Owner's Manual

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The Deployment Toolkit version 3.5 supports all Dell PowerEdge x8xx
and later systems that are supported by OpenManage versions 5.5 to 6.5.
For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems, see
the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at
support.dell.com/manuals. On the Manuals page, click Software->
Systems Management-> Dell OpenManage Releases. Click the appropriate
product version to access the Support Matrix.
To deploy your system, select the model of your system and download and
import the applicable Dell Deployment ToolKit and Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD from support.dell.com.
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 DTK have been tested with the
deployment of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP2
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 (32-bit and 64-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-3.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 512 MB of RAM.
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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.
* Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) to build Windows PE.
* An unzip utility.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS)