Additional Tools Purpose Source Save in DTK location
NOTE: In the
previous releases,
each Dell system
required a unique
upimg file. The
upimg file is
common for all Dell
systems.
Management Tools and
Documentation DVD.
kernel image Used during a Linux
unattended installation.
Available on the Linux
media.
/opt/dell /toolkit /
systems/linux
initial ramdisk Used during a Linux
unattended installation.
NOTE: For legacy
operating systems,
you may need to use
the driver disk. At the
end of the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
Server installation,
you may need to
install the drivers
available on the
Systems Build and
Update Utility.
Available on the Linux
operating system media
or on the Systems Build
and Update Utility on the
Dell Systems
Management Tools and
Documentation DVD.
/opt/dell /toolkit /
systems
Deploying Operating Systems
After the system hardware is versioned and configured, an operating system can be installed using
unattended setup files, samples of which are provided as part of DTK. While these sample configuration
files are operating system specific, they have been enhanced for Dell systems. See your operating system
documentation for more information about how to modify these unattended installation files.
For Windows PE, the sample configuration files contain examples to deploy the following
operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions
• Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
NOTE: For the latest supported operating systems, see the Windows PE documentation.
For Linux, the sample configuration files contain examples to deploy the following operating systems:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit) in BIOS and UEFI mode
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (64-bit and 32-bit) in BIOS mode
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (64-bit) in BIOS and UEFI mode
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