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Preparing the Script Files for Deployment Using Microsoft Windows PE 53

Preparing the Script Files for

Deployment Using Microsoft

Windows PE

This section describes the steps required to use the Deployment Toolkit (DTK)

sample scripts to perform a full deployment of a target system in the

Microsoft

Windows

PE environment.

There are four main tasks:

• Writing the deployment master batch file (as an example, referred to as

DEPLOY.BAT

in this document) or deployment script, editing the

TKENVSET.BAT

script, to set the variable values used in the deployment

scripts

• Editing the supporting task scripts, as necessary

• Using the DTK sample scripts to capture basic input/output system (BIOS),

baseboard management controller (BMC) (SYSCFG), and remote access

controller (RAC) configuration information from an optimally configured

source system

• Preparing the operating system installation scripts and answer files

NOTICE: Due to limitations of older product generations with the implementation of

the Windows PE environment, you cannot configure Dell™ Remote Access

Controller (DRAC) III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC controllers using DTK 2.2

(Windows PE version) and later. To configure any of the DRAC III controllers, do one

of the following:

• If your DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC controllers have a set valid

IP address already, you can use Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator running

on any system on the same network to remotely configure DRAC III controllers. For

details, refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide.

• Continue with the setup and operating system deployment of your system, and then

use Server Administrator on the same system to configure DRAC III, DRAC III/XT,

ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC controllers.

•

Use the Linux version of DTK 2.4 to set up your DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O,

and ERA/MC controller