Install Guide

d. Run export DT_OS_IMG_PATH=nfs://<IP Address>/osimage.

e. Run export DT_SUSE_AUTOINST= nfs://<IP Address>/dtkosinstall/autoinst.xml.

f. Run export DT_HD=/dev/sda.

12. Run partcfg.sh at (/opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts/) to create the Dell utility partition and OS partition in BIOS or UEFI mode.

NOTE: Ensure that the correct device is set to DT_HD, DT_OS_DISK, and DT_OS_PART.

13. From /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts, run /suseinst.sh script.

The server reboots to the grub prompt. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux operating system unattended installation is initiated.

Converting to RACADM and installing SUSE Linux server Operating System using RACADM

scripts

CAUTION: It is recommended that you consult your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system documentation and

unattended deployment documentation to develop a thorough understanding of the unattended installation process

before attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.

NOTE: While installing Linux, ensure that you install grub in the boot partition. Otherwise, you cannot boot to the utility

partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.

NOTE: Using RACADM scripts is an alternative method to install SUSE Linux server operating system. This feature is

supported on Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge Servers and later systems. For information see,

Dell OpenManage

Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide

Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide

available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals .

To convert from DTK to RACADM deployment and to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server using the suseinst.sh script:

1. On the source system, navigate to the location of the required SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux operating system image.

2. Perform the steps 2 to 11 from the section Installing SUSE Linux server Operating System using DTK.

3. From /opt/dell/toolkit/converter, run the command python dtktoracadm.py or python dtktoracadm.py

linux_scripts.lst, where linux_scripts.lst is the input le which contains the list of script les to be converted

to equivalent RACADM scripts.

The RACADM converted scripts are available in /opt/dell/toolkit/converter/racscripts.

4. From /opt/dell/toolkit/converter/racscripts/, run the partcfg.sh script to create the Dell utility partition and OS partition in BIOS

or UEFI mode.

NOTE: Ensure that the correct device is set to DT_HD, DT_OS_DISK, and DT_OS_PART.

5. Run /suseinst.sh script, from /opt/dell/toolkit/converter/racscripts.

The server reboots to the grub prompt. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux operating system unattended installation is initiated.

Downloading Seamless package

The DTK seamless package is a single installer package which carries Linux DTK RPMs (RHEL, SLES) and its dependency. Seamless

package auto recognizes the OS type and its respective dependency during the installation and installs SYSCFG, RAIDCFG and

RACADM tools on Linux post operating system. The size of the DTK tools seamless package is less (60MB) compared to that of the

complete OM DVD contents size.

DTK seamless package is posted independently on www.dell.com/support in conjunction with OM releases.

The seamless package supports both interactive and non-interactive mode of DTK tool installation.

Interactive mode options to install are:

Deployment Tools Install Utility

Available install options:

[ ] 1. Command line BIOS configuration utility (syscfg utility)

[ ] 2. Command line RAID configuration utility (raidcfg utility)

[ ] 3. DRAC command line configuration utility

[ ] 4. All features