User's Manual

14 Introduction
This guide also includes a "Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions"
section.
What’s New
The Deployment Toolkit version 1.0 was the first release of a Dell-designed
and tested suite of MS-DOS
®
—based utilities, sample script files, and best
practices models to use for configuring and deploying Dell systems in a
customized, predictable, and unattended manner.
The new features for DTK version 2.4 include:
• Support for Dell PowerEdge ™ systems T105, R200, R805, R900, M600, M605
NOTE: R805, M600, and M605 are scheduled to be available in
Q4 CY07 - Q1 CY08.
• Support for installing Windows PE 2.0
• Support for PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller (PERC) 6 and Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) 6
• Support for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) 6 and RAID 60
• Support for installing Microsoft Windows Server
®
2008
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the
first half of 2008. For the latest information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2 008/default.mspx.
Prerequisites and Requirements
The DTK is a collection of Windows PE- and Linux-based utilities and
scripts that assist in performing pre-operating system tasks and deploying
Dell systems. An advanced knowledge of Windows PE and Linux is required
for users who want to use the DTK utilities to perform pre-operating system
configuration tasks or to run a scripted deployment in the respective
environments.
A pre-operating system environment is defined as the environment used to
configure system hardware before a major operating system, such as Windows
or Linux, is installed. The DTK utilities and scripts, for example, are executed
in a Windows PE or embedded Linux environment for hardware
configuration.