User's Manual

Introduction 13

Deployment Prerequisites

Before beginning the deployment process for Windows PE, ensure that you have all of the following tools,

software, and information ready to use or consult:

• Advanced knowledge of Windows

• OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or Windows PE CD and Windows Server 2003 (with 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 tool

• A workstation with the following capabilities:

– A writable CD drive and CD-writing software (optional)

– Network access

• A target system with a CD drive, if performing a local deployment

• A target system with a CD drive and network access, if performing a network deployment

• All DTK utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files

• All other utilities and files necessary to perform the deployment, including all required Windows PE drivers,

operating system drivers, and the Dell utility partition image file

• DTK documentation:

–

Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version

2.3

CLI Reference Guide

–

Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version

2.3

User’s Guide

•The

Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities

NOTE: If your system does not have a Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD, obtain the latest drivers from the

Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

•The

Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management

• Your operating system software and documentation

• An optimally configured source system with network access

For embedded Linux, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software, and information ready to

use or consult:

• Advanced knowledge of Linux and Linux scripting (Bash), Linux networking, installing and working

with Red Hat Package Managers (RPMs), and creating and modifying loop file systems

• Any third party deployment system or tool