User's Manual

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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 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family with
Service Pack 1 [SP1]).
NOTE: DTK utilities do not support Windows PE created with any 64-bit version of
Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
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 Management Tools and Documentation DVD 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.
Installation Prerequisites
Before installing the DTK components for Windows PE, ensure that you have
the following:
• The DTK self-extracting zip file ( dtk-2.X-winpe-AXX.exe ), which
contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files, and
documentation you need to deploy your Dell system
• A Windows workstation that has at least 500 MB of free hard-drive space
Before installing the DTK components for embedded Linux, ensure that you
have the following: