Owner's Manual

Instrumentation Issues
The "/opt/dell/srvadmin" directory in the DTK ISO image should be writable. It enables the
instrumentation services to work properly.
Installation Prerequisites
Before extracting Deployment Toolkit components, ensure that you have:
• The DTK ISO image available at support.dell.com.
• A workstation that has
o 512 MB RAM
o A writable CD drive and CD-writing software (optional)
o Network access
• A minimum BIOS version is recommended on some of the platforms for all the DTK options
to work properly. In general, it is a good practice to use the latest ("n") version of BIOS
firmware or the "n-1" version that is available on "support.dell.com."
Installation Procedure
For complete installation and deployment instructions, see the "Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit
User's Guide."
Installation and Configuration Notes
The sample scripts are provided as examples for customers who want to develop their own deployment
process. Some customers may find that the scripts work well in their environment, while some
customers may need to develop their own scripts entirely from scratch. Customers deploying multiple
systems to provide unique information for each server when appropriate. For example, system host
names, IP addresses, and BIOS asset tags need to be unique for each system. Modify the shell scripts and
configuration files to reflect the unique information for each system being deployed. Many options are
available to optimize this process.
You can use a system BIOS configuration profile generated for all systems belonging to the same
generation. For example, "syscfg_xx2x.ini" for 12G systems, and so on.
Because of security reasons, the "ssh" and "scp" services are not available in DTK. The mount command is
available in the DTK CD.
Upgrading From Previous Versions
When upgrading from a previous release of the DTK, ensure that you create environment for the new
DTK version separately from the previous version of DTK. This step is necessary because the
environments and requirements for the new DTK versions are completely different.