Deployment 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

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

Supported systems

For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems, see the Dell 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), Windows PE 5.1 (64-bit), Windows PE 4.0 (64-bit), and Windows PE 3.0 (32-bit

and 64-bit) to deploy the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:

NOTE: On Dell's 13th generation and later PowerEdge servers, deployment of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-

bit and 64-bit) is not supported.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1( 64-bit)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions

• Dell’s Precision R7910 Supported operating systems

– Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

– Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

– Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)