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The Deployment ToolKit Configuration Wizard screen is displayed. If there is an existing DTK package on the

server, then the DTK version, Windows PE version, and architecture is displayed on the DTK present on system

field.

4. Click Browse and select the updated DTK self extractable zip file that you downloaded.

The selected DTK version, Windows PE version, and architecture is displayed under DTK selected for import field.

5. Click Next. The Boot Image Property screen is displayed.

6. Refer step 3 to step 8 under the Creating a Boot Image for Deploying Dell PowerEdge Servers section for creating a

boot image.

Creating a Boot Image for Deploying Dell PowerEdge Servers

To create a Boot Images fro Deploying Dell PowerEdge Server:

1. Launch Configuration Manager by clicking Start → All Programs → Microsoft System Center 2012 → Configuration

Manager → Configuration Manager Console . The Configuration Manager Console screen is displayed.

2. From the left pane of the Configuration Manager console, select Software Library → Overview → Operating

Systems → Boot Images.

3. Right-click Boot Images and select Dell PowerEdge Server Deployment → Create Dell Server Boot Image.

4. The following options are displayed in the Boot Image Selection screen:

NOTE: Make sure that you import a 64-bit version of DTK before selecting x64 boot images in any of the following

options.

Use Boot Image from

WAIK tools

Select this option to create both x64 and x86 Dell boot images. The source for the boot

image creation is obtained from Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) and all

the Windows PE custom install packages are added to the boot image.

Use Existing Boot Image

from Configuration

Manager

This option allows you to select an existing boot image in Configuration Manager.

Select the existing boot image from the drop-down list and use it to create a Dell boot

image.

Use a Custom Boot Image Select this option to import a custom boot image from any other location. Specify the

Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path of the Windows Imaging (WIM) file and

select the boot image from the drop-down list.

NOTE: Only finalized images are supported if you select the Use a Custom Boot Image option for Windows PE

version 2.x.

NOTE: The Windows PE custom boot image should have XML, Scripting, and WMI packages installed on it. For

more information on how to install these packages, see the

Microsoft Windows AIK documentation

available on

your system.

5. Click Next. The Boot Image Property screen is displayed.

6. Enter a name for the Dell boot image. The Version and Comments fields are optional.

7. Click Create. The boot image creation process begins. A progress bar shows the status of the boot image creation.

Once the boot image is created, the boot image details is displayed on the Summary screen, DTK details, and

success state.

8. Right-click each of the newly created boot images and perform the update and manage distribution points

operations.

NOTE: You can view the DTK configuration details only by using the Deployment ToolKit Configuration Wizard.