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
Drivers and Dell real mode kernel .................................................................................................................................30
Chapter 4: DTK Seamless package............................................................................................... 31
Seamless package — Downloading and Installing..................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 5: Setting up a directory structure for deployment........................................................ 33
DTK utilities and files........................................................................................................................................................ 33
System-specific files.........................................................................................................................................................33
Operating system installation files................................................................................................................................ 34
Chapter 6: Preparing the script files .......................................................................................... 35
Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment...........................................................................................35
Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment........................................................36
Scripts for deployment on systems running windows........................................................................................36
Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux.............................................................................................. 36
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system..................................37
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system........................................ 37
Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems...........................................................38
Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems ................................................................38
Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems..................................................................... 39
Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems............................................................................ 40
Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset ............................................................................................................ 41
Specifying DTK installation paths.............................................................................................................................41
Confirming or editing DTK installation path variables......................................................................................... 41
Editing DTK task scripts.................................................................................................................................................. 44
RACREP.BAT or racrep.sh........................................................................................................................................ 44
RAIDCFG.BAT or raidcfg.sh......................................................................................................................................45
SYSREP.BAT or sysrep.sh.........................................................................................................................................45
PARTCFG.BAT or partcfg.sh....................................................................................................................................45
Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information...........................................................................45
Capturing the system BIOS and BMC configuration with the SYSCAP or syscap.sh sample script...... 46
Capturing the RAC configuration with the RACCAP or raccap.sh sample script........................................46
UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh............................................................................................................................................. 47
Preparing the operating system installation scripts..................................................................................................48
W2K12INST.BAT and W2K16INST.BAT..................................................................................................................48
UNATTEND.XML aND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML...................................................................................................49
Linux scripts..................................................................................................................................................................49
suseinst.......................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Chapter 7: Running the deployment scripts ................................................................................ 52
Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection media-based for systems
running windows........................................................................................................................................................... 52
Media-based local deployment for systems running Microsoft Windows ..........................................................53
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 3.0..................................................................................... 53
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 5.1...................................................................................... 53
Integrating DTK directory structure ...................................................................................................................... 53
Creating a bootable media for Windows PE 5.1...................................................................................................53
Running the image...................................................................................................................................................... 54
Media-Based local deployment with Networking enabled for systems running windows...............................54
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