Users Guide

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Pre-requisites and deployment
The Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is a collection of Windows PE and Linux-based utilities and scripts that help in performing operating
system tasks and deployment on Dell systems. An advanced knowledge of Windows PE and Linux is required for users who want to
use the DTK utilities to perform preoperating system and postoperating system conguration tasks or to run a scripted deployment
in the respective environments.
A preoperating system environment is dened as the environment used to congure system hardware before a major operating
system, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux, is installed. DTK utilities and scripts, for example, are run in a Windows PE or Linux
environment for hardware conguration.
Because of the open nature of the utilities and scripts and the environment in which they can be used, it is recommended that DTK
users have an advanced understanding of the Windows PE and Linux environment and scripting knowledge for the respective
environments. DTK users with an advanced understanding of Windows PE and Linux can take full advantage of the utilities and
exploit their capabilities preceding and beyond what the sample scripts can provide.
CAUTION: Some of the DTK utilities can destroy data if used incorrectly. To avoid the potential risk of data loss, take all
necessary precautions to protect data so that mission-critical systems are not disrupted in the unlikely event of a failure.
See the Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/
openmanagemanuals for complete information about the capabilities of each DTK utility.
NOTE: For Microsoft WinPE and OS deployment support limitations, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
hh824993.aspx
Supported systems
For a complete list of supported PowerEdge systems, see the Dell EMC Systems Software Support Matrix in the required version of
OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Supported operating systems
DTK utilities support Windows PE 10.0 (64-bit), and Windows PE 5.1 (64-bit) to deploy the following operating systems in BIOS and
UEFI mode:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions
• Dell’s Precision R7920 Supported operating systems
– Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
– Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
For Linux, the DTK utilities support deploying the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9(64-bit)
You can install the DTK Linux RPM utilities on the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode:
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (64-bit)
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