User's Manual

14 Introduction
What’s New
The new features for this release include:
• Support for new Dell systems
NOTE: For the list of Dell systems supported for this version of DTK, see the
readme.txt file 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.
• Support for new CLI commands. See Dell OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide
for more information.
• Support for solid state drives.
• Support for 64-bit supported operating system
• Support for Series 7 PERC controllers
• Support for S100 and S300 software RAID controllers
Prerequisites and Requirements
The DTK is a collection of Windows PE- and Linux-based utilities and scripts
that assist in performing pre-operating system tasks and deploying Dell systems.
An advanced knowledge of Windows PE and Linux is required for users who
want to use the DTK utilities to perform pre-operating system configuration
tasks or to run a scripted deployment in the respective environments.
A pre-operating system environment is defined as the environment used to
configure system hardware before a major operating system, such as Windows or
Linux, is installed. The DTK utilities and scripts, for example, are executed in a
Windows PE or embedded Linux environment for hardware configuration.
Because of the open nature of the utilities and scripts and the environment in
which they can be used, it is strongly recommended that DTK users have an
advanced understanding of the Windows PE and Linux environment and scripting
knowledge for the respective environments. DTK users with an advanced
understanding of Windows PE and Linux can take full advantage of the utilities
and exploit their capabilities above and beyond what the sample scripts can provide.