Dell 4.4 manual Contents

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Contents

 

1 Introduction

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What's New In This Release

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Other Documents You May Need

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Other Supporting Documents You May Need

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Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site

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Contacting Dell

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2 Prerequisites And Deployment

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Supported Systems

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Supported Operating Systems

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Supported BIOS Firmware Versions

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Prerequisites And Requirements

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Installation Prerequisites

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Deployment Prerequisites

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Drivers

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Other Supporting Tools And System Files

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Deploying Operating Systems

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Deployment

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Deployment Matrix

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DTK Deployment Overview

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Preparing For Deployment

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Deployment

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Configuring A Source System

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RAC And BIOS Configuration

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How To Obtain Dell Utility Partition Files

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3 Downloading DTK

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Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running Windows

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DTK Components On Systems Running Windows

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Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running Linux

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DTK Components On The Mounted Media

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Directory Structure On The Target System

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DTK Contents

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System Utilities And Supported Files For Windows

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System Utilities And Supported Files For Linux

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Sample Configuration Files For Windows

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Sample Configuration Files For Linux

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Sample Scripts For Systems Running Windows

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Contents Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version Users Guide Page Contents Preparing The Script Files Setting Up a Directory Structure For DeploymentLinux Running Dell Update Packages On Systems Running EmbeddedPage Whats New In This Release IntroductionOther Documents You May Need Other Supporting Documents You May Need Contacting Dell Accessing Documents From Dell Support SiteSupported Systems Supported Operating Systems Prerequisites And DeploymentDeployment Prerequisites Supported Bios Firmware VersionsInstallation Prerequisites Prerequisites And RequirementsDell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD DriversWinpe3.x\WINPE3.0driverinst.bat Other Supporting Tools And System FilesManagement Tools Documentation DVD Deploying Operating SystemsDeployment Matrix DeploymentDeployment Method Matrix Preparing For Deployment DTK Deployment OverviewConfiguring a Source System RAC And Bios ConfigurationDeployment How To Obtain Dell Utility Partition Files Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running Windows Downloading DTKDTK Components On Systems Running Windows DTK Components On The Mounted Media Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running LinuxLicensing Directory Structure On The Target SystemPage DTK Contents System Utilities And Supported Files For Linux Sample Configuration Files For Linux Sample Configuration Files For WindowsSample Scripts For Systems Running Windows PARTCFG.BAT Sample Scripts For Systems Running LinuxDrivers And Dell Real Mode Kernel RPMsDocumentation Page System-Specific Files DTK Utilities And FilesPage Operating System Installation Files Page Preparing The Script Files Using The Sample DTK Scripts To Run a Full DeploymentScripts For Deployment On Systems Running Linux Scripts For Deployment On Systems Running WindowsRACREP.BAT W2K8INST.BA Lininst.sh Other Scripts For Systems Running Linux Operating Systems Other Scripts For Systems Running Windows Operating SystemsTkenvset.sh Editing Example Of Tkenvset And tkenvsetConfirming Or Editing DTK Installation Path Variables Specifying DTK Installation PathsSpecifying The Syscfg Variables Specifying The RAC Configuration VariablesPARTCFG.BAT RACREP.BAT Or racrep.sh Editing DTK Task ScriptsRAIDCFG.BAT Or raidcfg.sh SYSREP.BAT Or sysrep.shPARTCFG.BAT Or partcfg.sh Running The SYSCAP.BAT Or Syscap.sh SYSCAP.BAT Or syscap.shOpt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts/raccap.sh Running RACCAP.BAT Or raccap.shUtilities Used Preparing The Operating System Installation ScriptsUPINIT.BAT Or upinit.sh W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BATExternal Dependencies LininstSuseinst 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 Running The Image Creating a Bootable Media For Windows PEPreparing And Populating The Network Share Bootable Windows PE Media With Networking EnabledPXE-Based Deployment Deployment Using Dell Provided Embedded LinuxNetwork Based Deployment For Systems Running Windows Network-Based DeploymentDeployment Using Custom Scripts Media-Based DeploymentNetwork File System or Smbfs File System Based Deployment Installing DTK RPMs Using RPM Using RPMsDeployment Using USB Deployment Using Customized Embedded LinuxPage Page Running Update Packages In Customized Embedded Linux Running Update Packages In Dell-Provided Embedded LinuxPage Known Issues Frequently Asked Questions General Deployment QuestionsRaidcfg Questions Page Embedded Linux Questions Syscfg QuestionsWindows PE Questions