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Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.2 Installation Guide

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

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Page 2 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of ...
Page 3 Contents 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................4 Documents you may need.................................................
Page 4 Introduction The Dell Open Manage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure the Dell systems. You ca...
Page 5 Using search engines: Type the name and version of the document in the search box. Prerequisites Before using DTK to deploy Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (PE) or Linux environment (Re...
Page 6 Network access A target system with a media drive, if performing a local deployment. A target system with a media drive and network access, if performing a network deployment. All DTK utilities, sampl...
Page 7 8. Create a virtual disk using the command raidcfg –ctrl –ac=cvd –c=<Controller_ID> - ad=<Array_Disks>. 9. From support.dell.com, download the driver for the server. 10. Copy the extracted...
Page 8 After the operating system is installed, the Set Up Windows screen is displayed. Installing Windows client Operating System using DTK To install Windows client operating system using DTK: 1. On the so...
Page 9 Any third party deployment system or tool, such as Yum. A workstation with the following capabilities: A writable media drive Network access A target system with a media drive, if performing a local d...
Page 10 To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the lininst.sh/ lininst7.sh script: 1. On the source system, navigate to the location of the required Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system image. 2. Crea...
Page 11 NOTE: See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the options in the ks.cfg/ks-rhelx.cfg/ks_rhelx_uefi.cfg file to customize the scripted installation of your operating syste...
Page 12 the Sles-autoinst.xml to autoinst.xml. In UEFI mode, rename the Sles-autoinst_uefi.xml to autoinst.xml_uefi. 11. Export the environment variables as follows: a. Run export DT_OS_DISK=/dev/sda, the dis...
Page 13 The server reboots to the grub prompt. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux operating system unattended installation proceeds. Upgrading your DTK version When upgrading from a previous release of DTK, ensu...

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Published June 16, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What operating systems does DTK support?

DTK supports Windows server and client operating systems, as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and SUSE Linux Server.

How do I convert DTK scripts to RACADM scripts?

Navigate to /opt/dell/toolkit/converter and run python dtktoracadm.py or python dtktoracadm.py linux_scripts.lst.

What is required to upgrade DTK?

Create a separate environment for the new DTK version as requirements differ from previous releases.

How do I ensure Linux boots correctly?

Ensure you install GRUB in the boot partition to allow booting by pressing <F10> during reboot.

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