Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 6.0.1 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 24. Deployment Scripts For Linux (continued)
Script Name Description Associated Files
○ kernel image — Available on the Linux operating system media.
● ks-rhel6.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub to install the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 6) operating system files in
BIOS mode.
● ks_rhel6_uefi.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub2 to
install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 6) operating
system files in UEFI mode.
● ks-rhel7.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub to install the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 7) operating system files in
BIOS mode.
● ks_rhel7_uefi.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub2 to
install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 7) operating
system files in UEFI mode.
suseinst.sh
Performs an unattended
installation of a supported
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server operating system.
● tkenvset.sh — Used by suseinst.sh to inform the task scripts
about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration files.
● grub — Used to install the operating system with the unattended
answer file in BIOS mode.
● grub2 — Used to install the operating system with the unattended
answer file in UEFI mode.
NOTE: Both grub and grub2 use the following images with the
unattended answer file to perform unattended operations:
○ initial ramdisk — Available on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating system media
○ kernel image — Available on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating system media
● autoinst.xml — Used by suseinst.sh with grub to install the
operating system files.
● autoinst-sles12.xml — Used by suseinst.sh with grub to
install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 12) operating system
files in BIOS mode.
● autoinst_sles12_uefi.xml — Used by suseinst.sh with
grub2 to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 12)
operating system files in UEFI mode.
Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems
The following table lists the other scripts for systems running Windows.
Table 25. Other Scripts for Windows
Script Name Description Associated Files
TKENVSET.BAT
Sets the path of DTK installation
and variables for the system to
be deployed and configured. The
variables and paths specified in this
file must be specified before any of
the other supporting scripts can be
used.
● SYSCFG.EXE — Used by TKENVSET.BAT to discover the
system type.
RAIDCFG.BAT
Configures the selected RAID
controller detected in the system.
● TKENVSET.BAT — Used by RAIDCFG.BAT to inform the
task scripts about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and
configuration files.
● RAIDCFG.EXE — Used by RAIDCFG.BAT to retrieve RAID
information and configure settings.
42 Preparing the script files