Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.4 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
● Dell EMC 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 www.dell.com/support.
For Linux, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:
● Advanced knowledge of Linux and Linux scripting (bash), Linux networking, installing and working with RPM Package
Managers, and creating and modifying loop file systems.
● 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 EMC 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 www.dell.com/support.
Drivers
The following table describes the essential and optional drivers required for Dell‑supported hardware to build your Windows PE
environment.
NOTE: The drivers provided have been tested successfully in the Windows PE environment.
Table 1. Drivers Required to Build Your Windows PE Environment
Drivers Purpose
common\hapi
Essential files for DTK tools to work.
common\raidcfg
Essential files for raidcfg to work.
winpe5.x\WINPE5.x_driverinst.b
at
Used to install Dell-provided drivers, from \Dell\x64\Drivers, into the
customized Windows PE 5.1 image.
winpe10.x\WINPE10.x_driverinst
.bat
Used to install Dell-provided drivers, from \Dell\x64\Drivers, into the
customized Windows PE 10.0 image.
Other supporting tools and system files
While DTK provides all the necessary utilities and scripts for deploying Dell systems, there are more applications, utilities, and
system files to create the preoperating system environment in which this toolkit is used.
The following table lists the Windows system files and other tools to use DTK utilities and its sample scripts.
Pre-requisites and deployment
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