User's Manual

Prerequisites And Deployment

The Deployment ToolKit (DTK) is a collection of Windows PE and Linux-based utilities and scripts that assist in

performing operating system tasks and deployment on Dell systems. An advanced knowledge of Windows PE and Linux

is required for users who want to use the DTK utilities to perform pre-operating system and post-operating system

configuration tasks or to run a scripted deployment in the respective environments.

A pre-operating system environment is defined as the environment used to configure system hardware

before

a major

operating system, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux, is installed. DTK utilities and scripts, for example, are executed

in a Windows PE or Linux environment for hardware configuration.

Because of the open nature of the utilities and scripts and the environment in which they can be used, it is strongly

recommended that DTK users have an advanced understanding of the Windows PE and Linux environment and scripting

knowledge for the respective environments. DTK users with an advanced understanding of Windows PE and Linux can

take full advantage of the utilities and exploit their capabilities above and beyond what the sample scripts can provide.

CAUTION: Some of the DTK utilities can destroy data if used incorrectly. To avoid the potential risk of data loss,

take all necessary precautions to protect data so that mission-critical systems are not disrupted in the unlikely

event of a failure. See the

Dell

OpenManage

Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide

available at dell.com/support/manuals for complete information about the capabilities of each DTK utility.

Supported Systems

For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems, see the

Dell Systems Software Support Matrix

available at

dell.com/support/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, the DTK utilities support Windows PE 3.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows PE 4.0. Using the DTK utilities,

we can deploy the following Windows operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64–bit)

• Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

For Linux, the DTK utilities support the following operating systems:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (64-bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

• SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP2 (64-bit)

• SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP4 (64-bit)

You can install DTK Linux RPM utilities on the following operating systems:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (64-bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)