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Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Embedded Linux 131

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.

Obtain the ISO image of the embedded Linux available on the

Dell Support website at

support.dell.com

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.