NOTE: Ensure that you run RACCAP.BAT in a writable environment. If you run RACCAP.BAT in a
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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