Users Guide

NOTE: Ensure that you run RACCAP.BAT in a writable environment. If you run RACCAP.BAT in a

read-only environment, DTK displays the message <filename.ini> has been generated.

UPINIT.BAT Or upinit.sh

The UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh is a tool used to create and populate a new Dell utility partition and to

upgrade or downgrade an existing utility partition.

NOTE: You can use this script to create a new Dell utility partition only if there are no existing

partitions on your hard disk.

Upgrades or downgrades can be made only to existing Dell utility partitions to capture BIOS and BMC

settings using the overwrite option.

CAUTION: The existing Dell utility partition must be the first primary partition on the hard disk.

Also, the Dell utility partition must be greater than or equal to 32 MB and less than 2 GB.

For details on the command line arguments to be used for UPINIT.BAT or upinit.sh, see the Dell

Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Preparing The Operating System Installation Scripts

The W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT script (on systems running supported Windows operating

systems), lininst.sh sample script (on systems running supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

operating system), and suseinst.sh sample script (on systems running supported SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server operating system) are used to perform an installation. The variables and paths must be specified

before the operating system can be installed. For more information on installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation Guide

available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

NOTE: It is recommended that you consult your Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

operating system documentation and unattended deployment documentation to develop a

thorough understanding of the unattended installation process before attempting to perform a full

scripted deployment.

NOTE: While installing Linux, ensure that you install grub in the boot partition. Otherwise, you

cannot boot to the utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.

W2K8INST.BAT And W2K12INST.BAT

The W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT sample scripts are used to perform an unattended installation of

the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems respectively. The variables and

paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.

NOTE: It is recommended that you consult your Windows operating system documentation and

unattended deployment documentation to develop a thorough understanding of the Windows

unattended installation process before attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.

The syntax for W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT are w2k8inst.bat and w2k12inst.bat respectively.

Utilities Used

SETUP.EXE — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the UNATTEND.XML and

UNATTEND_UEFI.XML answer files.