Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 6.1 User's Guide
- Introduction
- Pre-requisites and deployment
- Downloading DTK
- DTK Seamless package
- Setting up a directory structure for deployment
- Preparing the script files
- Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment
- Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment
- Scripts for deployment on systems running windows
- Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux
- Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system
- Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system
- Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems
- Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems
- Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems
- Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems
- Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset
- Editing DTK task scripts
- Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information
- Preparing the operating system installation scripts
- Running the deployment scripts
- Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection media-based for systems running windows
- Media-based local deployment for systems running Microsoft Windows
- Media-Based local deployment with Networking enabled for systems running windows
- Deployment using removable boot media without a network media-based connection for systems running windows
- Network based deployment for systems running windows
- Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running windows
- Using Windows Pre-installation Environment driver CAB files for systems running Windows
- Deployment using Dell provided embedded Linux
- Deployment using customized embedded Linux
- Using a third-party deployment solution framework for systems running Linux
- Running Dell update packages on systems running embedded Linux
- Known issues and frequently asked questions
The following table lists the Windows system files and other tools to use DTK utilities and its sample scripts.
Table 5. Supporting Tools and System Files for Windows
Additional Tools Purpose Source
Windows ADK for Windows Server
2012
Create a bootable media for Windows PE
4.0.
microsoft.com
Windows ADK for Windows Server
2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Create a bootable media for Windows PE
5.1.
microsoft.com
Windows ADK for Windows Server
2016 and Windows 10.0 (64-bit)
Create a bootable media for Windows PE
10.0.
microsoft.com
The following table is a matrix of Linux system files and other tools to use with DTK utilities and its sample scripts.
Table 6. Supporting Tools and System Files for Linux
Additional Tools Purpose Source Save in DTK location
mkfs.* Formats hard-drive partitions. Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
fdisk To create Master Boot Record
(MBR) partitions in BIOS
mode.
Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
parted To create GUID Partition Table
(GPT) in UEFI mode.
Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
unzip To unzip files in Linux. Any system running the Linux
operating system.
In the PATH variable.
upimg Contains system-specific Dell
utility partition files.
NOTE: In the previous
releases, each Dell system
required a unique upimg
file. The upimg file is
common for all Dell
systems.
/opt/dell/toolkit/
systems, or the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility on
the Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD.
/opt/dell /toolkit/
systems
kernel image Used during a Linux
unattended installation.
Available on the Linux media.
/opt/dell /toolkit /
systems/linux
initial ramdisk Used during a Linux
unattended installation.
NOTE: For legacy
operating systems, you
may need to use the driver
disk. At the end of the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Server installation, you may
need to install the drivers
available on the Systems
Build and Update Utility.
Available on the Linux
operating system media or
on the Systems Build and
Update Utility on the Dell
Systems Management Tools
and Documentation DVD.
/opt/dell /toolkit /
systems
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