User's Manual

26 Choosing a Microsoft Windows PE-Based Deployment Method
This deployment method is easy to assemble, but is the least flexible.
Any change to the system configuration, for example, requires the creation of
a new bootable CD. This method does not provide a writable media,
making it necessary to use predefined and tested configuration files.
Creating a Customized Bootable Windows PE CD
See ""Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Microsoft Windows PE"
on page 71" for details on how to create a customized version of a single
Windows PE image that can work across all supported Dell systems. You must
include Dell-customized drivers and instrumentation drivers into your
Windows PE CD-based operating system.
Complete Deployment Using DTK and Operating System Files From a CD Bootable
Media
After the customized version of the bootable Windows PE CD is created,
IT administrators can take advantage of the sample task-oriented scripts
provided in DTK to automate the whole deployment process. For this purely
CD-based deployment, it is necessary to add the operating system installation
files on the CD media. After the configuration is completed using DTK tools,
the operating system can be installed using its native installer in unattended
mode.
CD-Based Local Deployment With Networking Enabled
NOTE: DTK network-based deployment is not supported from mapped
Novell NetWare systems.
This method provides greater flexibility and is highly recommended in large
deployments. The prerequisites are the availability of network bandwidth and
that all target systems are connected to the network. A brief description of the
tasks for this method is given below.