Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 User's Guide

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Deployment Scripts For Systems Running Linux Operating Systems

The following table lists the deployment scripts for systems running Linux.

Table 1. Deployment Scripts For Linux
Script Name	Description	Associated Files
lininst.sh	Performs an unattended installation of a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system in BIOS and UEFI mode.	tkenvset.sh — Used by lininst.sh to inform the task scripts about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration files. grub — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the unattended answer file in BIOS mode. grub2 — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the unattended answer file in UEFI mode. NOTE: Both grub and grub2 uses the following images in conjunction with the unattended answer file to perform unattended operations: initial ramdisk — Available on the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility. kernel image — Available on the Linux operating system media. ks.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with grub to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 3 and 4) operating system files in BIOS mode. ks-rhel5.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with grub to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 5) operating system files in BIOS mode. ks-rhel6.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with grub to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 6) operating system files in BIOS mode. ks_rhel6_uefi.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with grub2 to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 6) operating system files in UEFI mode.
suseinst.sh	Performs an unattended installation of a supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system.	tkenvset.sh — Used by suseinst.sh to inform the task scripts about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and configuration files. grub — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the unattended answer file in BIOS mode. grub2 — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the unattended answer file in UEFI mode. NOTE: Both grub and grub2 uses the following images in conjunction with the unattended answer file to perform unattended operations: initial ramdisk — Available on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system media kernel image — Available on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system media autoinst.xml — Used by suseinst.sh in conjunction with grub to install the operating system files. autoinst-sles11.xml — Used by suseinst.sh in conjunction with grub to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 11) operating system files. auto-sles11sp2.xml — Used by suseinst.sh in conjunction with grub to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 11 SP2) operating system files. autoinst_sles11sp2_uefi.xml — Used by suseinst.sh in conjunction with grub2 to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 11 SP2) operating system file in UEFI mode.