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Preparing the Directory Structure for Deployment in Embedded Linux 65
Setting Up a Directory Structure for Deployment
To perform a DTK-enabled deployment, you must create a deployment directory structure on either a
network share or your local workstation hard drive. The deployment directory structure is a central
repository for all deployment files and can be used successively as a testing space, a repository for a
network deployment, and a repository to build a bootable deployment CD. If you plan to perform a
network-based deployment, you must set up the directory structure on a network volume that is
accessible from your workstation, the source system (to generate configuration information), and the
target system (to deploy).
If you plan to run a scripted deployment from the DTK sample scripts, ensure that the following files are
correctly structured in the deployment directory. The DTK sample scripts use this structure to set the
default paths for deployment. If you make changes to the directory structure, you must also make
changes to the sample scripts. The deployment directory structure consists of the following files:
• DTK utilities and files
• System-specific directories
• Operating system installation files directories
upimg Contains system-specific Dell utility
partition files.
NOTE: In the previous releases, each
PowerEdge system required a unique
upimg file. Beginning this release, the
upimg file is common for all PowerEdge
systems.
/opt/dell/toolkit/systems,
the Dell Support website
at support.dell.com, or
the Dell PowerEdge
Installation and Server
Management CD
/opt/dell/toolkit/systems
kernel image Used during a Linux unattended
installation.
Available on the first disk
of the Linux CD.
/opt/dell/toolkit/systems/linux
initial ramdisk Used during a Linux unattended
installation.
NOTE: For legacy operating systems,
you may need to load the driver disk.
At the end of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Server installation, you may need
to install the drivers available on the
Installation and Server Management CD.
Available on the Linux
operating system CD or
on the Installation and
Server Management CD.
/opt/dell/toolkit/systems
Table 7-7. Supporting Tools and System Files (continued)
Additional Tools Purpose Source Save in DTK location