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Preparing the Directory Structure for Deployment in Embedded Linux 95
Setting Up a Directory Structure for Deployment
To perform a DTK-enabled deployment, you must create a deployment
directory structure on either a network share or your local workstation hard
drive. The deployment directory structure is a central repository for all
deployment files and can be used successively as a testing space, a repository
for a network deployment, and a repository to build a bootable deployment
CD. If you plan to perform a network-based deployment, you must set up the
directory structure on a network volume that is accessible from your
workstation, the source system (to generate configuration information),
and the target system (to deploy).
If you plan to run a scripted deployment from DTK sample scripts,
ensure that the following files are correctly structured in the deployment
directory. The DTK sample scripts use this structure to set the default paths
for deployment. If you make changes to the directory structure, you must also
make changes to the sample scripts. The deployment directory structure
consists of the following files:
• DTK utilities and files
• System-specific directories
• Operating system installation files directories
initial
ramdisk
Used during a Linux
unattended installation.
NOTE: For legacy operating
systems, you may need to
load the driver disk. At the
end of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Server installation, you
may need to install the
drivers available on the
Systems Build and Update
Utility.
Available on the Linux
operating system CD or
on the Systems Build
and Update Utility
on
the
Dell Systems
Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD .
/opt/dell
/toolkit
/systems
Table 7-8. Supporting Tools and System Files
(continued)
Additional
Tools
Purpose Source Save in DTK
location