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
Known issues and frequently asked questions
This section describes known issues with the Deployment Toolkit (DTK) utilities and scripts, including answers to some
frequently asked questions.
Topics:
• Known issues
• Frequently asked questions
Known issues
The following issues are organized by DTK utility or other function.
General issues
● Virtual disk creation and/or deletion takes a long time on Microsoft Windows PE.
RAIDCFG issues
● Due to a rounding limitation for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 5, when creating a virtual disk, RAIDCFG can accept a disk size
that is 1 MB greater than the maximum allowable virtual disk size limit. However, RAIDCFG creates the maximum virtual disk
size and does not display an error. If you want to use the maximum allowable virtual disk size, it is recommended that you do
not provide the size in the CLI and let RAIDCFG calculate the size for the RAID type.
Windows PE installation issues
● If virtual flash is enabled and does not contain a valid image (for example, if the virtual flash contains a corrupt or random
image), you may not be able to install Windows Server 2008 locally or remotely. To fix this issue, install a valid image on
virtual flash or disable virtual flash if it is not used during the installation procedure.
Embedded Linux installation issues
● If internal SD card is present in the server, you may not be able to install the operating system using default partition. To fix
this, remove the SD card from the server.
Frequently asked questions
The following questions are organized by DTK utility or other function.
General deployment questions
Q: While running SYSCFG.EXE on a Windows PE image, the SYSCFG.EXE tool silently fails.
A: Ensure that you have built your Windows PE image with the /WMI option. For more details, see Running The Deployment
Scripts.
Q: When I use the sample DTK scripts to deploy multiple systems, do I edit the configuration files to reflect unique
information (such as unique system names, IP address, and BIOS asset tags) for each system?
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