User's Manual

16 Introduction
Deployment Prerequisites
Before beginning the deployment process for Windows PE, ensure that you have
all of the following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:
• Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) 1.1 released with Microsoft
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 to build Windows PE 2.0.
• Windows AIK for Windows 7 to build Windows PE 3.0.
• An unzip utility.
• Working knowledge to build Windows PE 2.0 and Windows PE 3.0
(See the Microsoft documentation to customize Windows PE).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) and
Automated Deployment Services (ADS) (including setting up of RIS and
ADS environments) or any other third party deployment system or tool for
Windows PE.
• Working knowledge of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or any
other third party deployment system or tool for Windows PE.
• A workstation with the following capabilities:
– Writable media drive
–Network access
• A target system with a media drive, if performing a local deployment.
• A target system with a media drive and network access, if performing a
network deployment.
• All DTK utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files.
•
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
• Your operating system software and documentation.
• An optimally configured source system with network access.
NOTE: You can download the latest drivers from support.dell.com.
For embedded Linux, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software,
and information ready to use or consult:
• Advanced knowledge of Linux and Linux scripting (bash), Linux
networking, installing and working with RPM Package Managers (RPMs),
and creating and modifying loop file systems.
• Any third party deployment system or tool.