Dell 4.4 manual Supported Bios Firmware Versions, Prerequisites And Requirements

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You can install the DTK Linux RPM utilities on the following operating systems:

•Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit)

•Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (64-bit and 32-bit)

•SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (64-bit)

NOTE: The RPMs are available in the RPMs folder of DTK ELI ISO, at linux.dell.com/repo/hardware, and also in the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.

Supported BIOS Firmware Versions

The latest (n) version or the n-1 version of BIOS firmware that is available at support.dell.com.

Prerequisites And Requirements

The prerequisites and requirements to run DTK utilities are as given below.

NOTE: The target system must not have Fibre Channel (FC) devices.

See Also:

•Installation Prerequisites

•Deployment Prerequisites

Installation Prerequisites

Before installing the DTK components for Windows PE, ensure that you have the following:

•The DTK self-extracting zip file (DTKX.X-WINPE-XX.exe), which contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files, and documentation to deploy your Dell system.

•A Windows workstation or server that has 512 MB of RAM.

Before installing DTK components for embedded Linux, ensure that you have the following:

•The DTK ISO image, which contains the utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files, RPMs, and documentation to deploy your Dell system.

NOTE: The DTK ISO contains two bootloaders (isolinux for BIOS mode and grub2 for UEFI mode).

•A Linux workstation that has at least 200 MB of free hard-drive space.

Deployment Prerequisites

Before beginning the deployment process for Windows PE, ensure that you have all of the following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:

•Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Server 2008 R2 to build Windows PE 3.0.

•Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 to build Windows PE 4.0.

•Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows Server 2012 R2 to build Windows PE 5.0.

•An unzip utility.

•Working knowledge to build Windows PE 3.0, Windows PE 4.0, and Windows PE 5.0 (see the Microsoft documentation to customize Windows PE).

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Contents Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version Users Guide Page Contents Setting Up a Directory Structure For Deployment Preparing The Script FilesRunning Dell Update Packages On Systems Running Embedded LinuxPage Introduction Whats New In This ReleaseOther Documents You May Need Other Supporting Documents You May Need Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site Contacting DellPrerequisites And Deployment Supported Systems Supported Operating SystemsSupported Bios Firmware Versions Installation PrerequisitesPrerequisites And Requirements Deployment PrerequisitesDrivers Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVDOther Supporting Tools And System Files Winpe3.x\WINPE3.0driverinst.batDeploying Operating Systems Management Tools Documentation DVDDeployment Deployment MatrixDeployment Method Matrix DTK Deployment Overview Preparing For DeploymentConfiguring a Source System RAC And Bios ConfigurationDeployment How To Obtain Dell Utility Partition Files Downloading DTK Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running WindowsDTK Components On Systems Running Windows Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running Linux DTK Components On The Mounted MediaDirectory Structure On The Target System LicensingPage DTK Contents System Utilities And Supported Files For Linux Sample Configuration Files For Windows Sample Configuration Files For LinuxSample Scripts For Systems Running Windows Sample Scripts For Systems Running Linux PARTCFG.BATDrivers And Dell Real Mode Kernel RPMsDocumentation Page DTK Utilities And Files System-Specific FilesPage Operating System Installation Files Page Using The Sample DTK Scripts To Run a Full Deployment Preparing The Script FilesScripts For Deployment On Systems Running Windows Scripts For Deployment On Systems Running LinuxRACREP.BAT W2K8INST.BA Lininst.sh Other Scripts For Systems Running Windows Operating Systems Other Scripts For Systems Running Linux Operating SystemsEditing Example Of Tkenvset And tkenvset Tkenvset.shSpecifying DTK Installation Paths Confirming Or Editing DTK Installation Path VariablesSpecifying The RAC Configuration Variables Specifying The Syscfg VariablesPARTCFG.BAT Editing DTK Task Scripts RACREP.BAT Or racrep.shRAIDCFG.BAT Or raidcfg.sh SYSREP.BAT Or sysrep.shPARTCFG.BAT Or partcfg.sh SYSCAP.BAT Or syscap.sh Running The SYSCAP.BAT Or Syscap.shRunning RACCAP.BAT Or raccap.sh Opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts/raccap.shPreparing The Operating System Installation Scripts UPINIT.BAT Or upinit.shW2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT Utilities UsedLininst External DependenciesSuseinst Utilities Used By lininstExternal Dependencies Of lininst.sh Utilities Used By suseinst Variables UsedExternal Dependencies Of suseinst.sh Running The Deployment Scripts Creating And Customizing Images For Windows PE Creating And Customizing Images For Windows PE 4.0Integrating DTK Directory Structure Creating a Bootable Media For Windows PE Running The ImageBootable Windows PE Media With Networking Enabled Preparing And Populating The Network ShareDeployment Using Dell Provided Embedded Linux Network Based Deployment For Systems Running WindowsNetwork-Based Deployment PXE-Based DeploymentDeployment Using Custom Scripts Media-Based DeploymentNetwork File System or Smbfs File System Based Deployment Using RPMs Installing DTK RPMs Using RPMDeployment Using Customized Embedded Linux Deployment Using USBPage Page Running Update Packages In Dell-Provided Embedded Linux Running Update Packages In Customized Embedded LinuxPage Known Issues Frequently Asked Questions General Deployment QuestionsRaidcfg Questions Page Syscfg Questions Embedded Linux QuestionsWindows PE Questions