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 19. Documentation
Toolkit Components Purpose
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation
Guide
Contains information about installing and deploying DTK on supported Dell
systems.
README Contains the latest information about supported systems, known issues,
and important notes. On systems running the Linux operating system, it is
located at /mnt/cdrom as well.
Drivers and Dell real mode kernel
Hardware application programing interface (HAPI) drivers are essential for DTK tools to work in the embedded Linux
environment. Dell Real Mode Kernel (DRMK) contains the mbr file necessary to create a bootable Dell Utility Partition.
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