Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Owner's Manual
Dell OpenManage
Deployment Toolkit
Version 4.0
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What’s New
The new features for this r elease include:
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Added support for SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP2 (64-bit).
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Deprecated the following op erating s ystems:
o Red Hat Enterpris e Lin ux 6. 0 (64-bit)
o Red Hat Enterpris e Lin ux 5. 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
o SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 S P1 (6 4-bit)
o Microsoft Windo ws Ser ver 2003 R 2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
o Microsoft Windows S erver 20 03 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Support for Dell Powe rEdg e yx2 x syst ems.
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On PowerEdge yx2x systems, all the SY SCFG o ptions are grou ped as per the BIO S. SYSC FG conf igures an d report s
the current and pending BIOS attributes.
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If the system has setup p ass word, BIOS conf igur ation using SYS CFG re quir es the setu p pas swo rd.
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Attributes such as ipv 6, power budget, dynamic DNS, and de dicated NI C confi guratio ns are avail able onl y with the
appropriate insta lled lice nse.
Supported Systems
For a complete l ist of sup porte d Dell Powe rEd ge syst ems, see t he Dell Sy stems Softw are S uppo rt Mat rix av ail able a t
support.dell.com/manuals. On the Manuals page, click Software-> Systems Management -> Dell OpenManage Releases. Click
the appropriate product version to access the Support Matrix.
Supported Operating Systems
DTK utilities su pport Windo ws PE 2.0 ( 32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows PE 3. 0 (3 2-bit and 64-bit). Us ing DT K util itie s we ca n
deploy the follo wing W indo ws o perat ing sy ste ms:
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Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Windows Server 2008 R 2 SP 1
Hardware and Software Requirements
Before beginning the deplo yment proc ess, en sure that yo u ha ve the following tools, software, and information ready to use
or consult:
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Advanced knowledg e of Windo ws.
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Windows Automated Instal lati on Kit (AIK ) to build Windo ws PE .
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An unzip utility.
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Working knowle dge o f Micro sof t Remo te Inst all ation Serv ices ( RIS) and Aut om ated D eploy ment Serv ices (A DS )
(including setting up of RIS a nd ADS e nvironm ents), or any other th ird part y deployment system or tool.
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Working knowle dge o f Win dows Deplo yment Ser vice s (WDS ) or any ot her t hird party deplo yment system or t ool for
Windows PE.
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A workstation wit h the foll owin g cap abilit ies:
o A writable CD/DVD driv e and CD/D VD writ ing softw are
o Network access
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A target system w ith a CD/DV D dr ive, if you are performi ng a lo cal deploym ent o r networ k access if you ar e
performing a network deployment.
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All Deployment Too lkit utilit ies, sam ple scri pts, and sam ple configuration files.
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All required Windows PE drivers, oper ating syst em driv ers, and th e Del l util ity pa rtit ion im age fil e.
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A minimum BIOS version is rec ommend ed on s ome of the platf orms for all the DTK options to work correctl y. In
general, it is goo d prac tice t o u se the l atest ("n") vers ion of BIOS firm ware or the "n-1" versio n that is av ailabl e on
"support.dell.com." For more inf ormation see the Dell Systems Softwar e Support Mat rix availabl e at
support.dell.com/manuals.
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