Users Guide

operating system specific, and have been enhanced for Dell systems. For information on modifying the

sample configuration files, see your operating system documentation.

DTK Utilities (SYSCFG and RAIDCFG) and scripts (sample) supports Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, and

Windows PE 5.1. For Microsoft WinPE and OS deployment limitations, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/

library/hh824993.aspx.

DTK helps to deploy the following Microsoft Windows Server operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:

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

NOTE: On Dell's 13

generation and later PowerEdge servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008

SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) deployment is not supported.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1( 64-bit)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions

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

DTK helps to deploy the following Linux operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode. The sample

configuration files contain examples to deploy the following operating systems:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64-bit)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (64–bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 (64–bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64–bit)

Deployment

DTK 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

DTK is flexible enough to fit into almost any deployment plan.

DTK components can be used in many different ways to assist IT staff in deploying Dell systems in large

numbers. Because all the tools and scripts are task-oriented, many of them can be used separately to

perform a specific task on many systems or collectively to perform many tasks on many systems at once.

For information on the deployment methods, see Running The Deployment Scripts.