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Q:After the DTK deployment is complete, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server installation keeps going into attended mode or halts with the message ks.cfg not found.

A:If the initrd.img is not available in the operating system, get the latest update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server or prepare driver disks for your network or disk controller.

Q:How to apply driver disks during operating system installation?

A:You can apply driver disks as follows:

1.During operating system installation, after the first reboot, attach the driver-disk.isofile to the DVD- ROM or virtual media.

2.At the grub prompt, press <a> followed by <dd> and, then press <Enter>.

Q:Why DTK ELI (32–bit) does not successfully boot up a Dell server running in UEFI mode?

A:On a Dell server running in UEFI mode, DTK supports only 64–bit ELI.

Windows PE Questions

Q:My system gets the error Illegal or Missing File Types Specified in Section Files.SCSI.Name during an unattended installation of a supported Windows operating system on supported Dell systems.

A:This behavior can occur when the line in the Txtsetup.oem file under the [Files.SCSI. name] heading is not a supported file type. To resolve this behavior, you must remove the line in the Txtsetup.oem file. The dynamic-link library (DLL) file can be copied to the correct location of the installation by placing it in the I386\$Oem$\$$\OEMDIR folder. (OEMDIR is the destination folder where the file would normally be located, if installed to a running operating system. For example, INF files are normally found in the %SystemRoot%\INF folder. The correct OEMDIR destination can be found by searching the INF file used to install the device or driver.) For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 275334 available at Microsoft website.

Q:In Windows, I see a blue screen when I delete a virtual disk and create a new one without initialization and attempt to format the disk.

A:Initialize (fast init) the drives before formatting the disk. This prevents the issue.

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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 OverviewDeployment Configuring a Source SystemRAC And Bios Configuration 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 LinuxDocumentation Drivers And Dell Real Mode KernelRPMs 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 ScriptsPARTCFG.BAT Or partcfg.sh RAIDCFG.BAT Or raidcfg.shSYSREP.BAT Or sysrep.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 LininstExternal Dependencies Of lininst.sh SuseinstUtilities Used By lininst External Dependencies Of suseinst.sh Utilities Used By suseinstVariables Used Running The Deployment Scripts Integrating DTK Directory Structure Creating And Customizing Images For Windows PECreating And Customizing Images For Windows PE 4.0 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 DeploymentNetwork File System or Smbfs File System Based Deployment Deployment Using Custom ScriptsMedia-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 Raidcfg Questions Frequently Asked Questions General Deployment Questions Page Embedded Linux Questions Syscfg QuestionsWindows PE Questions