User's Manual

• SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP2 (64-bit)

• SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP4 (64-bit)

NOTE: The RPMs are available in the RPMs folder of DTK ELI ISO and also at linux.us.dell.com/repo/hardware/

OMSA_7.1.1/.

Supported BIOS Firmware Versions

The latest (n) version or the n-1 version of BIOS firmware that is available at support.dell.com.

Prerequisites And Requirements

The prerequisites and requirements to run DTK utilities are as given below.

NOTE: The target system must not have Fibre Channel (FC) devices.

See Also:

• Installation Prerequisites

• Deployment Prerequisites

Installation Prerequisites

Before installing the DTK components for Windows PE, ensure that you have the following:

• The DTK self-extracting zip file (DTKX.X-WINPE-XX.exe), which contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample

configuration files, and documentation you need to deploy your Dell system.

• A Windows workstation or server that has 512 MB of RAM.

Before installing DTK components for embedded Linux, ensure that you have the following:

• The DTK ISO image, which contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files, RPMs, and

documentation you need to deploy your Dell system.

• A Linux workstation that has at least 200 MB of free hard-drive space.

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) for Windows Server 2008 R2 to build Windows PE 3.0.

• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows Server 2012 to build Windows PE 4.0.

• An unzip utility.

• Working knowledge to build Windows PE 3.0 and Windows PE 4.0 (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