Users Guide
Contents
1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................4
What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................. 4
Dell Server Deployment Pack features overview................................................................................................................ 4
Console and operating system support matrix for Dell Server Deployment Pack................................................................4
Distributed Configuration Manager setups on multiple primary site servers....................................................................... 5
2 Before using Configuration Manager...............................................................................6
Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for Dell Server Deployment Pack.............................................................6
3 Using the Dell Server Deployment Pack on systems running Configuration Manager
Version 1606, 2012 SP2, 2012 R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012....................................8
Dell Driver CAB files............................................................................................................................................................8
Importing Dell Driver CAB files for creating boot image................................................................................................8
Upgrading Dell Driver CAB files.................................................................................................................................... 8
Customizing boot image and deploying OS through Dell Driver CAB files ....................................................................9
Creating a boot image for deploying Dell PowerEdge servers.......................................................................................9
Enabling command prompt for debugging boot images.............................................................................................. 10
Distributing content and updating distribution points..................................................................................................10
Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package........................................ 11
Deploying a task sequence...........................................................................................................................................11
Dell Deployment ToolKit....................................................................................................................................................12
Importing a DTK package for hardware configuration and OS deployment.................................................................12
Upgrading a DTK package...........................................................................................................................................12
Customizing boot image, configuring hardware and deploying OS through DTK.........................................................12
Configuring the hardware components of your server................................................................................................13
Configuring task sequence actions..............................................................................................................................14
Using the Array Builder............................................................................................................................................... 19
Creating task sequences for RAID, DRAC, and iDRAC............................................................................................... 23
Importing Dell Server Driver Packages............................................................................................................................. 26
4 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................ 27
An error occurs while trying to apply RAID on a system using command line interface.....................................................27
Upgrade Scenario 1.....................................................................................................................................................27
Upgrade Scenario 2....................................................................................................................................................27
5 Command line options...................................................................................................29
6 Other Dell documents you might need...........................................................................31
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Accessing documents from Dell support site.................................................................................................................... 31
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