Users Guide

Table 24. Deployment Scripts For Linux
Script Name Description Associated Files
lininst.sh and lininst7.sh Performs an unattended
installation of a supported Red
Hat Enterprise Linux
operating system in BIOS and
UEFI mode.
• tkenvset.sh — Used by lininst.sh to inform the task scripts about where to
nd the DTK utilities, scripts, and conguration les.
• grub — Used to install the operating system with the unattended answer le
in BIOS mode.
• grub2 — Used to install the operating system with the unattended answer
le in UEFI mode.
NOTE: Both grub and grub2 use the following images with the
unattended answer le to perform unattended operations:
– initial ramdisk — Available on the Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility.
– kernel image — Available on the Linux operating system
media.
• ks-rhel6.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub to install the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Server (versions 6) operating system les in BIOS mode.
• ks_rhel6_ue.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub2 to install the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server (versions 6) operating system les in UEFI mode.
• ks-rhel7.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub to install the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Server (versions 7) operating system les in BIOS mode.
• ks_rhel7_ue.cfg — Used by lininst.sh with grub2 to install the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server (versions 7) operating system les in UEFI mode.
suseinst.sh Performs an unattended
installation of a supported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating system.
• tkenvset.sh — Used by suseinst.sh to inform the task scripts about where to
nd the DTK utilities, scripts, and conguration les.
• grub — Used to install the operating system with the unattended answer le
in BIOS mode.
• grub2 — Used to install the operating system with the unattended answer
le in UEFI mode.
NOTE: Both grub and grub2 use the following images with the
unattended answer le to perform unattended operations:
– initial ramdisk — Available on the SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server operating system media
– kernel image — Available on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating system media
• autoinst.xml — Used by suseinst.sh with grub to install the operating system
les.
• autoinst-sles12.xml — Used by suseinst.sh with grub to install the SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server (version 12) operating system les in BIOS mode.
• autoinst_sles12_ue.xml — Used by suseinst.sh with grub2 to install the
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 12) operating system les in UEFI
mode.
Other scripts for systems running Windows operating systems
The following table lists the other scripts for systems running Windows.
Table 25. Other Scripts for Windows
Script Name Description Associated Files
TKENVSET.BAT Sets the path of DTK installation and
variables for the system to be deployed
• SYSCFG.EXE — Used by TKENVSET.BAT to discover the system
type.
44 Preparing the script les