Deployment Guide
Documentation.................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Drivers and Dell real mode kernel ..................................................................................................................................... 30
4 DTK Seamless package................................................................................................................31
Seamless package — Downloading and Installing........................................................................................................... 31
5 Setting up a directory structure for deployment........................................................................... 33
DTK utilities and files........................................................................................................................................................... 33
System-specific files........................................................................................................................................................... 33
Operating system installation files.....................................................................................................................................34
6 Preparing the script files ............................................................................................................35
Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment................................................................................................. 35
Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment.................................................................36
Scripts for deployment on systems running windows.............................................................................................. 36
Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux.................................................................................................... 36
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system............................................37
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system..................................................37
Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems...................................................................38
Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems ........................................................................38
Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems.............................................................................39
Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems................................................................................... 40
Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset ..................................................................................................................41
Specifying DTK installation paths................................................................................................................................. 41
Confirming or editing DTK installation path variables................................................................................................ 41
Editing DTK task scripts..................................................................................................................................................... 44
RACREP.BAT or racrep.sh........................................................................................................................................... 44
RAIDCFG.BAT or raidcfg.sh......................................................................................................................................... 44
SYSREP.BAT or sysrep.sh............................................................................................................................................45
PARTCFG.BAT or partcfg.sh.......................................................................................................................................45
Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information.................................................................................. 45
Capturing the system BIOS and BMC configuration with the SYSCAP or syscap.sh sample script................. 45
Capturing the RAC configuration with the RACCAP or raccap.sh sample script.................................................46
UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh................................................................................................................................................ 47
Preparing the operating system installation scripts........................................................................................................ 47
W2K8INST.BAT, W2K12INST.BAT and W2K16INST.BAT........................................................................................47
UNATTEND.XML aND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML....................................................................................................... 48
Linux scripts................................................................................................................................................................... 48
suseinst........................................................................................................................................................................... 50
7 Running the deployment scripts ..................................................................................................52
Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection (media-based) for systems running
windows............................................................................................................................................................................52
Media-based local deployment for systems running microsoft windows ................................................................... 53
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 3.0............................................................................................53
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 4.0 and 5.1.............................................................................. 53
Integrating DTK directory structure ...........................................................................................................................53
Creating a bootable media for Windows PE 3.0........................................................................................................53
Running the image.........................................................................................................................................................54
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