Owner's Manual

24 Prerequisites and Deployment

Generate a system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration profile

from the optimally configured source system. Copy the generated

configuration files to a read/write share onto the workstation.

NOTE: You can obtain the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration

files by booting for Windows from DTK Windows PE ISO image and running

the SYSCAP.BAT, RAIDCAP.BAT, and RACCAP.BAT scripts. For Linux, you can

obtain the configuration from DTK Linux ISO image and running the syscap.sh,

raidcap.sh, and raccap.sh scripts.

NOTE: In previous releases, you could use a system profile generated on a

specific Dell system to deploy only that same system model. For DTK version

2.4 and later, you can use a system BIOS configuration profile generated for all

systems belonging to the same generation. For example, syscfg_x9xx.ini for

x9xx systems.

Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating

system software installation information.

Edit the DTK sample script files that read the system configuration files to

set up the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and RAC and then install an

operating system on a target system.

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: media-based deployment (local) and

network-based deployment (remote).

Configuring a Source System

You need an optimally configured system, both for testing purposes and as the

source for the SYSCFG and RAC configuration files, to be used in the

deployment process. See "Using DTK Sample Scripts to Capture

Configuration Information" on page 73 for instructions on using the sample

DTK scripts, SYSCAP.BAT or syscap.sh and RACCAP.BAT or raccap.sh, to

generate SYSCFG and RAC configuration files that are used to configure the

target system.