUU. Hope this information helps.
Hi Everyone, New to the forums, having a little trouble identifying the best source of firmware updates for my Dell PowerEdge 2900 Tower Server. I am planning on using the SUU CD/DVD to perform all the required updates (Having some trouble with raid controller and in the planning phase for upgrading to server 2008). As far as I know, my 2900 is an original version, not the III version, although not entirely sure how I go about identifying this for certain. There are several options in the dell support section which I have listed below, could somebody advise on the best course of action so as to not turn my server into a breeze block? The text in the 5.2.1 release below, worries me that, the later versions 6.5.0/6.5.1 have firmware upgrades in them that will render my 2900 useless, so do I just use 5.2.1, assuming i can correctly identify my server version? 2900 III or 2900 vanilla... Do I need the SBUU and the DSU dvd? or just one of them? Name: OM_5.2.1_SUU_WIN_A00.ISOVersion: 5.2.1, A00Description: CD ISO - PowerEdge UpdatesInformation: Attention: The newest version is now a DVD ISO image. Look for “Dell – DVD ISO Images : DVD ISO – Dell Server Updates” in Drivers & Download to get the latest PowerEdge Server update contents. Warning: If you have a PowerEdge 1950 III, 2900 III, or 2950 III system, do not download this CD ISO image. The old contents on the CD ISO intended for the earlier generation of these systems could make your newer systems inoperable. Use the DVD ISO image instead.  Name: cdu_1.6_core_173_A01.isoVersion: 6.5.0, 173_A01Description: Systems Build and Update Utility Name: om651_suu_a00.iso.001Version: 6.5.1, A00Description: DVD ISO - Dell Server Updates Thanks!
PowerEdge 2900, SUU help!