Deployment Guide

Additional Tools Purpose Source Save in DTK location
parted To create GUID Partition Table
(GPT) in UEFI mode.
Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
unzip To unzip files in Linux. Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
upimg Contains system-specific Dell
utility partition files.
NOTE: In the previous
releases, each Dell
system required a unique
upimg file. The upimg file
is common for all Dell
systems.
/opt/dell/toolkit/systems, or
the Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility on the Dell
Systems Management Tools
and Documentation DVD.
/opt/dell /toolkit/ systems
kernel image Used during a Linux unattended
installation.
Available on the Linux media. /opt/dell /toolkit /systems/
linux
initial ramdisk Used during a Linux unattended
installation.
NOTE: For legacy
operating systems, you
may need to use the
driver disk. At the end of
the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Server installation,
you may need to install
the drivers available on
the Systems Build and
Update Utility.
Available on the Linux operating
system media or on the
Systems Build and Update
Utility on the Dell Systems
Management Tools and
Documentation DVD.
/opt/dell /toolkit /systems
Deploying operating systems
After the system hardware is versioned and configured, an operating system can be installed using unattended setup files, samples
of which are provided as part of DTK. The sample configuration files are operating system specific, and have been enhanced for Dell
systems. For information on modifying the sample configuration files, see your operating system documentation.
DTK Utilities (SYSCFG and RAIDCFG) and scripts (sample) supports Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, Windows PE 5.1, and
Windows PE 10.0. For Microsoft WinPE and OS deployment limitations, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824993.aspx.
DTK helps to deploy the Microsoft Windows Server operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode, for supported OS information refer
Supported operating systems.
NOTE: For the latest supported operating systems, see the Windows PE documentation.
DTK helps to deploy the Linux operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode, for supported OS information refer Supported operating
systems. The sample configuration files contain examples to deploy the supported operating systems.
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