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• Configuration information is read from the media.

• The operating system is installed from the media.

Network based deployment for systems running windows

For Windows PE environments, deployment using Remote Installation Services (RIS) is recommended.

For details, see the Microsoft RIS documentation. You can also use any other deployment tool such as

Automated Deployment Services (ADS).

Using a third-party deployment solution framework for

systems running windows

You can use DTK with any existing third-party deployment solution framework that provides an

Automated Deployment Services (ADS) booting infrastructure for Windows Deployment Services (WDS).

Because each third-party deployment framework is unique, these solutions fall outside the scope of this

document. If you plan to utilize a third-party deployment solution framework, keep in mind that DTK is a

Windows PE-based set of tools and scripts, so the deployment solution framework must also support

Windows PE as a pre-operating system environment.

Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB

files for systems running Windows

DTK boot-critical drivers are now available in the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) driver

Cabinet (CAB) files at dell.com/support. You can use the WinPE driver CAB files with deployment tools

such as Dell Server Deployment Pack and System Center Virtual Machine Manager for OS deployment.

You can download the WinPE driver CAB files depending on the WinPE environment, and use the

available custom scripts to install the extracted drivers from the CAB files in the WinPE environment.

Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux

The two common scenarios for deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux are following:

• Network Based Deployment

• Media Based Deployment

Network-based deployment

The two common scenarios for network-based deployment are:

• PXE-Based Deployment

• Network File System or SMBFS File System Based Deployment