Owner's Manual

file:///T|/htdocs/SOFTWARE/dtk/2.4/Readme/readme_linux.txt[10/23/2012 9:50:38 AM]
* srvadmin-omilcore RPM - Contains a set of libraries and drivers
used by DTK tools to interact with the hardware
If you have the DTK CD mounted under "/mnt/cdrom," you can extract
the DTK tools, scripts, and other essentials to build your customized
ISO image under the "tools" folder at the root of the CD.
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Deployment Prerequisites
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Before installing DTK components, ensure that you have:
* Advanced knowledge of Linux and Linux scripting (BASH), Linux
networking, installing and working with RPMs, and creating and
modifying loop file systems.
* Any third party deployment system or tool.
* A workstation that has
-At least 500 MB of free hard-drive space
-A writable CD drive and CD-writing software (optional)
-Network access
* A minimum BIOS version is recommended on some of the platforms for
all the DTK options to work correctly. In general, it is good
practice to use the latest ("n") version of BIOS firmware or
the "n-1" version that is available on "support.dell.com."
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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FEATURES
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The new features for DTK version 2.4 include:
* Support for Dell PowerEdge systems T105, R200, and R900
NOTE: Other systems may be supported with this release. Check
"support.dell.com" to verify the supported systems and to
download the latest version of the toolkit.
* Support for PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller (PERC) 6 and
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 6 family of controllers
* Support for RAID levels: RAID 6 and RAID 60
* Sample script to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10
(64-bit)
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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FIXES