Deployment Guide

Table Of Contents
Introduction
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files to deploy
and configure your Dell system. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying a large
number of systems reliably, without changing their current deployment processes. You can use DTK in a Microsoft Windows
Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) or a Linux environment.
Topics:
What is new in this release
Supported Systems
Supported operating systems
Toolkit Utilities
Replication Of DTK Utilities
Other Documents You May Need
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
Contacting Dell
What is new in this release
The new features for this release include:
Support for installation and deployment of the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI modes:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
CentOS 7.3
Support for the following Dell PowerEdge servers:
PowerEdge C6320p
NOTE:
For the list of supported operating systems and Dell servers, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix at
dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
NOTE: Use both DTK and the Server Administrator from the same release version to get complete supported features of
Server Administrator.
Supported Systems
For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix in the required version
of OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Supported operating systems
DTK utilities support Windows PE 10.0 (64-bit), Windows PE 5.1 (64-bit), Windows PE 4.0 (64-bit), and Windows PE 3.0 (32-bit
and 64-bit) to deploy the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1( 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions
Dells Precision R7910 Supported operating systems
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