Owner's Manual

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The Deployment Toolkit version 2.3 supports the following Dell
PowerEdge(TM) systems:
650, 1600SC, 1650, 1655MC, 2600, 2650, 4600, 6600, 6650, 700, 750,
1750, 800, 830, 840, 850, 860, 1800, 1850, 1855, 2800, 2850, 6800,
6850, 1900, 1950, 1955, 2900, 2970, 6950, and SC1435.
NOTE: Other systems may be supported with this release. See the Dell
Support website at "support.dell.com" to verify the supported
systems and to download the latest version of the toolkit.
NOTE: x8xx series systems with dual-core processors are supported.
* The sample scripts included with Deployment Toolkit have been tested
with the deployment of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 with SP4
- Microsoft Windows Server(R) 2003 with SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2
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Installation Prerequisites
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Before installing Deployment Toolkit components, ensure that you
have:
* The Deployment Toolkit self-extracting installation file
("dtk-2.X-WINPE-AXX.exe"), which contains the utilities, sample
scripts, sample configuration files, and documentation you need to
deploy your Dell system.
* A workstation that has at least 500 MB of free hard-drive space.
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Deployment Prerequisites
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Before beginning the deployment process, ensure that you have the
following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:
* Advanced knowledge of Windows.
* OEM Preinstallation kit (OPK) and Windows PE and Windows Server
2003 (SP1) to build Windows PE 2005.
* An unzip utility.
* Working knowledge to build Windows PE 2005 (See the Microsoft
documentation for customizing Windows PE 2005).
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS)
and Automated Deployment Services (ADS) (including setting up of RIS
and ADS environments), or any other third party deployment system or