User's Manual

Preparing the Script Files for Deployment Using Embedded Linux 81

Perform the following steps to run the raccap.sh sample script to capture RAC configuration information

in the raccfg.ini file:

Edit the start-up script

file on your embedded Linux image to call the

raccap.sh

script after the

network share with the prebuilt DTK directory structure is mounted. For example, add:

source/dell/toolkit/template/scripts/raccap.sh

Boot the source system into embedded Linux.

The script runs and saves configuration information in the

/opt/dell/toolkit/systems/<target system>

directory.

Edit the start-up script

file on your embedded Linux image to remove the text you added in step 1.

NOTE: The RAC configuration file is referred to as the .cfg file in the Dell Remote Access Controller Racadm User's

Guide and the Dell Remote Access Controller 4 User’s Guide. See these guides for additional information about

manually creating a RAC configuration file.

NOTE: Do not replicate the RAC IP address when creating a .cfg file. Replicating the RAC IP address can leave the

system inaccessible because multiple systems are configured with the same IP address.

NOTE: For x9xx systems, raccap.sh and syscap.sh have duplicate functions. If you run raccap.sh followed by

syscap.sh, the latter overwrites the former’s settings.

upinit.sh

The upinit.sh tool is used to create and populate the Dell utility partition.

NOTE: You can use this script to create a new Dell utility partition only if there are no existing partitions on your

hard disk.

You can also use this script to upgrade or downgrade an existing Dell utility partition. Upgrades or

downgrades can be made only to existing Dell utility partitions to capture BIOS and BMC settings.

NOTICE: The existing Dell utility partition should be the first primary partition on the hard disk. Also, the Dell utility

partition must be greater than or equal to 32 MB and less than 2 GB.

For details on the command line arguments to be used for upinit.sh, refer to the Deployment Toolkit CLI

Reference Guide.

Preparing the Operating System Installation Scripts

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating Systems

The lininst.sh script is used to install supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating systems.

NOTE: While installing Linux, ensure that you install grub in the boot partition. Otherwise, you will not be able to

boot to the utility partition by pressing the F10 key during reboot.