Users Guide

Frequently asked questions
The following questions are organized by DTK utility or other function.
General deployment questions
Q: While running SYSCFG.EXE on a Windows PE image, the SYSCFG.EXE tool silently fails.
A: Ensure that you have built your Windows PE image with the /WMI option. For more details, see Running The Deployment Scripts.
Q: When I use the sample DTK scripts to deploy multiple systems, do I edit the conguration les to reect unique information (such
as unique system names, IP address, and BIOS asset tags) for each system?
A: The sample scripts are provided as examples for users who want to develop their own deployment process. The scripts may work
perfectly in your environment. If not, you may need to develop your own scripts entirely from scratch. If you are deploying multiple systems,
for example, provide unique information for each system when appropriate. To perform this task, modify each .ini (or other conguration
script) le to reect the unique information for each system you are deploying (such as the remote access controller (RAC) IP addresses
and BIOS asset tags). There are many options available to optimize this process and it is suggested that you conduct an Internet search for
available tools.
Q: When I change my hard drive controller from SCSI to RAID (or RAID to SCSI), the system prompts me for conrmation during
POST. How can I stop this from happening?
A: Use the --noraidprompt option with the --embscsiraid option to prevent the system from prompting during POST. Data loss results
from changing the state of the disk controller, so you must be certain before skipping the prompt. There is no method for using the
‑‑noraidprompt in the input le. If you want to change the controller state through an input le, you must congure your script to call the
SYSCFG.EXE utility twice, once to specify the input le, and once to change the controller state with the --noraidprompt option.
Q: What do I do if the PARTCFG script fails?
A: Ensure that DT_HD is set to the required disk to be congured before you execute the PARTCFG script.
Q: Pre-Boot Environment is not supported while booting DTK on TFTP boot method as this protocol is not supported for stage-2
booting process.
A: On some Dell PowerEdge 12th and 13th generation system servers, booting DTK using internal DVD drive in the UEFI mode may not
boot as the drivers are not carried.
RAIDCFG questions
Q: Why does RAIDCFG display an error message when I use an invalid read, write, and cache policies and/or stripe sizes for a
particular controller?
A: All RAID controllers have their own default read, write, and cache policies and stripe sizes. It is possible that if you provide an invalid
policy or a stripe size for a particular controller, RAIDCFG may not give an error but creates the virtual disk with the default policy and/or
stripe size.
Q: When I execute RAIDCFG with the RAID level of "01," RAIDCFG creates RAID 1, not RAID 01.
A: This behavior occurs because the RAIDCFG CLI parser ignores zeros preceding any parameter value. For example, -r=01 is parsed as -
r=1.
Known issues and frequently asked questions
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