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Dell OpenManage
Deployment Toolkit
Quick Installation Guide
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Notes and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
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Introduction
The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities,
sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you need, to deploy and
configure your Dell system. You can use DTK to build script-based and
RPM-based installation for deploying large number of systems on a
pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their
current deployment processes.
Documents You Will Need
•
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference
Guide
•
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide
•
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
• Operating system documentation
For a complete list of supported operating systems, BIOS firmware, and
hardware, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at
support.dell.com/manuals Software Systems Management Dell
OpenManage Releases. Click the appropriate product version to access the
Support Matrix.
DVD
Prerequisites
Before using DTK to deploy Microsoft Windows Pre-installation
Environment (PE) or embedded Linux environment (Red Hat Enterprise
Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server), ensure you have the following
prerequisites:
• Software prerequisites
• Hardware prerequisites
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Software Prerequisites
Table 1-1. Prerequisites for Deployment
Windows PE Environment Embedded Linux Environment
The DTK self-extracting zip file
(DTK3.X-WINPE-XX.exe) available on
the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD or on
support.dell.com.
To build Windows PE 2.0: Windows
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) 1.1
released with Microsoft Windows Vista
SP1 and Windows Server 2008.
To build Windows PE 3.0: Windows AIK
for Windows 7.
An unzip utility. All dependant operating system RPM
Your operating system software. Your operating system software.
Knowledge to build Windows PE 2.0 and
Windows PE 3.0
The DTK ISO image available on Dell
Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD or on
support.dell.com.
Any third party deployment system or
tool.
All required Linux drivers, operating
system drivers, and the Dell utility
partition file.
packages that DTK RPMs require
NOTE: You can use tools such as
Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM), Yet
Another Setup Tool (YAST), and Advanced
Packaging Tool (APT) to manage RPM
dependency issues.
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Hardware Prerequisites
• A workstation or server with the following configuration:
– 512 MB of RAM for Windows operating system and 200 MB of free
hard-drive space for Linux operating system
– Writable media drive
– Network access
• An optimally configured
•A
Tar ge t Sy s t e m
media drive (for local deployment)
with network access (for network deployment) or with a
Source System
with network access
Deployment Overview
DTK offers a complete set of utilities, sample scripts, and RPM packages that
can be used to automate the deployment of Dell systems.
Before running the deployment, ensure that you create specific deployment
media to facilitate the deployment method you choose. For more
the
information, see
available on
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit.
support.dell.com/manuals
Preparing for Deployment
If you are using the Windows PE environment:
1
Copy or extract DTK utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration files,
and drivers provided (in the zip file) to the Windows PE image.
2
Organize DTK utilities, script files, configuration files, the operating
system installation files, and the requisite system files and drivers on a
network share or local media.
3
Set up a
(to install your operating system) and the
Utility
Diagnostics Tools
server that is used to replicate settings to the
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Software Systems Management
Source System
by using the
(to load drivers). The
Dell Systems Build and Update
Systems Service and
Source System
Target Servers
acts as a master
.
NOTE: You can also download the latest drivers from the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com.
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Generate a system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration profile
from the
Source System
. Copy the generated configuration files to a
read/write share on the workstation or server.
NOTE: You can obtain the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration
files by booting from DTK Windows PE image and running the SYSCAP.BAT,
RAIDCAP.BAT, and RACCAP.BAT scripts.
5
Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.
6
Edit DTK sample script files that access the system configuration files to
set up the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and RAC and then, install an
operating system on a
Target Server
.
If you are using the embedded Linux environment:
1
Obtain the DTK Linux ISO image, which is a self-contained bootable
ISO image.
2
Use and customize the sample scripts as per your requirements.
3
Set up a
the
operating system) and the
Source System
by using the Systems Build and Update Utility on
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools
DVD (to install your
drivers).
NOTE: You can also download the latest drivers from the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com.
4
Generate a system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration profile
from the optimally configured source system. Copy the generated
configuration files to a read/write share onto the workstation or server.
(to load
NOTE: You can obtain the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration
files by booting from DTK Linux ISO image and running the syscap.sh,
raidcap.sh, and raccap.sh scripts.
5
Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.
6
Install an operating system on a
Target Server
.
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Deploying
To proceed with deployment, ensure that you have prepared all scripts, files,
and utilities. You can deploy the Win PE and embedded Linux using one of
the following methods:
• Deploy using removable boot media with a network connection
(media-based)
• Deploy using removable boot media without a network connection
(media-based)
• Network-based deployment (remote)
For information on these methods,
Toolkit User’s Guide
Systems Management Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit.
available on
see the
Dell OpenManage Deployment
support.dell.com/manuals
Software
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