Dell 4.4 manual

Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit

Version 4.4

User's Guide

Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents 4 Setting Up A Directory Structure For Deployment........................................33 8 Known Issues And Frequently Asked Questions............................................ 67 Page Introduction What's New In This Release Other Documents You May Need Other Supporting Documents You May Need Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site Contacting Dell Prerequisites And Deployment Supported Systems Supported Operating Systems Supported BIOS Firmware Versions Prerequisites And Requirements Installation Prerequisites Deployment Prerequisites Drivers Other Supporting Tools And System Files Deploying Operating Systems Deployment Deployment Matrix Page DTK Deployment Overview Preparing For Deployment Deployment Configuring A Source System RAC And BIOS Configuration Page Downloading DTK Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running DTK Components On Systems Running Windows Extracting DTK Components On Systems Running Linux DTK Components On The Mounted Media Directory Structure On The Target System Page DTK Contents System Utilities And Supported Files For Windows System Utilities And Supported Files For Linux Sample Configuration Files For Windows Sample Configuration Files For Linux Sample Scripts For Systems Running Windows Sample Scripts For Systems Running Linux RPMs Documentation Drivers And Dell Real Mode Kernel Page Setting Up A Directory Structure For Deployment DTK Utilities And Files System-Specific Files Page Page Page Preparing The Script Files Using The Sample DTK Scripts To Run A Full Deployment Editing The Sample Batch Files To Perform A Complete System Deployment Scripts For Deployment On Systems Running Windows Scripts For Deployment On Systems Running Linux Replication Scripts For Deployment On Systems Running Windows Operating System Replication Scripts For Deployment On Systems Running Linux Operating System Deployment Scripts For Systems Running Windows Operating Systems Deployment Scripts For Systems Running Linux Operating Systems Other Scripts For Systems Running Windows Operating Systems Other Scripts For Systems Running Linux Operating Systems Editing Example Of TKENVSET And tkenvset Specifying DTK Installation Paths Confirming Or Editing DTK Installation Path Variables Specifying The SYSCFG Variables Specifying The RAC Configuration Variables Specifying Variables Used To Create Disk Partitions And Install The Dell Utility Partition Page Editing The Default Partition Configuration Values Editing DTK Task Scripts RACREP.BAT Or racrep.sh RAIDCFG.BAT Or raidcfg.sh SYSREP.BAT Or sysrep.sh PARTCFG.BAT Or partcfg.sh Using DTK Sample Scripts To Capture Configuration Information Capturing The System BIOS And BMC Configuration With The SYSCAP Or syscap.sh Sample Script SYSCAP.BAT Or syscap.sh Running The SYSCAP.BAT Or Syscap.sh Capturing The RAC Configuration With The RACCAP Or raccap.sh Sample Script Running RACCAP.BAT Or raccap.sh RACCAP.BAT Or raccap.sh UPINIT.BAT Or upinit.sh Preparing The Operating System Installation Scripts W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT Utilities Used External Dependencies Specifying The Windows Installation Variables And Installation Paths UNATTEND.XML AND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML lininst Utilities Used By lininst External Dependencies Of lininst.sh Answer Files (ks.cfg, ks-rhel5.cfg, ks-rhel6.cfg, and ks_rhel6_uefi.cfg) suseinst Utilities Used By suseinst Variables Used External Dependencies Of suseinst.sh autoinst.xml or autoinst_uefi.xml For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Running The Deployment Scripts Deployment Using Removable Boot Media With A Network Connection (Media-Based) For Systems Running Media-Based Local Deployment For Systems Running Microsoft Windows Creating And Customizing Images For Windows PE 3.0 Creating And Customizing Images For Windows PE 4.0 And 5.0 Integrating DTK Directory Structure Creating A Bootable Media For Windows PE 3.0 Media-Based Local Deployment With Networking Enabled For Systems Running Windows Bootable Windows PE Media With Networking Enabled Preparing And Populating The Network Share Network Based Deployment For Systems Running Using A Third-Party Deployment Solution Framework For Systems Running Windows Deployment Using Dell Provided Embedded Linux Network-Based Deployment PXE-Based Deployment Media-Based Deployment Deployment Using Custom Scripts Using RPMs Installing DTK RPMs Using RPM Installing DTK RPMs Using YUM Installing DTK RPMs Using DTK Tools Post Installation Of RPMs Deployment Using Customized Embedded Linux Page Page Running Dell Update Packages On Systems Running Embedded Linux Running Update Packages In Dell-Provided Embedded Linux Running Update Packages In Customized Embedded Linux Page Known Issues And Frequently Asked Questions Known Issues General Issues RAIDCFG Issues SYSCFG Issues Frequently Asked Questions General Deployment Questions RAIDCFG Questions Page SYSCFG Questions Embedded Linux Questions Windows PE Questions