Owner's Manual

4 Quick Installation Guide
Deployment Overview
DTK offers a complete set of utilities, sample scripts, and RPM packages that
can be used to automate the deployment of Dell systems.
Before running the deployment, ensure that you create specific deployment
media to facilitate the deployment method you choose. For more
information, see
the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide
available on support.dell.com/manuals  Software Systems Management
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit.
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.
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