Users Guide

Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection (media-based) for
systems running windows.................................................................................................................. 53
Media-based local deployment for systems running microsoft windows ...................................... 54
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 3.0.............................................................. 54
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 4.0 and 5.1................................................. 54
Integrating DTK directory structure .............................................................................................54
Creating a bootable media for Windows PE 3.0..........................................................................55
Running the image........................................................................................................................ 55
Media-Based local deployment with networking enabled for systems running windows..............55
Bootable Windows PE media with networking enabled..............................................................56
Preparing and populating the network share.............................................................................. 56
Deployment using removable boot media without a network (media-based) connection for
systems running windows.................................................................................................................. 56
Network based deployment for systems running windows..............................................................57
Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running windows...................... 57
Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB files for systems running Windows....... 57
Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux........................................................................... 57
Network-based deployment.........................................................................................................57
Media-based deployment.............................................................................................................59
Deployment using customized embedded Linux..............................................................................61
Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running Linux.............................61
7 Running Dell update packages on systems running embedded Linux.... 62
Running update packages in Dell-provided embedded Linux..........................................................62
Running update packages in customized embedded Linux............................................................. 62
8 Known issues and frequently asked questions.............................................64
Known issues.......................................................................................................................................64
General issues............................................................................................................................... 64
RAIDCFG issues.............................................................................................................................64
Windows PE installation issues.....................................................................................................64
Embedded Linux installation issues..............................................................................................64
Frequently asked questions................................................................................................................ 64
General deployment questions.................................................................................................... 64
RAIDCFG questions.......................................................................................................................65
SYSCFG questions......................................................................................................................... 67
Embedded Linux questions.......................................................................................................... 68
Windows PE questions..................................................................................................................69
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