Dell 4.4 manual Preparing The Operating System Installation Scripts, UPINIT.BAT Or upinit.sh

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NOTE: Ensure that you run RACCAP.BAT in a writable environment. If you run RACCAP.BAT in a read-only environment, DTK displays the message <filename.ini> has been generated.

UPINIT.BAT Or upinit.sh

The UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh is a tool used to create and populate a new Dell utility partition and to upgrade or downgrade an existing utility partition.

NOTE: You can use this script to create a new Dell utility partition only if there are no existing partitions on your hard disk.

Upgrades or downgrades can be made only to existing Dell utility partitions to capture BIOS and BMC settings using the overwrite option.

CAUTION: The existing Dell utility partition must be the first primary partition on the hard disk. Also, the Dell utility partition must be greater than or equal to 32 MB and less than 2 GB.

For details on the command line arguments to be used for UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh, see the Dell Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Preparing The Operating System Installation Scripts

The W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT script (on systems running supported Windows operating systems), lininst.sh sample script (on systems running supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system), and suseinst.sh sample script (on systems running supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system) are used to perform an installation. The variables and paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed. For more information on installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation Guide

available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

NOTE: It is recommended that you consult your Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system documentation and unattended deployment documentation to develop a thorough understanding of the unattended installation process before attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.

NOTE: While installing Linux, ensure that you install grub in the boot partition. Otherwise, you cannot boot to the utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.

W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT

The W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT sample scripts are used to perform an unattended installation of the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems respectively. The variables and paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.

NOTE: It is recommended that you consult your Windows operating system documentation and unattended deployment documentation to develop a thorough understanding of the Windows unattended installation process before attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.

The syntax for W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT are w2k8inst.bat and w2k12inst.bat respectively.

Utilities Used

SETUP.EXE — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML answer files.

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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 Scripts RAIDCFG.BAT Or raidcfg.sh SYSREP.BAT Or sysrep.sh PARTCFG.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
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