Deployment Guide

Documentation...................................................................................................................................................................30
Drivers and Dell real mode kernel ..................................................................................................................................31
Chapter 4: DTK Seamless package...............................................................................................32
Seamless package — Downloading and Installing.....................................................................................................32
Chapter 5: Setting up a directory structure for deployment........................................................ 34
DTK utilities and files........................................................................................................................................................ 34
System-specific files.........................................................................................................................................................34
Operating system installation files................................................................................................................................ 35
Chapter 6: Preparing the script files .......................................................................................... 36
Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment...........................................................................................36
Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment........................................................ 37
Scripts for deployment on systems running windows........................................................................................ 37
Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux...............................................................................................37
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system................................. 38
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system........................................ 38
Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems.......................................................... 39
Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems ................................................................39
Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems..................................................................... 40
Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems............................................................................. 41
Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset ............................................................................................................42
Specifying DTK installation paths............................................................................................................................ 42
Confirming or editing DTK installation path variables.........................................................................................42
Editing DTK task scripts.................................................................................................................................................. 45
RACREP.BAT or racrep.sh........................................................................................................................................ 46
RAIDCFG.BAT or raidcfg.sh......................................................................................................................................46
SYSREP.BAT or sysrep.sh.........................................................................................................................................46
PARTCFG.BAT or partcfg.sh....................................................................................................................................46
Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information........................................................................... 47
Capturing the system BIOS and BMC configuration with the SYSCAP or syscap.sh sample script...... 47
Capturing the RAC configuration with the RACCAP or raccap.sh sample script........................................48
UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh............................................................................................................................................. 48
Preparing the operating system installation scripts..................................................................................................49
W2K8INST.BAT, W2K12INST.BAT and W2K16INST.BAT..................................................................................49
UNATTEND.XML aND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML...................................................................................................50
Linux scripts..................................................................................................................................................................50
suseinst.......................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Chapter 7: Running the deployment scripts ................................................................................ 54
Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection (media-based) for systems
running windows........................................................................................................................................................... 54
Media-based local deployment for systems running microsoft windows ...........................................................55
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 3.0..................................................................................... 55
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 4.0 and 5.1.......................................................................55
Integrating DTK directory structure ...................................................................................................................... 55
Creating a bootable media for Windows PE 3.0.................................................................................................. 55
Running the image...................................................................................................................................................... 56
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