Quick Reference Guide

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Introduction
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities,
sample scripts, and sample configuration files to deploy and configure your
Dell system.You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based
installation for deploying a large number of systems reliably, without changing
their current deployment processes.You can use DTK in a Microsoft Windows
Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) or a Linux environment.
What’s New in This Release
The new features for this release include:
• Added support for the following operating systems:
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (64-bit)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
•Added support for
syscfg option in enabling and disabling boot devices on
Dell PowerEdge
x9xx to yx2x systems.
• Deprecated support for the following operating systems:
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Supported Systems
For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems, see the Dell
Systems Software Support Matrix available at support.dell.com/manuals. On
the Manuals page, click Software Systems Management Dell
OpenManage Releases. Click the appropriate product version to access the
Support Matrix.
Supported Operating Systems
For Windows, DTK utilities support Windows PE 2.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) and
Windows PE 3.0 (32-bit and 64-bit). Using DTK utilities we can deploy the
following Windows operating systems: