User's Manual

Preparing the Script Files for Deployment Using Microsoft

Windows

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Preparing the Script Files for Deployment

Using Microsoft

Windows

This section describes the steps required to use the Deployment Toolkit (DTK) sample scripts to

perform a full deployment of a target system in the Windows PE environment.

There are four main tasks:

• Writing the deployment master batch file (as an example, referred to as

DEPLOY.BAT

in this

document) or deployment script, editing the

TKENVSET.BAT

script, to set the variable values

used in the deployment scripts

• Editing the supporting task scripts, as necessary

• Using the DTK sample scripts to capture basic input/output system (BIOS), baseboard

management controller (BMC) (SYSCFG), and remote access controller (RAC) configuration

information from an optimally configured source system

• Preparing the operating system installation scripts and answer files

NOTICE: Due to limitations of older product generations with the implementation of the Windows PE

environment, you cannot configure Dell™ Remote Access Controller (DRAC) III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and

ERA/MC controllers using DTK 2.2 (Windows PE version) and later. To configure any of the DRAC III

controllers, do one of the following:

• If your DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC controllers have a set valid IP address already,

you can use Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator running on any system on the same network to

remotely configure DRAC III controllers. For details, refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

User's Guide.

• Continue with the setup and operating system deployment of your system, and then use Server Administrator

on the same system to configure DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC controllers.

•

Use the Linux version of DTK 2.3 to set up your DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC controller