Install Guide

Here, x indicates the version of the operating system. In BIOS mode, rename the ks_centosx.cfg to ks.cfg. In UEFI mode,

rename the ks_centosx_uefi.cfg to ks.cfg.

13. Edit ks.cfg (in BIOS mode) or ks_centosx_uefi.cfg (in UEFI mode) on the source system, where x indicates the version of the

operating system. Set the NFS IP address (where CentOS Linux images are available) and the NFS share path.

14. Export the environment variables as follows:

a. Run export DT_OS_DISK=/dev/sda on the disk device on which the Dell utility partition was created.

b. Run export DT_OS_SRC=/tmp/os_src where vmlinuz, initrd.img, and kickstart file are available.

c. Run export DT_HD=/dev/sda.

d. For CentOS 7.0 , run export DT_OS_NFS_LOC=<IP address of NFS>:/<path to os source>.

15. Run the partcfg.sh (at /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts/) script to create the Dell utility partition and OS partition in BIOS or

UEFI mode.

Ensure that the correct device is set to DT_HD and DT_OS_DISK..

16. From /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts, run /centinst6.sh or /centinst7.sh.

The server reboots to the grub prompt. The CentOS Linux operating system unattended installation is initiated .

NOTE: For more information on installing, see en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/

1772.dell-openmanage-deployment-toolkit.aspx.

Downloading Seamless package

The DTK seamless package is a single installer package which carries Linux DTK RPMs (RHEL, SLES) and its dependency. Seamless

package auto recognizes the OS type and its respective dependency during the installation and installs SYSCFG, RAIDCFG and

RACADM tools on Linux post operating system. The size of the DTK tools seamless package is less (60MB) compared to that of the

complete OM DVD contents size.

DTK seamless package is posted independently on www.dell.com/support in conjunction with OM releases.

The seamless package supports both interactive and non-interactive mode of DTK tool installation.

Interactive mode options to install are:

Deployment Tools Install Utility

Available install options:

[ ] 1. Command line BIOS configuration utility (syscfg utility)

[ ] 2. Command line RAID configuration utility (raidcfg utility)

[ ] 3. DRAC command line configuration utility

[ ] 4. All features

Enter the number to select/deselect (toggle selection) a component

Enter i to install the selected components.

Enter q to quit.

Once the DTK tools installation is complete, the same is displayed on the screen.

To uninstall, run the command

/opt/dell/toolkit/bin/dtktools-uninstall.sh —d

Non-interactive mode option: