Owner's Manual

file:///T|/htdocs/SOFTWARE/dtk/2.3/Readme/readme_win.txt[10/23/2012 9:53:21 AM]
When upgrading from a previous release (1.x) of the DTK, ensure that
you create the new DTK version 2.x environment separately from your
previous version of DTK. This step is necessary because the
environments and requirements for DTK version 2.x are completely
different.
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USER NOTES
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This section provides information that can help enhance your
experience with the Deployment Toolkit.
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SCRIPT NOTES
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* The sample scripts are provided as examples for customers who want
to develop their own deployment process. Some customers may find
that the scripts work well in their environment, while some
customers may need to develop their own scripts entirely from
scratch. Customers deploying multiple systems need to provide
unique information for each server when appropriate. For example,
system host names, IP addresses, and BIOS asset tags need to be
unique for each system. The batch scripts and configuration files
need to be modified to reflect the unique information for each
system being deployed. Many options are available to optimize this
process.
* A system profile generated on a specific Dell PowerEdge system can
be used to deploy only similar system models. For example, a
system BIOS configuration profile generated for an optimally
configured PowerEdge 1850 system can be used to deploy only
similarly configured PowerEdge 1850 systems.
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TOOLS NOTES
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* SYSCFG:
- Some options may not be present on all systems, which may
be due to the BIOS version or hardware feature set. The usage
information generated by running SYSCFG without arguments shows
only those options that are valid for your system.
- The "--devseq" option is present only if you have an
available, bootable hard-disk partition. If this option is
present in the configuration file, but not present on your
system, you will receive a usage error.
- If you perform operations that change the "--redmem"
option, you should immediately reboot the system. This note
applies to command-line usage as well as "--infile" usage.