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Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Embedded Linux 85

Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and

Embedded Linux

This section provides best practices procedures and scenarios for using the Deployment Toolkit

(DTK) to perform pre-operating system configuration tasks and to install supported operating

systems on supported Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems.

After you have populated the deployment directory structure with all necessary files and carefully edited

the deployment scripts and configurations files, you are ready to begin the final stage of the deployment

process. Before running the deployment, however, you need to create specific deployment media to

facilitate your chosen deployment method. The common deployment scenarios are:

• Deployment using Dell-provided embedded Linux

• Deployment using customized embedded Linux

• Using a Third-Party Deployment Solution Framework

Deployment Using Dell-Provided Embedded Linux

There are two common scenarios:

• Network-based deployment

• CD-based deployment

Network-Based Deployment

The procedure below enables you to boot DTK over network and pass parameters (startup script

location and name) during boot using the

Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) configuration file.

This will automatically launch the start-up script off the network share, when DTK is booted.

Obtain the ISO image of the embedded Linux available on the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

Burn the ISO image using any commonly available CD burning software.

NOTE: When you create a bootable CD, this image is supplied to the CD burning software along with the

complete deployment directory structure, which includes all necessary supporting files to perform

the deployment.

The CD burning software creates a self-bootable CD when the CD is booted.

Set up the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) services and the Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) services on your network to boot the target system using Pre-Boot Execution

Environment (PXE).