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DELL(TM) OPENMANAGE(TM) DEPLOYMENT TOOLKIT README FOR EMBEDDED LINUX

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Version 3.5

Release Date: March 2011

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).

The DTK 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 - Features

* 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 or may not apply to your environment.

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COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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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.

Summary of content (9 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL(TM) OPENMANAGE(TM) DEPLOYMENT TOOLKIT README FOR EMBEDDED LINUX ###################################################################### Version 3.5 Release Date: March 2011 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).
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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.
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by DTK tools to interact with the hardware. * srvadmin-omilcore RPM - Contains a set of libraries and drivers used by DTK tools to interact with the hardware. If you have the DTK CD mounted under "/mnt/cdrom," you can extract the DTK tools, scripts, and other essentials to build your customized ISO image under the "tools" folder at the root of the CD.
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###################################################################### UPGRADING ###################################################################### When upgrading from a previous release (1.x) of the DTK, ensure that you create the new DTK version 3.x environment separately from your previous version of DTK. This step is necessary because the environments and requirements for DTK version 3.x are completely different.
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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 "--devseq" option is present only if you have an available, 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. - You may need to reboot your system for certain options to be enabled.
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- If you change the controller mode from SCSI to RAID mode, data loss may occur. Back up any data you require before changing the modes. ###################################################################### KNOWN ISSUES ###################################################################### RAIDCFG Issues: * You cannot delete a virtual disk on CERC SATA 2S when RAID 1 is created. The virtual disk can be cleared from the controller BIOS.
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* Using the "solcfgparams" option may produce an error message saying "Hardware subsystem error" when an invalid value is used. This does not indicate a problem with the hardware. Check the option value and try again. * The "--solbitrate" option in "solcfgparams" and the "--msgcommbitrate" option in "serialcfgparams" accept a baud rate of 57600, but tools such as "ipmish" and "solproxy" do not function at this baud rate for PowerEdge x8xx systems.
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* The default root password for Linux installation is "root123." This could be changed to be encrypted in the template "ks.cfg" provided. * The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system installation may fail on systems equipped with multiple RAID and/or SCSI controllers, whether installed on the system board or in PCI slots. This failure may occur when using "Server Setup" or performing a manual installation.
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