Users Guide

Deployment using removable boot media without a network (media-
based) connection for systems running windows
For media-based deployment without a network connection:
1. Create a deployment media containing a bootable image with the appropriate drivers. The media must also include the complete
deployment directory structure, which contains all DTK utilities, scripts, and conguration les, an operating system installation
answer le, and the required operating system installation les and drivers.
2. Insert the bootable media into the media drive of the system to be deployed (the target system).
3. Boot or reboot the target system.
The deployment process begins and the following tasks are completed:
• Windows PE or embedded Linux, as the case maybe, is installed from the media.
• The DTK scripts execute the necessary DTK utilities from the media.
• Conguration information is read from the media.
• The operating system is installed from the media.
Network based deployment for systems running windows
For Windows PE environments, deployment using Remote Installation Services (RIS) is recommended. For details, see the Microsoft
RIS documentation. You can also use any other deployment tool such as Automated Deployment Services (ADS).
Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems
running windows
You can use DTK with any existing third-party deployment solution framework that provides an Automated Deployment Services
(ADS) booting infrastructure for Windows Deployment Services (WDS). Because each third-party deployment framework is unique,
these solutions fall outside the scope of this document. If you plan to utilize a third-party deployment solution framework, keep in
mind that DTK is a Windows PE-based set of tools and scripts, so the deployment solution framework must also support Windows
PE as a pre-operating system environment.
Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB les for
systems running Windows
DTK boot-critical drivers are now available in the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) driver Cabinet (CAB) les at
dell.com/support. You can use the WinPE driver CAB les with deployment tools such as Dell Server Deployment Pack and System
Center Virtual Machine Manager for OS deployment. You can download the WinPE driver CAB les depending on the WinPE
environment, and use the available custom scripts to install the extracted drivers from the CAB les in the WinPE environment.
Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux
The two common scenarios for deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux are following:
• Network Based Deployment
• Media Based Deployment
Network-based deployment
The two common scenarios for network-based deployment are:
• PXE-Based Deployment
• Network File System or SMBFS File System Based Deployment
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