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DELL(TM) OPENMANAGE(TM) DEPLOYMENT TOOLKIT FOR MICROSOFT(R)
WINDOWS(R) PREINSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT (WINDOWS PE)
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Version 2.6
Release Date: September 2008
This file contains updated information for your "Dell OpenManage
Deployment Toolkit User's Guide" and any other technical
documentation included with the Deployment Toolkit (DTK) for Windows
PE.
The Deployment Toolkit documentation includes the "Command Line
Interface Reference Guide" and the "User's Guide." See the Dell
Support website at "support.dell.com" for the most current
information.
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CONTENTS
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* Criticality
* Compatibility/Minimum Requirements
* Release Highlights
* Installation
* Upgrading
* User Notes
* Known Issues
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CRITICALITY
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3 - Optional
Dell recommends that you review the specifics about the update to
determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes
that may impact only certain configurations, or provides new features
that may/may not apply to your environment.
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COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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The following subsections lists supported systems that are
compatible with the Deployment Tookit version 2.6.
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Supported Systems
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The Deployment Toolkit version 2.6 supports the following Dell
PowerEdge(TM) systems:
650, 1600SC, 1650, 1655MC, 2600, 2650, 4600, 6600, 6650, 700, 750,
1750, 800, 830, 840, 850, 860, 1800, 1850, 1855, 2800, 2850, 6800,
6850, 1900, 1950, 1955, 2900, 2970, 6950, SC1435, 2950, T105, R200,
R900, M600, M605, T605, R300, T300, R805, R905, M805 and M905.
NOTE: M805 and M905 are scheduled to be available in second half
of 2008.
NOTE: Other systems may be supported with this release. See the Dell
Support website at "support.dell.com" to verify the supported
systems and to download the latest version of the toolkit.
* The sample scripts included with Deployment Toolkit have been tested
with the deployment of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server (R) 2003 with SP1 (32-bit)
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (32-bit)
- Windows 2000 with SP4 (32-bit)
- Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
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Installation Prerequisites
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Before installing Deployment Toolkit components, ensure that you have:
* The Deployment Toolkit self-extracting installation file
("dtk-2.Xwinpe-AXX.exe"), which contains the utilities, sample
scripts, sample configuration files, and documentation you need to
deploy your Dell system.
* A Windows workstation that has at least 500 MB of free hard-drive
space.
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Deployment Prerequisites
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Before beginning the deployment process, ensure that you have the
following tools, software, and information ready to use or consult:
* Advanced knowledge of Windows.
* OEM Preinstallation kit (OPK) and Windows PE and Windows Server
2003 (SP1) to build Windows PE 2005.
* Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to build Windows PE 2.0.
* An unzip utility.
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* Working knowledge to build Windows PE 2005 (See the Microsoft
documentation for customizing Windows PE 2005).
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS)
and Automated Deployment Services (ADS) (including setting up of RIS
and ADS environments), or any other third party deployment system or
tool.
* Working knowledge of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or any
other third party deployment system or tool for Windows PE 2.0.
* A workstation with the following capabilities:
-- A writable CD drive and CD writing software
-- Network access
* A target system with a CD drive if you are performing a local
deployment or network access if you are performing a network
deployment.
* All Deployment Toolkit utilities, sample scripts, and sample
configuration files.
* All required Windows PE drivers, operating system drivers, and the
Dell utility partition image file.
* A minimum BIOS version is recommended on some of the platforms for
all the DTK options to work correctly. In general, it is good
practice to use the latest ("n") version of BIOS firmware or the
"n-1" version that is available on "support.dell.com."
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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS
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Deployment Toolkit version 2.6 adds the following features:
Support for Dell M805 and M905 systems.
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INSTALLATION
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For complete installation instructions, see the "Dell OpenManage
Deployment Toolkit User's Guide."
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UPGRADING
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When upgrading from a previous release (1.x) of the DTK, ensure that
you create the new DTK version 2.x environment separately from your
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previous version of DTK. This step is necessary because the
environments and requirements for DTK version 2.x are completely
different.
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USER NOTES
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This section provides information that can help enhance your
experience with the Deployment Toolkit.
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SCRIPT NOTES
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* The sample scripts are provided as examples for customers who want
to develop their own deployment process. Some customers may find
that the scripts work well in their environment, while some
customers may need to develop their own scripts entirely from
scratch. Customers deploying multiple systems need to provide
unique information for each server when appropriate. For example,
system host names, IP addresses, and BIOS asset tags need to be
unique for each system. The batch scripts and configuration files
need to be modified to reflect the unique information for each
system being deployed. Many options are available to optimize this
process.
* In the previous releases, you could use a system profile
generated on a specific Dell system to deploy only that same system
model. Beginning this release, 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.
* It is recommended that you use Windows PE 2.0 during Windows Server
2008 installation.
* Windows PE 2.0 does not support installation of Dell utility
partition.
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TOOLS NOTES
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* SYSCFG:
- Some options may not be present on all systems, which may
be due to the BIOS version or hardware feature set. The usage
information generated by running SYSCFG without arguments shows
only those options that are valid for your system.
- The "--sysrev" option displays the generation of the system.
This option is available only for systems which belong to
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Generation II and above.
