Install Guide

Introduction

The OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample conguration les that you can use to

deploy and congure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of

systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can

install operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.

Topics:

• DTK Deprecation Message

• Documents you may need

• Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

• Prerequisites

• Deployment overview

DTK Deprecation Message

The OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) along with the associated tools and capabilities will be deprecated for version 6.1 and later:

• Redundant Array of Independent Disks Conguration (RAIDCFG) Utility

• System Conguration (SYSCFG) Utility

• ELI tool

• Utility Partition (UPINIT)

It is recommended to use the RACADM Command Line (CLI) as a replacement for the RAIDCFG and SYSCFG utilities. For more

information on downloading RACADM, see support.dell.com.

NOTE

: DTK will continue to support any new hardware or operating system for the 14th generation of PowerEdge servers.

However, support for later generations of PowerEdge servers will be deprecated. For more information about features supported

by DTK, see the latest User's Guide available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals .

Documents you may need

For a complete list of supported operating systems, BIOS rmware, and hardware, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available

at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide

• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide

• Operating system documentation

Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

You can access the required documents using the following links:

• For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals

• For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals

• For Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals

• For iDRAC and Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller documents — Dell.com/idracmanuals

4 Introduction