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Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Embedded Linux
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Running Deployment Scripts
Using DTK and Embedded Linux
This section provides best practices procedures and scenarios for using the
Deployment Toolkit (DTK) to perform pre-operating system configuration
tasks and to install supported operating systems on supported Dell™ systems.
After you have populated the deployment directory structure with all necessary
files and carefully edited the deployment scripts and configurations files, you are
ready to begin the final stage of the deployment process. Before running the
deployment, however, you need to create specific deployment media to facilitate
your chosen deployment method. The common deployment scenarios are:
• Deployment using Dell-provided embedded Linux
• Deployment using customized embedded Linux
• Using a Third-Party Deployment Solution Framework
Deployment Using Dell-Provided Embedded Linux
There are two common scenarios:
• Network-based deployment
• CD-based deployment
Network-Based Deployment
The procedure below enables you to boot DTK over network and pass
parameters (startup script location and name) during boot using the
Pre-boot
eXecution Environment (PXE) configuration file. This will automatically
launch the start-up script off the network share, when DTK is booted.
1
Obtain the ISO image of the embedded Linux available on the
Dell Support website at
support.dell.com .
2
Burn the ISO image using any commonly available CD burning software.
NOTE:
When you create a bootable CD, this image is supplied to the CD
burning software along with the complete deployment directory structure,
which includes all necessary supporting files to perform the deployment.
The CD burning software creates a self-bootable CD when the CD is booted.