Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Version 2.0 Manual
Dell Client Configuration
Toolkit Version 2.0
User’s Guide
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What’s New in This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported Systems and Operating Systems
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Installing CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Upgrading CCTK
Upgrading on Windows Systems
Upgrading on Linux Systems
CCTK for Windows PE
Accessing CCTK
Uninstalling CCTK
Uninstalling CCTK on Windows
Uninstalling CCTK on Linux
Other Documents You May Need
Getting Technical Assistance
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2 Using CCTK GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Launching the CCTK GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Creating a BIOS Package
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Create Configuration Screen
Setting Setup and System Passwords
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Clearing Setup and System Passwords . . . . . . 15
Configuring Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Validating the BIOS Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Exporting the File
Prerequisites for Exporting
Exporting Options Without Setting Values
Deploying the Configured Files
Applying SCE on the Target System
Reviewing History
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3 Troubleshooting CCTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Running CCTK Displays Error Messages . . . . . . . . 23
Running CCTK on 32-bit and 64-bit
Supported System
Running CCTK on Windows Vista or Windows 7
When User Account Control is Enabled
Running CCTK on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
TPM Activation
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1
Introduction
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) is a packaged software offering
that provides configuration capability to Dell client systems such as OptiPlex,
Latitude, and Precision. You can configure the client systems using a
Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). CCTK
can be used on Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, Microsoft Windows
Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE), Microsoft
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.
What’s New in This Release
Support for the following systems:
– Dell Precision T1600 and M6600
– Optiplex XE, 390, and 990
– Latitude XT3, 2120, E5420, E5420m, E5520, E5520m, E6220, E6320,
E6420, and E6520
Support for a GUI to:
– customize, validate, and export BIOS options for single and multiple
systems.
– export the BIOS options as a configuration file, SCE (self-contained
executable), or report to configure the client systems.
NOTE:
GUI is not supported on systems running the Windows PE and
Linux operating systems. However, you can configure a system running the
Linux operating system using the shell script generated on a system
running the Windows operating system.
Supported Systems and Operating Systems
For the list of supported Dell client systems and operating systems, see the
readme.txt available in the CCTK installation file,
DELL_CCTK_version_Xrev/Arev_releaseid.exe
or on support.dell.com/manuals.
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Installing CCTK
For information on installing CCTK on Windows and Linux systems, see the
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Quick Installation Guide
.
Upgrading CCTK
To upgrade CCTK 1.2.1 and 1.1 on Windows and Linux systems, see:
• Upgrading on Windows Systems
• Upgrading on Linux Systems
NOTE: To upgrade CCTK 1.2 to CCTK 2.0, uninstall CCTK 1.2, and then install
CCTK 2.0. For more information on uninstalling CCTK, see
more information on installing CCTK, see the Dell Client Configuration Toolkit
Quick Installation Guide.
Uninstalling CCTK
Upgrading on Windows Systems
To upgrade CCTK 1.2.1 and CCTK 1.1 to CCTK 2.0:
1
Download the latest CCTK installation file,
DELL_CCTK_version_Xrev/Arev_releaseid.exe
2
Extract the installation file.
• Double-click the
file, or
• From the command prompt, navigate to the directory where you
extracted the file, and then run the following command:
msiexec.exe /i cctk.msi
cctk.msi
file from the folder where you extracted the
from
support.dell.com
. For
.
A dialog box with the following message is displayed:
Another version of the product is already
installed. Would you like to upgrade?
3
Click
Yes
.
InstallShield Wizard
The
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Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade.
NOTE: For a silent upgrade, run the following command: msiexec.exe /i
cctk.msi /qn.
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dialog box is displayed.
Upgrading on Linux Systems
To upgrade CCTK 1.2.1 and CCTK 1.1 to CCTK 2.0:
1
Download the
support.dell.com
2
Untar the file using the following command:
tar -zxvf cctk-linux-version-buildnum.tar.gz
3
Upgrade the CCTK RPM,
the following command:
rpm -U cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386.rpm
cctk-linux-version-buildnum.tar.gz
and save it on your system.
cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386.rpm
file from
, using
CCTK for Windows PE
For client systems that do not have an operating system installed, you can
create a bootable image that contains CCTK to run the CCTK commands on
Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE). For more
information, see the
Guide.
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit Quick Installation
Accessing CCTK
To access CCTK from a Windows system, click Start ProgramsDell
CCTK. Table 1-1 displays the files and folders displayed under CCTK.
Table 1-1. CCTK Files and Folders on Windows
Files/Folders Description
CCTK Command Prompt Allows access to the CCTK command prompt.
CCTK Configuration Wizard Allows access to the CCTK GUI.
CCTK WINPE Allows access to the winpe scripts to create a bootable
image. For more details, see the Dell Client
Configuration Toolkit Quick Installation Guide.
Uninstall Uninstalls CCTK.
User’s Guide Online Provides access to the CCTK online documentation.
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To access CCTK from a Linux system, navigate to /opt/dell/toolkit/bin
directory.
Uninstalling CCTK
Uninstalling CCTK removes all CCTK-related directories from your system.
To uninstall CCTK from Windows and Linux systems, see:
• Uninstalling CCTK on Windows
• Uninstalling CCTK on Linux
Uninstalling CCTK on Windows
To uninstall CCTK, perform any one of the following:
•Click
•Click
Uninstalling CCTK on Linux
To uninstall CCTK, uninstall the CCTK RPMs.
1
2
3
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Start Programs Dell CCTK
Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs
Select
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit
NOTE: Uninstalling CCTK using CLI will not uninstall Hardware Application
Programming Interface (HAPI). To uninstall HAPI, navigate to the HAPI directory
and run HAPIUninstall.bat.
Run
rpm -e cctk-linux-version-buildnum.i386
uninstall CCTK.
Run
rpm -e srvadmin-hapi-6.0.1-800.i386
HAPI.
Run
rpm -e srvadmin-omilcore-6.0.1-800.i386
uninstall omilcore.
Run
rpm -e srvadmin-ipmi-6.0.1-800.DUP.i386
uninstall the IPMI RPM.
Uninstall
and click
Remove
.
.
to
to uninstall
to
to
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