Deployment Guide

Drivers Purpose
winpe5.x\WINPE5.x_driverinst.bat
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.
Table 5. Supporting Tools and System Files for Windows
Additional Tools Purpose Source
Windows AIK for Windows Server 2008
R2 SP1, and Microsoft Windows 7 (32-
bit and 64-bit)
Create a bootable media for Windows PE 3.0.
microsoft.com
Windows ADK for Windows Server 2012 Create a bootable media for Windows PE 4.0.
microsoft.com
Windows ADK for Windows Server 2012
R2 and Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Create a bootable media for Windows PE 5.1.
microsoft.com
Windows ADK for Windows Server 2016
and Windows 10.0 (64-bit)
Create a bootable media for Windows PE
10.0.
microsoft.com
The following table is a matrix of Linux system files and other tools to use with DTK utilities and its sample scripts.
Table 6. Supporting Tools and System Files for Linux
Additional Tools Purpose Source Save in DTK location
mkfs.* Formats hard-drive partitions. Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
fdisk To create Master Boot Record
(MBR) partitions in BIOS mode.
Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
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
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