Users Guide

Documentation...................................................................................................................................................................33
Drivers and Dell real mode kernel .................................................................................................................................34
Chapter 4: DTK Seamless package...............................................................................................35
Seamless package — Downloading and Installing.....................................................................................................35
Chapter 5: Setting up a directory structure for deployment........................................................ 37
DTK utilities and files........................................................................................................................................................ 37
System-specific files.........................................................................................................................................................37
Operating system installation files................................................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 6: Preparing the script files .......................................................................................... 39
Using the sample DTK scripts to run a full deployment...........................................................................................39
Editing the sample batch files to perform a complete system deployment........................................................40
Scripts for deployment on systems running windows........................................................................................40
Scripts for deployment on systems running Linux.............................................................................................. 40
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running windows operating system.................................. 41
Replication scripts for deployment on systems running Linux operating system.........................................41
Deployment scripts for systems running windows operating systems...........................................................42
Deployment scripts for systems running Linux operating systems ................................................................42
Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems..................................................................... 43
Other scripts for systems running Linux operating systems............................................................................ 44
Editing example of TKENVSET and tkenvset ........................................................................................................... 45
Specifying DTK installation paths............................................................................................................................45
Confirming or editing DTK installation path variables.........................................................................................45
Editing DTK task scripts.................................................................................................................................................. 48
RACREP.BAT or racrep.sh........................................................................................................................................ 48
RAIDCFG.BAT or raidcfg.sh......................................................................................................................................49
SYSREP.BAT or sysrep.sh.........................................................................................................................................49
PARTCFG.BAT or partcfg.sh....................................................................................................................................49
Using DTK sample scripts to capture configuration information...........................................................................49
Capturing the system BIOS and BMC configuration with the SYSCAP or syscap.sh sample script...... 50
Capturing the RAC configuration with the RACCAP or raccap.sh sample script....................................... 50
UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh..............................................................................................................................................51
Preparing the operating system installation scripts..................................................................................................52
W2K12INST.BAT and W2K16INST.BAT..................................................................................................................52
UNATTEND.XML aND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML...................................................................................................53
Linux scripts..................................................................................................................................................................53
suseinst.......................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 7: Running the deployment scripts ................................................................................56
Deployment using removable boot media with a network connection media-based for systems
running windows........................................................................................................................................................... 56
Media-based local deployment for systems running Microsoft Windows .......................................................... 57
Creating and customizing images for Windows PE 5.1...................................................................................... 57
Integrating DTK directory structure ...................................................................................................................... 57
Creating a bootable media for Windows PE 5.1................................................................................................... 57
Running the image...................................................................................................................................................... 58
Media-Based local deployment with Networking enabled for systems running windows...............................58
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