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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 6
DTK Deprecation Message................................................................................................................................................6
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................6
DTKTORACADM.................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Other Documents You May Need................................................................................................................................... 11
Other supporting documents you may need............................................................................................................... 12
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site...................................................................................12
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2: Pre-requisites and deployment................................................................................... 14
Supported systems............................................................................................................................................................ 14
Supported operating systems......................................................................................................................................... 14
Supported BIOS Firmware versions.............................................................................................................................. 15
Prerequisites and requirements......................................................................................................................................15
Installation prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................15
Deployment prerequisites...........................................................................................................................................15
Drivers.............................................................................................................................................................................16
Other supporting tools and system files.................................................................................................................16
Deploying operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 18
Deployment..........................................................................................................................................................................18
Deployment matrix.............................................................................................................................................................18
DTK deployment overview...............................................................................................................................................19
Preparing for deployment.......................................................................................................................................... 19
Deployment................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Configuring a source system .........................................................................................................................................20
RAC and BIOS configuration.................................................................................................................................... 20
How to obtain Dell utility partition files...................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3: Downloading DTK....................................................................................................... 22
Extracting DTK components on systems running windows....................................................................................22
DTK components on systems running windows.................................................................................................. 22
Extracting DTK components on systems running Linux.......................................................................................... 23
DTK components on the mounted media.............................................................................................................. 23
Directory structure on the target system............................................................................................................. 23
DTK contents..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
System utilities and supported files for windows................................................................................................ 24
System utilities and supported files For Linux......................................................................................................25
SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands.............................................................................................................26
Sample scripts for deployment...................................................................................................................................... 30
Sample deployment configuration files for Windows......................................................................................... 30
Sample deployment configuration files for Linux.................................................................................................30
Sample scripts for deployment on Windows system........................................................................................... 31
Sample scripts for deployment on Linux system................................................................................................. 32
RPMs.................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
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