Owner's Manual

NOTE: Do not replicate the RAC IP address when creating a .cfg file. Replicating the RAC IP address can leave

the system inaccessible because multiple systems are configured with the same IP address.

NOTE: On Dell PowerEdge 9G or later systems, raccap.sh and syscap.sh have duplicate functions. If you run

raccap.sh followed by syscap.sh, the latter overwrites the former settings.

RACCAP.BAT Or raccap.sh

The RACCAP.BAT or raccap.sh sample script captures RAC configuration settings and saves them to a specified

location. An optional user input can be passed as a parameter. You can provide the path or file name as an input to this

script. The default variable values used in this script are set to the correct default values to perform a scripted

deployment. On systems running Windows, the RACCAP.BAT uses the RACADM.EXE utility to retrieve RAC configuration

settings from the source system and to save it in raccfg.ini file at \Toolkit\Systems\<target system>. On systems running

Linux, the raccap.sh script uses the racadm wrapper script or the syscfg utility (depending on the RAC version on your

system) to retrieve RAC configuration settings from the source system and to save it in raccfg.ini at /opt/dell/toolkit/

systems/<target system>.

NOTE: Ensure that you run RACCAP.BAT in a writable environment. If you run RACCAP.BAT in a read-only

environment, DTK displays the message <filename.ini> has been generated.

UPINIT.BAT Or upinit.sh

The UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh is a tool used to create and populate a new Dell utility partition and to upgrade or

downgrade an existing utility partition.

NOTE: You can use this script to create a new Dell utility partition only if there are no existing partitions on your

hard disk.

Upgrades or downgrades can be made only to existing Dell utility partitions to capture BIOS and BMC settings using the

overwrite option.

CAUTION: The existing Dell utility partition must be the first primary partition on the hard disk. Also, the Dell utility

partition must be greater than or equal to 32 MB and less than 2 GB.

For details on the command line arguments to be used for UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh, see the

Dell Deployment Toolkit

Command Line Interface Reference Guide dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Preparing The Operating System Installation Scripts

The W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT script (on systems running supported Windows operating systems), lininst.sh

sample script (on systems running supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system), and suseinst.sh sample

script (on systems running supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system) are used to perform an

installation. The variables and paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.

NOTE: It is recommended that you consult your Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system

documentation and unattended deployment documentation to develop a thorough understanding of the unattended

installation process before attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.

NOTE: While installing Linux, ensure that you install grub in the boot partition. Otherwise, you cannot boot to the

utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.