Release Notes

Importance
RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature
enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules
(firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).
Platforms Affected
For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems and supported Operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software
Support Matrix available in the required version of OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
What Is Supported
Hardware and Software Requirements
Before beginning the deployment process, ensure that you have the following tools, software, and information ready to use:
● Advanced knowledge of Windows.
● Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) or Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) to build Windows PE.
● Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) and Automated Deployment Services (ADS) (including
setting up of RIS and ADS environments), or any other third-party deployment system or tool.
● Working knowledge of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or any other third-party deployment system or tool for
Windows PE.
● A workstation with the following capabilities:
○ A writable CD/DVD drive and CD/DVD writing software
○ Network access
● A target system with a CD/DVD drive if you are performing a local deployment or network access if you are performing a
network deployment.
● All Deployment Toolkit utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files.
● All required Windows PE drivers, operating system drivers, and the Dell utility partition image file.
● A minimum BIOS version is recommended on some of the platforms for all the DTK options to work correctly. In general, it is
good practice to use the latest ("n") version of BIOS firmware or the "n-1" version that is available on "dell.com/support."
For more information see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available in the required version of OpenManage
Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Operating Systems Requirements
DTK Utilities (SYSCFG and RAIDCFG) and scripts (sample) supports Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, Windows PE 5.1 and
Windows PE 10.0.
For Microsoft WinPE and OS deployment support limitations refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/
library/hh824993.aspx.
DTK helps deploy the following Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems:
● Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
● Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
What’s New
The new features for this release include:
● Windows PE 10.0 Support for Deployment of WIndows Server 2016 and Windows 10
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