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
grub2 — Used with the kernel image and initial ramdisk files, along with the unattended answer file to install the
operating system in UEFI mode.
Variables used
● DT_OS_DISK — Sets the disk on which to deploy the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system.
● DT_OS_SRC — Sets the location from where to copy the kernel image and initial ramdisk files.
● DT_OS_PART — Sets the valid partition to install the grub files.
● DT_OS_IMG_PATH — Sets the network share where the operating system files are located.
● DT_SUSE_AUTOINST — Sets the network share from where the autoinst.xml file can be accessed.
External dependencies of suseinst.sh
The DT_PLATFORM variable is set during deployment by tkenvset.sh using platform discovery.
The suseinst.sh script uses the unattended answer file in conjunction with the grub utility and kernel image and
initial ramdisk files to install the operating system files.
autoinst.xml or autoinst_uefi.xml for SUSE Linux Enterprise server
The autoinst.xml and autoinst_uefi.xml file is the default name of the answer file that you use to automate an unattended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation in BIOS and UEFI modes respectively. A sample copy of the autoinst.xml/
autoinst_uefi.xml file is provided as part of DTK download in the /opt/dell/toolkit/template/configs directory.
The autoinst.xml/autoinst_uefi.xml file contains the headings and parameters that instruct the installation utility to perform
various configuration tasks. Before a full deployment can be run, edit all appropriate headings and parameters, as necessary.
NOTE:
After installing SUSE Linux Enterprise, change the login password by editing the user node of the root user in
autoinst.xml/autoinst_uefi.xml. You can also encrypt the password file by changing false to true in <encrypted
config:type="boolean">false</encrypted>.
NOTE: See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the options in the autoinst.xml/
autoinst_uefi.xml file to customize the scripted installation of your operating system.
When you have completed all necessary modifications of the autoinst.xml/ autoinst_uefi.xml file, save the completed file in
the /opt/dell/toolkit/systems/<target system> directory.
After you have successfully edited your deployment scripts, you are ready to create the deployment media and run the
deployment. For instructions on creating the deployment media and running a full deployment, see Deployment Using Dell
Provided Embedded Linux .
NOTE:
During an unattended SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation, if the installer lists out missing packages, delete the
listed packages from autoinst.xml/autoinst_uefi.xml.
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