Dell 4.4 Using DTK Sample Scripts To Capture Configuration Information

Using DTK Sample Scripts To Capture Configuration Information

The SYSCFG and RACADM utilities can read the source system configuration and duplicate that

configuration on a target system using a sample DTK script file. These configuration files are used during

a full deployment to configure the BIOS, BMC, and RAC settings on the target system. The following

sections provide instructions for:

•Capturing The System BIOS And BMC Configuration With The SYSCAP Or syscap Sample Script

•Capturing The RAC Configuration With The RACCAP Or raccap Sample Script

You can replicate the system BIOS and BMC configurations from a source Dell system to an identical

target Dell system. For example, from one PowerEdge R720 to another Dell PowerEdge R720.

NOTE: For the script to complete successfully, the source system must have access to the network

share that includes the pre-built DTK directory structure.

The SYSCAP.BAT or syscap.sh sample script captures BIOS and BMC configuration settings and saves

them to a specified location. An optional user input can be passed as a parameter. You can provide the

path or file name as an input to this script. The default variable values used in this script are set to the

correct default values to perform a scripted deployment. The SYSCAP.BAT or syscap.sh script uses the

SYSCFG utility to retrieve BIOS and BMC configuration settings from the source system and to save the

settings in a file named syscfg.ini in the Z:\Dell\Toolkit\Systems\<target system> directory.

To run the SYSCAP.BAT or syscap.sh sample script to capture the BIOS and BMC configuration

information in the syscfg.ini file:

1. Edit the startnet.cmd file (on your Windows PE image) or start-up script file (on your embedded Linux

image) to call the SYSCAP.BAT or syscap.sh script after the network share with the pre-built DTK

directory structure is mounted. For example, add:

On systems running Windows:

call Z:\Dell\Toolkit\Template\Scripts\SYSCAP.BAT

On systems running Linux:

/opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts /syscap.sh

2. Boot the source system into Windows PE or embedded Linux.

The script runs and saves the configuration information in the \Toolkit\Systems\<target system>

directory in Windows and /opt/dell/toolkit/systems/<target system> directory in Linux.

3. Edit the startnet.cmd file (Windows PE image) or start-up script file (embedded Linux image) to

remove the text you added in step 1.

NOTE: For 9G or later systems, raccap.sh and syscap.sh have duplicate functions. If you run

raccap.sh followed by syscap.sh, the latter overwrites settings of the former.