Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.3 User's Guide
- Introduction
- Pre-requisites and deployment
- Downloading DTK
- DTK Seamless package
- Setting up a directory structure for deployment
- Preparing the script files
- Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment
- Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment
- Scripts for deployment on systems running windows
- Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux
- Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system
- Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system
- Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems
- Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems
- Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems
- Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems
- Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset
- Editing DTK task scripts
- Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information
- Preparing the operating system installation scripts
- Running the deployment scripts
- Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection media-based for systems running windows
- Media-based local deployment for systems running Microsoft Windows
- Media-Based local deployment with Networking enabled for systems running windows
- Deployment using removable boot media without a network media-based connection for systems running windows
- Network based deployment for systems running windows
- Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running windows
- Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB files for systems running Windows
- Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux
- Deployment using customized embedded Linux
- Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running Linux
- Running Dell update packages on systems running embedded Linux
- Known issues and frequently asked questions
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (64-bit)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 (64-bit)
You can install the DTK Linux RPM utilities on the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (64-bit)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 (64-bit)
NOTE: The RPMs are available in the RPMs folder of DTK ELI ISO at linux.dell.com/repo/hardware, and also in
the Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
Supported BIOS Firmware versions
The latest (n) version or the n-1 version of BIOS firmware that is available at www.dell.com/support.
Prerequisites and requirements
The prerequisites and requirements to run DTK utilities are listed in the following sections:
● Installation Prerequisites
●
Deployment Prerequisites
Installation prerequisites
Before installing the DTK components for Windows PE, ensure that you have the following:
● The DTK self-extracting zip file (DTKX.X-WINPE-XX.exe), which contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration
files, and documentation to deploy your Dell system.
● A Windows workstation or server that has 512 MB of RAM.
Before installing DTK components for embedded Linux, ensure that you have the following:
● The DTK ISO image, which contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files, RPMs, and documentation to
deploy your Dell system.
NOTE: The DTK ISO contains two bootloaders (isolinux for BIOS mode and grub2 for UEFI mode).
● A Linux workstation that has at least 200 MB of free hard-drive space.
Deployment prerequisites
Before beginning the deployment process for Windows PE, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software, and
information ready to use or consult:
● Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 (64-bit) to build Windows
PE 5.1 ISO image.
● Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10.0 (64-bit) to build Windows PE
10.0 ISO image.
● Working knowledge to build Windows PE 5.1, and Windows PE 10.0 (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.
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