User's Manual

20 Introduction
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 on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD to install your operating system. Use the Systems
Service and Diagnostics Tools on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD to load drivers.
NOTE: You can also obtain the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
4 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 Linux ISO image and running the
syscap.sh , raidcap.sh , and raccap.sh scripts. Then, copy the generated
configuration files to a read/write share onto the workstation.
NOTE: You can use a system profile generated on a specific Dell system to
deploy only that same system model. For example, you can use a system BIOS
configuration profile generated for an optimally configured PowerEdge 1850
system to deploy only other, similarly configured PowerEdge 1850 systems.
6 Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.