Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.5 User's Guide
- Introduction
- Pre-requisites and deployment
- Downloading DTK
- DTK Seamless package
- Setting up a directory structure for deployment
- Preparing the script files
- Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment
- Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment
- Scripts for deployment on systems running windows
- Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux
- Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system
- Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system
- Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems
- Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems
- Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems
- Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems
- Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset
- Editing DTK task scripts
- Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information
- Preparing the operating system installation scripts
- Running the deployment scripts
- Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection (media-based) for systems running windows
- Media-based local deployment for systems running microsoft windows
- Media-Based local deployment with Networking enabled for systems running windows
- Deployment using removable boot media without a network (media-based) connection for systems running windows
- Network based deployment for systems running windows
- Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running windows
- Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB files for systems running Windows
- Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux
- Deployment using customized embedded Linux
- Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running Linux
- Running Dell update packages on systems running embedded Linux
- Known issues and frequently asked questions
● Sample scripts: \Dell\x32\Toolkit\Template\Scripts
● Sample configuration files:\Dell\x32\Toolkit\Template\Configs
DTK utilities for 64-bit systems are located in the following directories:
● Utilities: \Dell\x64\Toolkit\Tools
● Sample scripts: \Dell\x64\Toolkit\Template\Scripts
● Sample configuration files: \Dell\x64\Toolkit\Template\Configs
The directory \Dell\x32\Toolkit\Systems or \Dell\x64\Toolkit\Systems is a placeholder that can be used for
all system information that is captured using sample scripts and tools (for example, the system specific BIOS) and Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) configuration files used by the DTK utilities for configuring a system). For more information on
the deployment directory structure, see Setting Up A Directory Structure For Deployment.
Additionally, DTK contains a batch file, extract.bat, which can be used to extract the CAB files of winpe3.x, winpe4.x,
winpe5.x, and winpe 10.x folders.
Extracting DTK components on systems running Linux
DTK components are provided as an ISO image at www.dell.com/support. You can use a CD/DVD burning software to burn
the ISO image on a bootable CD/DVD or loop mount the ISO image to access the image contents. To extract DTK components
to a workstation running a Linux operating system perform the following steps.
1. Download the ISO image dtk_X.X_XXX_Linux.iso from www.dell.com/support and save it on your system (where X is
the latest DTK version and XXX is the latest build for the DTK release).
2. After the image is downloaded, burn it on a CD/DVD.
DTK components on the mounted media
The following table describes the files, components, and other contents of the mounted media.
Table 9. Mounted Media Contents
Contents Details Location
docs Contains Quick Installation Guide.
/mnt/cdrom/docs
LICENSING Contains all the licenses for the open source components used in the media.
/mnt/cdrom/
LICENSING
README Provides the latest product information.
/mnt/cdrom
sa.1 Contains the Linux kernel images.
/mnt/cdrom/isolinux
sa.2 Initial RAM disk containing the embedded Linux component and DTK tools.
/mnt/cdrom/isolinux
RPMs Contains DTK RPMs and dependency RPMs
/mnt/cdrom/RPMs
Directory structure on the target system
The following table describes the contents of the directory structure on the target system.
Table 10. Target System Directory Structure Contents
Contents Details
/lib The libraries and drivers required for embedded Linux to function.
/bin Basic utilities (ls, chmod, and so on).
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