Deployment Guide

DTK Utilities (SYSCFG and RAIDCFG) and scripts (sample) supports 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.
Deployment
DTK offers a complete set of utilities, sample scripts, and RPM packages that can be used to automate deployment on large
numbers of Dell systems. This guide is designed to help you through some of the most basic planning considerations, logistical
preparations, and deployment procedures to get you started using DTK to deploy Dell systems.
A well-thought-out deployment plan is critical to the success of your deployment effort and includes the following
considerations:
● Assessing your existing IT environment
● Selecting an operating system
● Selecting the optimum Dell OpenManage systems management software configuration for your system
● Choosing a deployment method
DTK is flexible enough to fit into almost any deployment plan.
DTK components can be used in many different ways to assist IT staff in deploying Dell systems in large numbers. Because all
the tools and scripts are task-oriented, many of them can be used separately to perform a specific task on many systems or
collectively to perform many tasks on many systems at once. For information on the deployment methods, see Running The
Deployment Scripts.
Deployment matrix for PowerEdge FD332
DTK supports multiple storage sleds (PowerEdge FD332)-to-compute sled (half-width, quarter-width, or full-width sleds, to
which the storage sleds are mapped) mapping. The storage sleds and the storage controller modules in a PowerEdge FD332 are
mapped to the compute sleds in the enclosure. The enclosures can be in either a split-mode or joint-mode configuration. For
more details, see the see the Dell PowerEdge FD332 Owner’s Manual at dell.com/support/home.
Table 4. Installation and configuration matrix
Compute sled to PowerEdge FD332
setup
Operating
system
installation
support
SYSCFG/RAIDCFG
configuration
support
Description
Compute sled without PERC + 1
PowerEdge FD332 with a single PERC
mapped to the compute sled
Yes Yes NA
Compute sled with PERC + 1 PowerEdge
FD332 with a single PERC mapped to the
compute sled + single boot VD
Yes Yes PERC controller with boot VD must be
the first in the boot order list of the
compute sled BIOS
Compute sled without PERC + 1
PowerEdge FD332 with a dual PERC
mapped to a compute sled (joint mode)
Yes Yes NA
Compute sled without PERC + 1
PowerEdge FD332 with a dual PERC
mapped to the compute sled (split mode)
+ single boot VD
Yes Yes PERC controller with boot VD must be
the first in the boot order list of the
compute sled BIOS
Compute sleds without PERC + 1
PowerEdge FD332 with a dual PERC
Yes Yes PERC controller with boot VD must be
the first in the boot order list of the
compute sled BIOS
Pre-requisites and deployment 13