Users Guide

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

• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows Server 2012 R2 to build Windows PE 5.1.

• An unzip utility.

• Working knowledge to build Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, and Windows PE 5.1 (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

– Network access

• A target system with a media drive, if performing a local deployment.

• A target system with a media drive and network access, if performing a network deployment.

• All DTK utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files.

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.

• Your operating system software and documentation.

• An optimally configured source system with network access.

NOTE: You can download the latest drivers from support.dell.com.

For Linux, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software, and information ready to use or

consult:

• Advanced knowledge of Linux and Linux scripting (bash), Linux networking, installing and working

with RPM Package Managers, and creating and modifying loop file systems.

• Any third-party deployment system or tool.

• A workstation with the following capabilities:

– A writable media drive

– Network access

• A target system with a media drive, if performing a local deployment.

• A target system with a media drive and network access, if performing a network deployment.

• All DTK utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files, and RPM packages.

• All operating system RPM packages that DTK RPMs require.

NOTE: Tools such as Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM), Yet Another Setup Tool (YAST), and

Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) can be used to manage RPM dependency issues.

• All other utilities and files necessary to perform the deployment, including all required Linux drivers,

operating system drivers, and the Dell utility partition file.

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.

• Your operating system software and documentation.

• An optimally configured source system with network access.

NOTE: You can download the latest drivers from support.dell.com.