Users Guide

6 Running the deployment scripts .................................................................... 55
Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection (media-based) for
systems running windows.................................................................................................................. 55
Media-based local deployment for systems running microsoft windows ...................................... 56
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 3.0.............................................................. 56
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 4.0 and 5.1................................................. 56
Integrating DTK directory structure .............................................................................................56
Creating a bootable media for Windows PE 3.0.......................................................................... 57
Running the image........................................................................................................................ 57
Media-Based local deployment with networking enabled for systems running windows..............57
Bootable Windows PE media with networking enabled............................................................. 58
Preparing and populating the network share.............................................................................. 58
Deployment using removable boot media without a network (media-based) connection for
systems running windows.................................................................................................................. 58
Network based deployment for systems running windows..............................................................59
Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running windows...................... 59
Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB files for systems running Windows.......59
Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux...........................................................................59
Network-based deployment.........................................................................................................59
Media-based deployment............................................................................................................. 61
Deployment using customized embedded Linux..............................................................................63
Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running Linux............................ 63
7 Running Dell update packages on systems running embedded Linux.... 64
Running update packages in Dell-provided embedded Linux..........................................................64
Running update packages in customized embedded Linux............................................................. 64
8 Known issues and frequently asked questions.............................................66
Known issues.......................................................................................................................................66
General issues............................................................................................................................... 66
RAIDCFG issues.............................................................................................................................66
Windows PE installation issues.....................................................................................................66
Embedded Linux installation issues..............................................................................................66
Frequently asked questions................................................................................................................ 66
General deployment questions.................................................................................................... 66
RAIDCFG questions....................................................................................................................... 67
SYSCFG questions.........................................................................................................................69
Embedded Linux questions...........................................................................................................70
Windows PE questions...................................................................................................................71
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