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Preparing the Script Files for Deployment Using Microsoft
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passed as the first parameter to this script. If this parameter is not passed, the default variables values
used in this script are set in the SYSREP.BAT scripts. The syscfg.ini file is generated with the
SYSCAP.BAT sample script. See "SYSCAP.BAT" for information about using the SYSCAP.BAT sample
script to capture BIOS and BMC settings. The second parameter is a name or path to a log file.
This parameter is not set to any value by default, and no log file is generated.
NOTE: If the replication requires a change in the memory redundancy mode, the target server should be rebooted
and the script should be executed again to complete the replication.
PARTCFG.BAT
The PARTCFG.BAT sample script creates and populates the Dell utility partition using UPINIT.BAT
and creates the operating system partition on a specified disk. (See "UPINIT.BAT" for more information
about using the UPINIT.BAT tool.) User input is not required to run this script. The default variable
values used in this script are set in the TKENVSET.BAT scripts.
NOTE: Ensure that DT_HD is set to the required disk to be configured before you execute the PARTCFG.BAT
script.
Using the DTK Sample Scripts to Capture Configuration Information
in Windows PE
The SYSCFG.EXE and RACADM.EXE utilities can read the source system configuration and
duplicate that configuration on a target system using a sample DTK script file. These configuration files
are used during a full deployment to configure the target system’s BIOS, BMC, and RAC settings. The
following sections provide instructions for using the SYSCAP.BAT and RACCAP.BAT sample scripts to
create configuration files.
Capturing the System BIOS and BMC Configuration With the SYSCAP.BAT Sample Script
You can replicate the system BIOS and BMC configurations from a source Dell PowerEdge system to an
identical target Dell PowerEdge system (for example, from one PowerEdge 1850 to another
PowerEdge 1850).
NOTE: For the script to complete successfully, the source system must have access to the network share that
includes the prebuilt DTK directory structure.
SYSCAP.BAT
The SYSCAP.BAT sample script captures BIOS and BMC configuration settings and saves them to a
specified location. An optional user input can be passed as a parameter. You can provide the path or
filename as an input to this script. The default variable values used in this script are set in the script to the
correct default values to perform a scripted deployment. The SYSCAP.BAT script uses the SYSCFG.EXE
utility to retrieve BIOS and BMC configuration settings from the source system and to save the settings
in a file named syscfg.ini in the Z:\Dell\Toolkit\Systems\<target system> directory.