Dtk Deployment Overview; Preparing For Deployment - Dell External OEMR 2850 User Manual

DTK Deployment Overview

Preparing for Deployment

The deployment process can be separated into two main tasks: preparation
and the actual deployment.
To prepare for using the DTK utilities and scripts to deploy to a target system
in the Windows PE environment:
1 Copy or extract the DTK utilities, sample scripts, sample configuration
files, and drivers provided (in the zip file) into the Windows PE image.
2 Organize the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration files, the operating
system installation files, and the requisite system files and drivers on a
network share or local media.
3 Set up an optimally configured source system by using the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility to install your operating system; and the Systems
Service and Diagnostics Tools to load drivers. (This source system will be
the master server that will be used to replicate settings onto target servers.)
NOTE:
support.dell.com.
4 Edit the DTK sample script files that read the system configuration files to
set up the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and RAC and then install an
operating system on a target system.
5 Generate a system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration profile
from the optimally configured source system. (This source system will be the
master server that will be used to replicate settings onto target servers.)
You can obtain the system BIOS, BMC, RAID, and/or RAC configuration
files by booting from the DTK Windows PE ISO image and running the
SYSCAP .BAT, RAIDCAP .BAT, and RACCAP .BAT scripts. Then, copy the
generated configuration files to a read/write share onto the workstation.
NOTE:
specific Dell system to deploy only that same system model. From DTK version
2.4 and later, you can use a system BIOS configuration profile generated for all
systems belonging to the same generation. For example, syscfg_x8xx.ini for
x8xx systems, syscfg_x9xx.ini for x9xx systems, and so on.
6 Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.
You can also obtain the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at
In previous releases, you could use a system profile generated on a
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