Users Guide

NOTE: You can use a system BIOS conguration prole generated for all systems belonging to the same generation.

5. Create an operating system answer le that contains unattended operating system software installation information.

6. Edit the DTK sample script les that read the system conguration les to set up the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and RAC and

then install an operating system on a target system.

Deployment

After you have prepared all scripts, les, and utilities, you are ready to proceed with the deployment process. While there are many

ways to use DTK utilities to deploy Dell systems, this guide focuses on the two most common methods for Windows PE and Linux:

media‑based deployment (local) and network-based deployment (remote).

Conguring a source system

You need an optimally congured system, both for testing purposes and as the source for the SYSCFG and RAC conguration les,

to be used in the deployment process. For instructions on using the sample DTK scripts, SYSCAP.BAT or syscap.sh and

RACCAP.BAT or raccap.sh, to generate SYSCFG and RAC conguration les that are used to congure the target system, see Using

DTK Sample Scripts To Capture Conguration Information.

SBUU is replaced with Lifecycle Controller on Dell 13G server onwards. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller is an Embedded Systems

Management application for operating system deployment and lifecycle management of PowerEdge servers. You can access Dell

Lifecycle Controller by pressing <F10> during system boot up.

The local GUI of iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller allows you to do the following in a pre-OS environment:

• Hardware conguration

• Operating system and hypervisor deployments

• Hardware updates

• Hardware diagnostics

• Easy maintenance of PowerEdge servers

iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller functionality can also be accessed through remote interface tools such as, iDRAC Web UI, RACADM

Command Line interface, and Web Service Management (WS-MAN) interface.

After you have installed the operating system and all applicable device drivers using Dell Lifecycle Controller, check www.dell.com/

support for the latest drivers. Install all necessary drivers to be used in the deployment in the system directory for the target system.

Copy all necessary les in the \Toolkit\Systems\<server_name> directory (Windows) or /opt/dell/toolkit/systems/<server_name)

directory (Linux).

RAC and BIOS conguration

Congure RAC on your source system using the RACADM.EXE (Windows) or racadm (Linux) utility, if applicable. BIOS options can

be congured using racadm.

NOTE: For more information on conguring RAC and BIOS options on your source system, see the

• Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) Version 3.00.00.00 User's Guide

After you have successfully prepared your directory structure for a deployment and fully congured your source system, you are

ready to write, review, or edit the deployment sample scripts. For instructions on editing the sample scripts necessary to run a full

deployment, see Preparing The Script Files.

How to obtain Dell utility partition les

Obtain the Dell utility partition les from /opt/dell/toolkit/systems, or the Systems Build and Update Utility on the Dell Systems

Management Tools and Documentation DVD.