Release Notes

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Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit 5.3 for

Microsoft Windows Preinstallation

Environment Release Notes

This document describes the new features, enhancements, and fixed issues in Dell Openmanage

Deployment Toolkit 5.3 for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment

Release Type and Definition

Deployment ToolKit

The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, scripts, and sample

configuration files that to deploy and 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.

In addition to the command line utilities used to configure various system features, DTK also provides

sample scripts and configuration files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation.

Version

5.3.0

Release Date

Mar 2016

Previous Version

5.2.0

Importance

RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The

update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and

compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).

2016 – 03

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit 5.3 for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment Release Notes This document describes the new features, enhancements, and fixed issues in Dell Openmanage Deployment Toolkit 5.3 for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment Release Type and Definition Deployment ToolKit The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, scripts, and sample configuration files that to deploy and your Dell system.
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Platforms Affected For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems and supported Operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available in the required version of OpenManage Software at dell.com/ openmanagemanuals. What Is Supported Hardware and Software Requirements Before beginning the deployment process, ensure that you have the following tools, software, and information ready to use: • Advanced knowledge of Windows.
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• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions What’s New The new features for this release include: • DTK to RACADM converter — An utility added to convert the existing DTK SYSCFG deployment scripts to equivalent RACADM scripts which helps in the seamless migration to utilize RACADM in deployment solution.
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• For options that use text strings such as username, password, hostname, and community string, using characters such as , "<," ">," "|," "=" on the command line can be misinterpreted by the command line parser and may cause errors. To avoid such errors, use only alphanumeric characters. • If you set the username using syscfg username option, Serial over LAN (SOL) access for the corresponding user will be enabled by default.
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• S300 controller CachePolicy setting is Not Applicable. Hence VD created with different cachepolicy settings from OROM utility will be displayed as "Not Applicable". • RAIDCFG does not support Non RAID (Volume) mode on s100/s300/S110 controller. • On Dell PERC H310 controllers, conversion of a RAID Capable Disk to Non-RAID disk and vice versa is not supported using RAIDCFG.
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Installation Procedure For complete installation and deployment instructions, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit User's Guide and the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Installation Guide available at dell.com/ openmanagemanuals. Installation and Configuration Notes • The sample scripts are provided as examples for customers who want to develop their own deployment process.