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
Table 18. Capture Scripts for Linux (continued)
Script Name Description Associated Files
raidcap.sh
Captures the RAID settings and saves
them to a file.
● tkenvset.sh — Used by raidcap.sh to inform the task
scripts where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration
files.
● raidcfg — Used by raidcap.sh to retrieve RAID information
and to configure settings.
syscap.sh
Captures BIOS, DRAC, and BMC
configuration settings and saves them
to a file.
● tkenvset.sh — Used by syscap.sh to inform the task scripts
where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration files.
● syscfg — Used by syscap.sh to configure the BIOS, DRAC,
and BMC settings.
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows
operating system
The following table lists the replication scripts for systems running Windows.
Table 19. Replication Scripts for Windows
Script Name Description Associated Files
RACREP.BAT
Applies the RAC configuration
settings saved in a file to the current
system.
● TKENVSET.BAT — Used by RACREP.BAT to inform the task
scripts about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and
configuration files.
● RACADM.EXE — Used by RACREP.BAT to replicate RAC
information and to configure settings.
RAIDREP.BAT
Applies the RAID settings saved in a
file to the current system.
● RAIDCFG.EXE — Used by RAIDREP.BAT to retrieve RAID
information and to configure settings.
SYSREP.BAT
Applies the BIOS and BMC settings
saved in a file to the current system.
● TKENVSET.BAT — Used by SYSREP.BAT to inform the task
scripts where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration
files.
● SYSCFG.EXE — Used by SYSREP.BAT to configure the BIOS
and BMC settings.
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux
operating system
The following table lists the replication scripts for systems running Linux.
Table 20. Replication Scripts for Linux
Script Name Description Associated Files
racrep.sh
Applies the RAC configuration
settings saved in a file to the current
system.
● tkenvset.sh — Used by racrep.sh to inform the task scripts
about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration
files.
● racadm — Used by racrep.sh to replicate the RAC information
and to configure settings. The wrapper script, racadm invokes
racadm4, racadm5, or racadm6 depending on the system
configuration.
● syscfg — Used by racrep.sh to configure DRAC5.
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