Users Guide

Pre-requisites and deployment
The Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is a collection of Windows PE and Linux-based utilities and scripts that help in performing
operating system tasks and deployment on Dell systems. An advanced knowledge of Windows PE and Linux is required for users
who want to use the DTK utilities to perform preoperating system and postoperating system configuration tasks or to run a
scripted deployment in the respective environments.
A preoperating system environment is defined as the environment used to configure system hardware before a major operating
system, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux, is installed. DTK utilities and scripts, for example, are run in a Windows PE or Linux
environment for hardware configuration.
Because of the open nature of the utilities and scripts and the environment in which they can be used, it is recommended
that DTK users have an advanced understanding of the Windows PE and Linux environment and scripting knowledge for the
respective environments. DTK users with an advanced understanding of Windows PE and Linux can take full advantage of the
utilities and exploit their capabilities preceding and beyond what the sample scripts can provide.
CAUTION: Some of the DTK utilities can destroy data if used incorrectly. To avoid the potential risk of data loss,
take all necessary precautions to protect data so that mission-critical systems are not disrupted in the unlikely
event of a failure. See the Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide
available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals for complete information about the capabilities of each DTK utility.
NOTE: For Microsoft WinPE and OS deployment support limitations, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/
library/hh824993.aspx
Topics:
• Supported systems
• Supported operating systems
• Supported BIOS Firmware versions
• Prerequisites and requirements
• Deploying operating systems
• Deployment
• Deployment matrix for PowerEdge FD332
• Deployment matrix
• DTK deployment overview
• Configuring a source system
Supported systems
For a complete list of supported PowerEdge systems, see the Dell EMC Systems Software Support Matrix in the required
version of OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Supported operating systems
DTK utilities support Windows PE 10.0 (64-bit) and Windows PE 5.1 (64-bit), to deploy the following operating systems in BIOS
and UEFI mode:
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions
● Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
For Linux, the DTK utilities support deploying the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit)
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