Deployment Guide

Pre-requisites and deployment
The Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is a collection of Windows PE and Linux-based utilities and scripts that help in performing
operating system tasks and deployment on Dell systems. An advanced knowledge of Windows PE and Linux is required for users
who want to use the DTK utilities to perform preoperating system and postoperating system configuration tasks or to run a
scripted deployment in the respective environments.
A preoperating system environment is defined as the environment used to configure system hardware before a major operating
system, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux, is installed. DTK utilities and scripts, for example, are run in a Windows PE or Linux
environment for hardware configuration.
Because of the open nature of the utilities and scripts and the environment in which they can be used, it is recommended
that DTK users have an advanced understanding of the Windows PE and Linux environment and scripting knowledge for the
respective environments. DTK users with an advanced understanding of Windows PE and Linux can take full advantage of the
utilities and exploit their capabilities preceding and beyond what the sample scripts can provide.
CAUTION: Some of the DTK utilities can destroy data if used incorrectly. To avoid the potential risk of data
loss, take all necessary precautions to protect data so that mission-critical systems are not disrupted in the
unlikely event of a failure. See the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference
Guide available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals for complete information about the capabilities of each DTK
utility.
NOTE: For Microsoft WinPE and OS deployment support limitations, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/
library/hh824993.aspx
Topics:
• Supported systems
• Supported operating systems
• Supported BIOS Firmware versions
• Prerequisites and requirements
• Deploying operating systems
• Deployment
• Deployment matrix for PowerEdge FD332
• Deployment matrix
• DTK deployment overview
• Configuring a source system
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
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