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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 6
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................6
DTKTORACADM.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Other Documents You May Need....................................................................................................................................9
Other supporting documents you may need............................................................................................................... 10
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site.................................................................................. 10
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Pre-requisites and deployment....................................................................................11
Supported systems.............................................................................................................................................................11
Supported operating systems..........................................................................................................................................11
Supported BIOS Firmware versions...............................................................................................................................12
Prerequisites and requirements...................................................................................................................................... 12
Installation prerequisites............................................................................................................................................. 12
Deployment prerequisites...........................................................................................................................................12
Drivers.............................................................................................................................................................................13
Other supporting tools and system files.................................................................................................................14
Deploying operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Deployment..........................................................................................................................................................................15
Deployment matrix for PowerEdge FD332.................................................................................................................. 16
Deployment matrix............................................................................................................................................................. 17
DTK deployment overview...............................................................................................................................................18
Preparing for deployment...........................................................................................................................................18
Deployment....................................................................................................................................................................19
Configuring a source system ..........................................................................................................................................19
RAC and BIOS configuration..................................................................................................................................... 19
How to obtain Dell utility partition files...................................................................................................................19
Chapter 3: Downloading DTK....................................................................................................... 20
Extracting DTK components on systems running windows....................................................................................20
DTK components on systems running windows.................................................................................................. 20
Extracting DTK components on systems running Linux........................................................................................... 21
DTK components on the mounted media...............................................................................................................21
Directory structure on the target system.............................................................................................................. 21
DTK contents..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
System utilities and supported files for windows................................................................................................ 22
System utilities and supported files For Linux......................................................................................................23
SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands............................................................................................................. 24
Sample scripts for deployment.......................................................................................................................................27
Sample deployment configuration files for Windows..........................................................................................27
Sample deployment configuration files for Linux................................................................................................. 27
Sample scripts for deployment on Windows system.......................................................................................... 28
Sample scripts for deployment on Linux system................................................................................................. 29
RPMs....................................................................................................................................................................................30
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