User's Manual

Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Microsoft Windows PE 81

This command creates a CD bootable ISO image called WinPE2.0.iso.

You can use any CD burning software to burn the image onto a CD.

After burning the ISO image, ensure that it boots from the CD drive for all the

supported Dell systems you plan to deploy. After it boots, you are advised to

test all the tools and scripts on these systems to ensure that the integration

went well and there are no issues with hardware components not being

recognized.

CD-Based Local Deployment

You are now ready to use your bootable CD to call the deployment

components from the directory structure on the CD:

Boot the target system with the bootable deployment CD.

Execute the master batch file, which calls individual task scripts and

utilities from the CD to complete the deployment process.

CD-Based Local Deployment With Networking Enabled

You can also use your bootable CD to call the deployment components from

the directory structure on the CD and the remaining components from the

network share:

Boot the target system with the bootable deployment CD.

Execute the master batch file, which calls individual task scripts and

utilities from the network share to complete the deployment process.

Using a Third-Party Deployment Solution Framework

You can use the DTK with any existing third-party deployment solution

framework that provides a

Automated Deployment Services (ADS)

booting

infrastructure that can be used as the transport mechanism for the DTK

utilities. Because each third-party deployment framework is unique, however,

these solutions fall outside the scope of this document. If you plan to utilize a

third-party deployment solution framework, keep in mind that the DTK is a

Windows PE-based set of tools and scripts, so the deployment solution

framework must also support Windows PE as a pre-operating system

environment.