Users Guide

Importing a DTK package for hardware conguration and OS

deployment

Download DTK .exe from Dell.com/support.

NOTE: Ensure that you import a DTK Package from the site server.

2 Launch the Conguration Manager Console.

3 In the left pane, select Software Library > Overview > Application Management > Packages.

4 Right-click Packages and select Dell PowerEdge Server Deployment > Launch Deployment Toolkit Conguration Wizard.

The Dell PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit Conguration Wizard screen is displayed.

5 Click Browse and navigate and select DTK self-extractable zip that you have downloaded.

The selected DTK version, Windows PE version, and architecture is displayed under DTK selected for import.

NOTE: If the WinPE drivers are already installed on this system, then the following message is displayed:

WinPE drivers are already present on this system, importing Cab le will be overwriting the existing WinPE drivers. Are

you sure you want to continue?

6 Follow steps 4 to 8 in the Creating a Boot Image for Deploying PowerEdge Servers section for creating a boot image.

Upgrading a DTK package

1 Launch Conguration Manager Console.

2 In the left pane, select Software Library > Overview > Application Management > Packages.

3 Right-click Packages and select Dell PowerEdge Server Deployment > Launch Deployment Toolkit Conguration Wizard.

The PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit Conguration Wizard screen is displayed. If there is an existing DTK package on the server,

then the DTK version, Windows PE version, and architecture is displayed under DTK present on system.

4 Click Browse, navigate and select DTK self-extractable zip le that you have downloaded.

The selected DTK version, Windows PE version, and architecture are displayed in DTK selected for import section.

5 Click Next.

6 In Boot Image Selection screen is displayed.

7 In Boot Image Properties, follow steps 3 to 8 in the Creating a Boot Image for Deploying PowerEdge Servers section for creating a

boot image.

Customizing boot image, conguring hardware and deploying

OS through DTK

After importing DTK package, perform the following tasks:

1 Creating a Boot Image for Deploying PowerEdge Servers

2 Enabling Command Prompt for Debugging Boot Images

3 Distributing Content and Updating Distribution Points

4 Conguring the Hardware Components of Your Server

5 Conguring Task Sequence Actions

6 Using the Array Builder

7 Creating Task Sequences for RAID DRAC and iDRAC

Using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack on systems running System Center

Conguration Manager, 2012 SP2,

2012 R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012