Quick Reference Guide

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:

• Support for deployment of Linux operating system in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.

• Using DTK utilities you can deploy the following operating systems:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64–bit) in BIOS and UEFI mode.

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (64–bit and 32–bit) in BIOS mode.

– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 in UEFI mode.

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

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64–bit)

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (64–bit and 32–bit)

• Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials (64–bit).

• Software RAID (only PERC S110 controller) support for the installation of Windows Server 2012 (64–bit).

• Support for detecting the type of Chassis Management Controller (CMC). See chassistype.

• Support for setting and displaying the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) link speed of the

controller. See Setting And Displaying The PCIe Link Speed.

• Support for the following Dell PowerVault Network Attached Servers (NAS):

– Dell PowerVault NX3300

– PowerVault NX3200

– PowerVault NX3000

– PowerVault NX3100

– PowerVault NX400

– PowerVault NX300

– PowerVault NX200

• Deprecated support for the following operating systems:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (64–bit)

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (64–bit and 32–bit)

NOTE: For the list of supported operating systems and Dell servers, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix

at dell.com/support/manuals.