User's Manual

Additional Tools Purpose Source Save in DTK location

NOTE: For legacy

operating systems, you

may need to use the

driver disk. At the end of

the Red Hat Enterprise

Linux Server installation,

you may need to install

the drivers available on

the Systems Build and

Update Utility.

Deploying Operating Systems

After the system hardware is versioned and configured, an operating system can be installed using unattended setup

files, samples of which are provided as part of DTK. While these sample configuration files are operating system

specific, they have been enhanced for Dell systems. See your operating system documentation for more information

about how to modify these unattended installation files.

For Windows PE, the sample configuration files contain examples to deploy the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1

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

NOTE: For the latest supported operating systems, see the Windows PE documentation.

For Linux, the sample configuration files contain examples to deploy the following operating systems:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version 6.3 and 6.2 (64-bit)

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

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 11 SP2 (64-bit)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 SP4 (64-bit)

Deployment

Dell systems can be deployed using several methods. The most common method is using the Systems Build and Update

Utility

(SBUU) on the

Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation

DVD that is shipped with your system.

Currently, this method is used to deploy a single system at a time with the installation wizard.

DTK, on the other hand, offers a complete set of utilities, sample scripts, and RPM packages that can be used to

automate deployment on large numbers of Dell systems. This

guide is designed to help you through some of the most

basic planning considerations, logistical preparations, and deployment procedures to get you started using DTK to

deploy Dell systems.

A well-thought-out deployment plan is critical to the success of your deployment effort and includes the following

considerations:

• Assessing your existing IT environment

• Selecting an operating system

• Selecting the optimum Dell OpenManage systems management software configuration for your system

• Choosing a deployment method