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 1. DTKTORACADM Command on Windows Operating System
Valid Arguments dtktoracadm.exe or dtktoracadm.exe windows_scripts.lst debug
Description On systems running Windows operating system, run the command, where
windows_scripts.lst is the input file which contains the list of path to run the
RACADM scripts and debug is an option which list the file status.
Applicable Systems
All PowerEdge 12 and later systems.
Table 2. DTKTORACADM Command on Linux Operating System
Valid Arguments python dtktoracadm.py or python dtktoracadm.py linux_scripts.lst
debug
Description On the system running Linux operating system, in the prompt type the command, where
linux_scripts.lst is the input which contains the list of path to run the RACADM
scripts and debug is an option which list the file status.
Applicable Systems
All PowerEdge 12 and later systems.
The set of converted commands are available in dtktoracadm_dict.map. For more information see, Dell OpenManage
Deployment Toolkit User's Guide or Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation Guide. The following table lists the set of
commands available:
Table 3. SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands
Group SYSCFG Commands Equivalent RACADM Commands
iDRAC Settings
lcp --dnsdhcp iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP
lcp --domainname iDRAC.NIC.DNSDomainName
lcp --dnsracname iDRAC.NIC.DNSRacName
lcp --dnsregisterrac iDRAC.NIC.DNSRegister
--idractype iDRAC.Info.Type -z legacy
--autoneg iDRAC.NIC.Autoneg
--gateway iDRAC.IPv4.Gateway
--ipaddress iDRAC.IPv4.Address
--macaddress iDRAC.NIC.MACAddres
--nicselectionfailover iDRAC.NIC.Failover
--subnetmask iDRAC.IPv4.Netmask
--vlanid iDRAC.NIC.VLanID
--dnsserver1v6 get iDRAC.IPv6.DNS1
--dnsserver2v6 get iDRAC.IPv6.DNS2
--gatewayv6 iDRAC.IPv6.Gateway
--ipv6address1 iDRAC.IPv6.Address1
--ipv6address2 iDRAC.IPv6.Address2
--linklocaladdrv6 iDRAC.IPv6.LinkLocalAddress
--prefixlengthv6 iDRAC.IPv6.PrefixLength
--connectionmode iDRAC.IPMISerial.ConnectionMode
--msgcommbitrate iDRAC.IPMISerial.BaudRat
--msgcommflowctrl iDRAC.IPMISerial.FlowControl
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