Deployment Guide

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Dell OpenManage Systems Management
tools for in-band and out-of-band access
Dell OpenManage Systems Management tools or utilities provide the necessary tools for remote or one-
to-many group system management. These tools also consolidate the management applications used on
management workstations.
• Dell Deployment Toolkit
• DRAC tools that include RACADM, VMCLI, and iVMCLI
• IPMI Tool in-Band
• BMC Management Utility and IPMI Tool Out-of-Band
Supported Microsoft Windows Preinstallation
Environment for Deployment Toolkit v5.0.1
The following are the supported Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment for Dell Deployment
Toolkit (DTK) on Dell PowerEdge servers:
• Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 3.0
• Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 4.0
• Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 5.0
DTK helps in deploying the following Microsoft Windows Server operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions
NOTE: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 in deployed using DTK Embedded Language Interface (ELI).
For more information, see the Dell Openmanage Deployment Toolkit 5.0.1 for Microsoft Windows
Preinstallation Environment Release Notes at dell.com/support/openmanagemanuals.
DTK (on Dell Precision R7910) helps in deploying the following Microsoft Windows Client operating
systems:
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation
Environment 3.0
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-bit) for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 5.0
DRAC tools that include RACADM, VMCLI, and iVMCLI
RACADM is a command-line utility that allows administrators to configure and replicate settings across
multiple Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRACs). The RACADM utility supports operations through the
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