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Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 3.2 Readme Linux Owner's Manual

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This user guide provides comprehensive documentation for the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit. The document covers installation procedures, configuration instructions. This documentation is intended for end users and system administrators, network administrators and IT professionals. The manual provides detailed guidance to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit. Users will find step-by-step instructions and technical details necessary for effective utilization of the product.

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

Version 3.2 Release Date: January 2010

This file contains updated information for your "Dell Open Manage 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.

CONTENTS

* Criticality * Compatibility/Minimum Requirements * Release Highlights - Features * Release Highlights - Fixes * Installation * Upgrading * User Notes * Known Issues

CRITICALITY

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.

COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The Deployment Toolkit version 3.2 supports the following Dell Power Edge(TM) systems:

800, 830, 840, 850, 860, 1800, 1850, 1855, 2800, 2850, 6800,6850, 1900, 1950, 1955, 2900, 2970, 6950, 2950, T105, R200, R900, R805, M600, M605, T605, R300, T300, R805, R905, M805, M905, R610, R710, T610, M610, M710, T310, T410 and R410.

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Page 1 DELL(TM) OPENMANAGE(TM) DEPLOYMENT TOOLKIT README FOR EMBEDDED LINUX Version 3.2 Release Date: January 2010 This file contains updated information for your "Dell Open Manage Deployment Toolkit Us...
Page 2 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. ...
Page 3 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 ...
Page 4 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 becau...
Page 5 - 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 ...
Page 6 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. * Due to a ...
Page 7 * On Power Edge 1950, 2950 and Power Vault 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 &q...
Page 8 * The file "omreg.cfg" should be present in the "/etc/" directory for the tools to function properly. This is applicable if DTK is being customized to fit in an embedded Linux envi...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Dell PowerEdge systems are supported by version 3.2?

It supports Dell PowerEdge systems 800, 1800, 2800, 2900, 6800, 6950, 1900, 1950, 2950, T105, R200, R900, R805, M600, M605, T605, R300, T300, R610, R710, T610, M610, M710, T310, T410, and R410.

Which Linux distributions are compatible with the DTK?

The sample scripts are tested on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server versions 4 and 5 (32- and 64-bit), and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions 10 and 11 (64-bit).

What are the prerequisites for installing the DTK?

You need the DTK ISO image, at least 200 MB of free hard-drive space on a Linux workstation, and advanced knowledge of Linux scripting, networking, RPMs, and loop file systems.

What scripts are required for RAID and HAPI setup?

You must run the start-hapi.sh script to load OpenIPMI modules and the start-raid.sh script to create device nodes required by RAIDCFG and HAPI.

Where should the omreg.cfg configuration file be placed?

The modified omreg.cfg file should be placed under the /etc/ directory.