Users Guide

• Your operating system software and documentation.

• An optimally congured source system with network access.

NOTE: You can download the latest drivers from www.dell.com/support.

For Linux, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:

• Advanced knowledge of Linux and Linux scripting (bash), Linux networking, installing and working with RPM Package Managers,

and creating and modifying loop le systems.

• A workstation with the following capabilities:

– A writable media drive

– Network access

• A target system with a media drive, if performing a local deployment.

• A target system with a media drive and network access, if performing a network deployment.

• All DTK utilities, sample scripts, sample conguration les, and RPM packages.

• All operating system RPM packages that DTK RPMs require.

NOTE: Tools such as Yellowdog Updater, Modied (YUM), Yet Another Setup Tool (YAST), and Advanced Packaging Tool

(APT) can be used to manage RPM dependency issues.

• All other utilities and les necessary to perform the deployment, including all required Linux drivers, operating system drivers, and

the Dell utility partition le.

• Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.

• Your operating system software and documentation.

• An optimally congured source system with network access.

NOTE: You can download the latest drivers from www.dell.com/support.

Drivers

The following table describes the essential and optional drivers required for Dell‑supported hardware to build your Windows PE

environment.

NOTE: The drivers provided have been tested successfully in the Windows PE environment.

Table 4. Drivers Required to Build Your Windows PE Environment

Drivers Purpose

common\hapi Essential les for DTK tools to work.

common\raidcfg Essential les for raidcfg to work.

winpe5.x\WINPE5.x_driverinst.bat Used to install Dell-provided drivers, from \Dell\x64\Drivers, into the customized

Windows PE 5.1 image.

winpe10.x\WINPE10.x_driverinst.bat Used to install Dell-provided drivers, from \Dell\x64\Drivers, into the customized

Windows PE 10.0 image.

Other supporting tools and system les

While DTK provides all the necessary utilities and scripts for deploying Dell systems, there are more applications, utilities, and system

les to create the preoperating system environment in which this toolkit is used.

The following table lists the Windows system les and other tools to use DTK utilities and its sample scripts.