- The "--devseq" option is enabled only if your system has a
bootable hard-disk partition. If this option is
present in the configuration file but not present on your
system, you will receive a usage error.
- Some options need warm reboot for their settings to be enabled.
Dell recommends that you use the "exit" command on command prompt.
- If you perform operations that change the "--redmem"
option, you should immediately reboot the system. This note
applies to command-line usage as well as "--infile" usage.
NOTE: Additionally, the "--redmem" option should not be issued
with any other command and should be immediately followed
by a system reboot. This is important when you
develop scripts that can alter the "--redmem" setting.
- 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.
Use only alphanumeric characters to avoid these errors.
- If you set the username using the syscfg "username" option,
Serial Over LAN (SOL) access for the corresponding user will
be enabled by default. You can disable SOL access for a user using
the "syscfg solaction --userid= --action=disable" command.
- The maximum reliably supported baud rates --solbitrate are:
- 19200 for PowerEdge x8xx systems.
- 57600 for PowerEdge x9xx systems without Dell Remote
Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5).
- 115200 for PowerEdge x9xx systems with DRAC 5.
If you enter an unsupported baud rate, you may receive an error,
"Parameter out of range."
* RAIDCFG:
- When creating virtual disks, the chunk (stripe) size is always
in KBs. Do not specify any units of measure for the chunk size.
- When providing multiple physical disks for the "create
virtual disk" command, do not separate the disks with spaces.
For example, "-ad=1:4, 1:5" causes an error. The correct way
to display multiple physical disks is "-ad=1:4, 1:5, 1:6."
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- If you change the controller mode from SCSI mode to RAID mode,
expect data loss to occur. Back up any data you want to save
before changing the modes.
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KNOWN ISSUES
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RAIDCFG Issues:
* If you delete a virtual disk on PERC 4I/M on Windows PE, you need
to reboot the system for the changes to take effect.
* You cannot delete a virtual disk on CERC SATA 2S when RAID 1 is
created with the "--clear" option. The virtual disk can be cleared
from the controller BIOS.
* Perform copy operations using the "XCOPY" command, because the
DOS "COPY" command may fail when copying across a network share.
The message "invalid file handle" may be displayed. This issue
is specific to R805 and R900 systems and is an intermittent
error that is usually caused by the network connection.
If the problem persists, check your network settings.
SYSCFG Issues:
* The Demand-based Power Management (DBPM) option does not work on
PowerEdge 1855 systems with BIOS versions earlier than A05.
* The suboption for "powerctl," which is "softshutdown," does not
work in Windows PE.
* On PowerEdge 700 systems, the console redirection option in the
BIOS has the arguments "off," "serial port 1," and "RAC;"
the equivalent arguments in DTK are "off," "serial port 1,"
and "serial port 2."
When the argument is set to "serial port 2" in DTK, the option
corresponds to "RAC" in the BIOS setup.
* The "--solbitrate" option in "solcfgparams" and the
"--mgscommbitrate" option in "serialcfgparams" accept a baud rate
of 57600, but tools such as "ipmish" and "solproxy" do not
function at that baud rate for PowerEdge systems.
* On PowerEdge 1950, 2950, and PowerVault NX 1950 systems with
internal USB, BIOS setting configuration for internal USB Port is
possible only if User Accessible/external (UA) USB ports are set to
"All Ports On." If UA USB ports are not set to "All Ports On"
and you try to configure the BIOS setting for the internal USB port
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using SYSCFG, the configuration will appear to be successful
but the changes will not take effect after the next reboot. If
UA USB ports settings are changed from "All Ports On" to
"All Ports Off" or "Only Back Ports On," the USB port will
be automatically Set to "Off" during the next reboot.
RACADM Issues:
* If you use virtual media to boot into Windows PE, executing
certain RACADM commands may cause Windows PE to crash.
BOOT Issues:
* If you use a normal media to boot into windows PE with the
virtual media enabled, the windows boot will hang. To overcome
this, detach the virtual media from the BIOS menu or bring down
the virtual media in the BIOS boot order.
Windows 2000/2003 Installation Issues:
* If virtual flash is enabled and does not contain a valid image
(for example, if the virtual flash contains a corrupt or
random image), you may not be able to install Windows 2000 or
Windows 2003 locally or remotely. To fix this issue, install
a valid image on virtual flash or disable virtual flash if it
will not be used during the installation procedure.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
(C) 2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission
of Dell is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: "Dell," "PowerEdge," "PowerVault," and
"OpenManage" are trademarks of Dell Inc.; "Microsoft," "Windows," and
"Windows Server" are either trademarks or registered trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer
to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade
names other than its own.
The sample scripts provided with the Dell OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit are provided "as is." Dell disclaims any and all warranties,
express, implied or statutory, with respect to the sample scripts,
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
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merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and any
warranty of non-infringement. Use the sample scripts at your own risk.
Dell shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages incurred
in using the sample scripts. In no event shall Dell or its suppliers
be responsible for any direct or indirect damages whatsoever
(including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, loss of
use, loss of data, business interruption, or other pecuniary loss, nor
for punitive, incidental, consequential, or special damages of any
kind, under any part of this agreement, even if advised or aware of
the possibility of such damage.
August 2008
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