Users Guide

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
PXE-Based deployment
The procedure enables you to boot DTK over network and pass parameters (startup script location and name) during boot using the
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) conguration le. This automatically launches the start-up script o the network share, when DTK
is booted.
1 Obtain the ISO image of the embedded Linux available at www.dell.com/support.
2 Set up the Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) or Network le system (NFS) services and the Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol
(DHCP) services on your network to boot the target system using PXE.
3 In BIOS mode, copy the contents of the embedded Linux DTK ISO image (SA.1, SA.2, and isolinux.cfg) from /mnt/cdrom/isolinux to
the NFS share folder for booting DTK via NFS or to any destination folder to boot via HTTP protocol. In UEFI mode, copy the
contents of the embedded Linux DTK ISO image (SA.1 and SA.2), from /mnt/cdrom/isolinux to the either NFS share folder or to any
destination folder based on the protocol.
4 Edit the conguration le (isolinux.cfg for BIOS or edefault for UEFI mode) by providing the following options:
• IP address of the network share
• Share path of the network share
• Name of your startup script
The isolinux.cfg/edefault le is ready for PXE-booting.
5 Copy isolinux.cfg le into the PXE conguration folder.
6 Create your own start-up script and place it in the network share specied in your modied isolinux.cfg/edefault le.
The modied script is picked up and executed during the boot process.
NOTE
: The network share on which you have the scripts and DTK les are mounted to /opt/dell/toolkit/
systems.
NOTE: Ensure that you specify the correct RAMDISK size in the PXE cong le before booting through PXE. A sample pxe
cong le is provided in /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.
62 Running the deployment scripts