Install Guide

Introduction

The OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample conguration les that you can use to

deploy and congure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of

systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can

install operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.

Topics:

• DTK Deprecation Message

• Documents you may need

• Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

• Prerequisites

• Deployment overview

DTK Deprecation Message

This release, of Deployment Toolkit (DTK) 6.3, is the nal release for OpenManage Deployment Toolkit along with the associated tools and

capabilities. However the releases prior to this will continue to be available for web download on legacy supported PowerEdge servers.

• Redundant Array of Independent Disks Conguration (RAIDCFG) Utility

• System Conguration (SYSCFG) Utility

• ELI tool

• Utility Partition (UPINIT)

It is recommended to use the RACADM Command Line (CLI) as a replacement for the RAIDCFG and SYSCFG utilities. For more

information about downloading RACADM, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Command Line Interface Reference

Guide at iDRAC Manuals .

NOTE

: No DTK support for upcoming generations of PowerEdge servers. Also no new operating systems will be supported by

DTK beyond DTK 6.3 on supported PowerEdge servers. For more information about features supported by DTK, see the latest

User's Guide available at www.dell.com/OpenManageManuals .

Documents you may need

For a complete list of supported operating systems, BIOS rmware, and hardware, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available

at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide

• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide

• Operating system documentation

Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

You can access the required documents using the following links:

• For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals

• For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals

4 Introduction