User's Manual

12 Introduction
Information Organization in this Guide
While DTK is designed to be flexible and expandable, this guide is limited to
providing general, best practices procedures that focus on the basic tasks for a
successful deployment. You may find other alternative solutions to the best
practices guidelines described in this guide and many additional uses for
DTK utilities beyond what is covered in this guide or in the Dell OpenManage
Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide.
CAUTION: The best practices guidelines described in this document were
developed and tested on specific systems with specific hardware and software
configurations. As a result, the examples and instructions described in this guide
are not applicable to every environment. The open nature of the DTK utilities and
scripting methodology is designed to allow the flexibility to modify the examples,
procedures, and suggestions to best fit your specific environment. Using
DTK examples without first making modifications based on your specific
IT environment is likely to result in failed deployments.
Information in this guide is distinctly divided for Windows PE and embedded
Linux. Even though the nature of topics covered for both environments is
similar, the contents are very different, and has been organized into separate
sections. This will enable the user to read only those sections that are
relevant. Content in this User’s Guide is organized as documented in
Tabl e 1 -1 .
Table 1-1. Information Organization in This Guide
Topics Section for
Windows PE
Section for
Embedded Linux
Introduction that includes
information on:
•DTK
• What’s new for this release
• Prerequisites and requirements
• DTK deployment overview
Introduction Introduction
Planning that includes best
practices for choosing a deployment
method
""Choosing a
Microsoft Windows
PE-Based
Deployment Method"
on page 25"
""Choosing an
Embedded Linux-Based
Deployment Method"
on page 77"