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
Table 12. System Utilities and Supported Files for Windows (continued)
Toolkit Components Purpose
racadm6 Configures iDRAC 6.
NOTE: This feature may not be supported on all systems.
racadm7 Configures iDRAC7.
racadm8 Configures iDRAC8.
raidcfg Creates and reports RAID information.
RaidcfgErrorCodes.txt Lists the error codes and messages for the raidcfg tool.
stsvc.ini Configuration file used by raidcfg.
syscfg
● Reports and configures BIOS, BMC, and DRAC.
● Maintains the system state between reboots.
● Reports hardware devices and other system-related information.
SyscfgErrorCodes.txt Lists the error codes and messages for the syscfg tool.
sys.ini An .ini file used with syscfg.
UpinitErrorCodes.txt Lists the error codes and messages for upinit.sh.
Converter Has the sample utility using python script. Type in the terminal python
dtktoracadm.py command to convert the SYSCFG scripts to equivalent RACADM
scripts.
linux_scripts.lst
Displays the list of input SYSCFG sample scripts available to be converted to
RACADM scripts.
For example, in the prompt type the command: python dtktoracadm.py
linux_scripts.lst. The command converts the list of sample.sh files in the
input file.
racscripts The racscripts folder is empty before running the utility. After the python script
is run, the SYSCFG scripts converted to equivalent RACADM scripts are at /opt/
dell/toolkit/Converter/racscripts.
changed_tokens.log
Displays the converted RACADM scripts log.
unchanged_tokens.log
Displays the RACADM scripts logs which are not converted.
SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands
The DTK SYSCFG deployment scripts are converted to equivalent RACADM scripts, that helps in migration to utilize
RACADM in the deployment solution. Starting 12th generation of PowerEdge servers and later, selected set of SYSCFG
commands are a part of the DTK sample scripts. The utility has the conversion tool for converting the SYSCFG
scripts in both environments Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. The list of DTK sample scripts are
present in \Toolkit\Tools\CONVERTER\ windows_scripts.lst for Microsoft Windows operating systems and toolkit/
Converter/ linux_scripts.lst for Linux operating system. The converted scripts are available in the folder racscripts. The
set of converted commands are available in dtktoracadm_dict.map.
The following table lists the set of commands:
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Downloading DTK