User's Manual

Frequently Asked Questions
The following questions are organized by DTK utility or other function.
General Deployment Questions
Q: While running SYSCFG.EXE on a Windows PE image, the SYSCFG.EXE tool silently fails.
A: Ensure that you have built your Windows PE image with the /WMI option. For more details, see
Running The Deployment Scripts.
Q: When I use the sample DTK scripts to deploy multiple systems, do I edit the configuration files to
reflect unique information (such as unique system names, IP address, and BIOS asset tags) for each
system?
A: The sample scripts are provided as examples for users who want to develop their own deployment
process. The scripts may work perfectly in your environment. If not, you may need to develop your own
scripts entirely from scratch. If you are deploying multiple systems, for example, provide unique
information for each system when appropriate. To perform this task, modify each .ini (or other
configuration script) file to reflect the unique information for each system you are deploying (such as the
remote access controller (RAC) IP addresses and BIOS asset tags). There are many options available to
optimize this process and it is suggested that you conduct an Internet search for available tools.
Q: When I change my hard drive controller from SCSI to RAID (or RAID to SCSI), the system prompts
me for confirmation during POST. How can I stop this from happening?
A: Use the --noraidprompt option with the --embscsiraid option to prevent the system from prompting
during POST. Data loss results from changing the state of the disk controller, so you must be certain
before skipping the prompt. There is no method for using the ‑‑noraidprompt in the input file. If you want
to change the controller state through an input file, you must configure your script to call the
SYSCFG.EXE utility twice, once to specify the input file, and once to change the controller state with the
--noraidprompt option.
Q: What do I do if the PARTCFG script fails?
A: Ensure that DT_HD is set to the required disk to be configured before you execute the
PARTCFG script.
RAIDCFG Questions
Q: Why does RAIDCFG display an error message when I use an invalid read, write, and cache policies
and/or stripe sizes for a particular controller?
A: All RAID controllers have their own default read, write, and cache policies and stripe sizes. It is possible
that if you provide an invalid policy or a stripe size for a particular controller, RAIDCFG may not give an
error but creates the virtual disk with the default policy and/or stripe size.
Q: When I execute RAIDCFG with the RAID level of "01," RAIDCFG creates RAID 1, not RAID 01.
A: This behavior occurs because the RAIDCFG CLI parser ignores zeros preceding any parameter value.
For example, -r=01 is parsed as -r=1.
Q: What is strict creation?
A: Strict creation is an optional flag that has been added to the create virtual disk command. It allows
you to create virtual disks only if the array disks (that is, hard drives) are within a specified percentage of
disk space of each other.
Q: Why is the drive location of array disks displayed like 0:0:0?
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