Release Notes

● After generating the rac configuration file using the racadm getconfig -f <file_name> command, comment out
the following properties in the configuration file before you update a configuration using the racadm config -f
<file_name> command:
○ #cfgRacTuneCtrlEConfigDisable=0
○ #cfgRacTuneLocalConfigDisable=0
● VLAN objects (cfgNicVLanEnable, cfgNicVLanId, and cfgNicVLanPriority) displayed using the local RACADM command
racadm getconfig -g cfgLanNetworking or VLAN objects generated in the configuration file using the local
RACADM command racadm getconfig -f <file name> do not contain the leading "#" symbol, which indicates that
they are read-only.
Windows PE Issues
● Running partcfg.bat may fail when virtual media is enabled. For the hard disk, partcfg.bat uses the driver letter "c:". When
virtual media is enabled, sometimes, the virtual device gets assigned with the drive letter "c:" And, partcfg.bat execution
fails. To run partcfg.bat successfully, either disable the virtual media or use the diskpart command to assign a free driver
letter for partcfg.bat.
● Software RAID S140 supported only on Windows 64-bit operating system.
● Support for Windows PE 3.0 for 32-bit and 64-bit has been removed, so deployment of windows 2008 OS no longer
supported.
● Support for Windows PE 4.0 for 64-bit has been removed,so deployment of windows 2012 OS no longer supported.
Installation Prerequisites
Before extracting Deployment Toolkit components, ensure that you have:
● Download the DTK ISO from dell.com/support
● A workstation that has 512 MB RAM
● A writable CD drive and CD-writing software (optional)
● Network access
● A minimum BIOS version is recommended on some of the platforms for all the DTK options to work properly. In general, it is
a good practice to use the latest ("n") version of BIOS firmware or the "n-1" version that is available on "dell.com/support."
Installation Procedure
For complete installation and deployment instructions, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User's Guide and the Dell
OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation Guide available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Installation and Configuration Notes
● The sample scripts are provided as examples for customers who want to develop their own deployment process. Some
customers may find that the scripts work well in their environment, while some customers may need to develop their own
scripts entirely from scratch. Customers deploying multiple systems to provide unique information for each server when
appropriate. For example, system host names, IP addresses, and BIOS asset tags need to be unique for each system. Modify
the shell scripts and configuration files to reflect the unique information for each system being deployed. Many options are
available to optimize this process.
● Installation of Dell utility partition is no longer supported on Windows PE.
Upgrading From Previous Versions
When upgrading from a previous release of the DTK, ensure that you create environment for the new DTK version separately
from the previous version of DTK. This step is necessary because the environments and requirements for the new DTK versions
are completely different.
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