User's Manual

Introduction 15
Because of the open nature of the utilities and scripts and the environment in
which they can be used, it is strongly recommended that DTK users have an
advanced understanding of the Windows PE and Linux environment and
scripting knowledge for the respective environments. DTK users with an
advanced understanding of Windows PE and Linux can take full advantage of
the utilities and exploit their capabilities above and beyond what the sample
scripts can provide.
NOTICE: Some of the DTK utilities can destroy data if used incorrectly. To avoid the
potential risk of data loss, take all necessary precautions to protect data so that
mission-critical systems are not disrupted in the unlikely event of a failure. See the
Deployment Toolkit CLI Reference Guide for complete information about the
capabilities of each DTK utility.
Supported Operating Systems to Run DTK Utilities
For Windows PE, the DTK utilities support Windows PE version 2005 (created
using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family with Service Pack 1 [SP1]).
For embedded Linux, the DTK utilities support Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
Server (version 4, update 4) 32-bit.
Supported Systems
For the list of Dell systems supported for this version of DTK, see the
readme.txt in the root folder, or the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix on
the Dell Systems Documentation CD or on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
Supported BIOS Firmware Versions
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
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.