Dell External OEMR 2850, User Manual

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Introduction
To prepare for using the DTK utilities and scripts to deploy to a target system
in the embedded Linux environment:
1
Obtain the DTK Linux ISO image, which is a self-contained bootable
ISO image.
2
Use and customize the sample scripts per your requirements.
3
Set up an optimally configured source system by using the Systems Build
and Update Utility on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD to install your operating system. Use the Systems
Service and Diagnostics Tools on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD to load drivers.
NOTE:
You can also obtain the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
4
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 Linux ISO image and running the
syscap.sh , raidcap.sh , and raccap.sh scripts. Then, copy the generated
configuration files to a read/write share onto the workstation.
NOTE:
In previous releases, you could use a system profile generated on a
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
x 8 xx systems, syscfg_x9xx.ini for x 9 xx systems, and so on.
6
Create an operating system answer file that contains unattended operating
system software installation information.