Install Guide

• A workstation with the following capabilities:

– A 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, sample configuration files, and RPM packages.

• All operating system RPM packages that DTK RPMs require.

NOTE: Tools such as Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM), Yet Another Setup Tool (YAST), and

Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) can be used to manage RPM dependency issues.

• All other utilities and files necessary to perform the deployment, including all required Linux drivers,

operating system drivers, and the Dell utility partition file.

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.

• Your operating system software and documentation.

• An optimally configured source system with network access.

NOTE: You can download the latest drivers from support.dell.com.

Preparing embedded Linux environment for deployment

If you are using the embedded Linux environment:

1. Obtain the DTK Linux ISO image, which is a self-contained bootable ISO image.

2. Use and customize the sample scripts as per your requirements.

3. Set up a Source System by using the the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD

(to install your operating system) and the Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools (to load drivers).

NOTE: You can also download the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com.

4. Generate a system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC/iDRAC configuration profile from the optimally

configured source system. Copy the generated configuration files to a read/write share onto the

workstation or server.

NOTE: You can obtain the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC/iDRAC configuration files by

booting from DTK Linux ISO image and running the syscap.sh, raidcap.sh, and raccap.sh scripts.

5. Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating system software

installation information.

6. Install an operating system on a Target Server.

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating System using DTK

CAUTION: Do not change the bootmode before executing installation scripts using syscfg. If you

do, reboot the system and start executing installation scripts.

NOTE: See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the options in the

ks.cfg/ks-rhelx.cfg/ks_rhelx_uefi.cfg file to customize the scripted installation of your operating

system, where x indicates the version of the operating system.

To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the lininst.sh/ lininst7.sh script:

1. On the source system, navigate to the location of the required Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating

system image.

2. Create a NFS share using the following command: vi /etc/exports.