User's Manual

Introduction 21
6 Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.
Deploying
After you have prepared all scripts, files, and utilities, you are ready to proceed
with the deployment process. While there are many ways to use DTK utilities
to deploy Dell systems, this guide focuses on the two most common methods
for Windows PE and embedded Linux: CD-based deployment (local) and
network-based deployment (remote).
Deployment Using Removable Boot Media With a Network Connection (CD-Based)
1 Create a deployment CD containing a bootable image with the
appropriate CD and network drivers, along with any utilities needed to
connect to a network share. The deployment CD initiates the deployment
process by mapping to the network share where the deployment directory
structure resides.
2 Insert the bootable CD into the appropriate drive of the system to be
deployed.
3 Boot or reboot the system.
The configuration process begins:
• Windows PE or embedded Linux, as the case may be, is loaded from
the CD.
• Network shares are mapped.
• DTK scripts execute the necessary DTK utilities from the network
share or the CD itself.
• Configuration information is read from the network share.
• The operating system is installed from a network share.
(This installation may happen after your system reboots.)