User's Manual

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Introduction
The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities,
sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you need to deploy and
configure your Dell system. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-
based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre-operating
system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current
deployment processes.
In addition to the command line utilities used to configure various system
features, DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration files to perform
common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts
describe the use of DTK in Microsoft Windows
Pre-installation Environment
(Windows PE) and embedded Linux environments.
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 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.