Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation Guide
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................5 Documents You May Need.......................................................................................................................................5 Prerequisites.......................................................
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.
• Working knowledge to build Windows PE 3.0 (See the Microsoft documentation to customize Windows PE). • Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) and Automated Deployment Services (ADS) (including setting up of RIS and ADS environments) or any other third party deployment system or tool for Windows PE. • Working knowledge of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or any other third party deployment system or tool for Windows PE.
Preparing Windows PE Environment 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.
• Network-based deployment (remote) For information on these methods, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide available at dell.com/ support/manuals → Product Type → Software, Monitors, Electronics & Peripherals → Software → Enterprise System Management . Upgrading Your DTK Version When upgrading from a previous release of DTK, ensure that you create the environment for new DTK version separately from the previous version.
