User's Manual

16 Introduction
Deployment Prerequisites
Before beginning the deployment process for Windows PE, ensure that you have
all of the following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:
• Advanced knowledge of Windows
• OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or Windows PE CD and Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 (with SP1) to build Windows PE 1.0
• Windows AIK 1.1 released with Vista SP1 and Windows 2008 to build
Windows PE 2.0
• Windows AIK for Windows 7 to build Windows PE 3.0
• An unzip utility
• Working knowledge to build Windows PE 1.0, Windows PE 2.0 and
Windows PE 3.0 (See the Microsoft documentation to customize
Windows PE)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) and
Automated Deployment Services (ADS) (including setting up of RIS and
ADS environments) or any other third party deployment system or tool for
Windows PE
• Working knowledge of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or any
other third party deployment system or tool for Windows PE
• A workstation with the following capabilities:
– A writable CD drive and CD-writing software (optional)
–Network access
• A target system with a CD drive, if performing a local deployment
• A target system with a CD drive and network access, if performing a
network deployment
• All DTK utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files
• All other utilities and files necessary to perform the deployment, including all
required Windows PE drivers, operating system drivers, and the Dell utility
partition image file
• DTK documentation:
–
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version Command Line
Interface Reference Guide
– Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version User’s Guide