User's Manual

20 Introduction
4 Edit the DTK sample script files that read the system configuration files to
set up the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and RAC and then install an
operating system on a target system.
5 Generate a system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration profile
from the optimally configured source system. (This source system will be
the master server that will be used to replicate settings onto target servers.)
You can obtain the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration
files by booting from the DTK Windows PE ISO image and running the
SYSCAP.BAT , RAIDCAP.BAT , and RACCAP.BAT scripts. Then, copy the
generated configuration files to a read/write share onto the workstation.
NOTE: In previous releases, you could use a system profile generated on a
specific Dell system to deploy only that same system model. Beginning this
release, you can use a system BIOS configuration profile generated for all
systems belonging to the same generation. For example, syscfg_x8xx.ini for
x8xx systems, syscfg_x9xx.ini for x9xx systems, and so on.
6 Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.
To prepare for using the DTK utilities and scripts to deploy to a target system
in the embedded Linux environment:
1
Obtain the DTK Linux ISO image, which is a self-contained bootable
ISO image.
2 Use and customize the sample scripts per your requirements.
3 Set up an optimally configured source system by using the Systems Build
and Update Utility
CD to install your operating system. Use the Systems
Service and Diagnostics Tools
CD to load drivers.
NOTE: If your system does not have a Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools
CD, obtain the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
4 Install an operating system on a target system.