Requirements

System Requirements

Altiris® Deployment Solution™ software provides the infrastructure and core functionality used by Deployment Solution for Dell Servers. Before using this product, you should be familiar with the functionality and requirements of Deployment Solution.

• Deployment Solution 6.9 SP1. See the Deployment Solution release notes, article 42696. Deployment Solution 6.9 SP1 documentation is available at http://www.altiris.com/support/documentation.

Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.1 SP2 has the following requirements in addition to those of Deployment Solution 6.9 SP1:

• Installation of Deployment Solution for Dell Servers on Windows 2000 is not supported.
• The Deployment server, console, and datastore (deployment share) must be installed on the same machine as Deployment Solution for Dell Servers.

Supported Dell Servers

This release provides support for the servers included in version 3.0 of the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK).

Operating System Files for Scripted Installations

When you install Deployment Solution for Dell Servers, the Configuration Wizard prompts you to provide installation (source) files for each operating system you select to create automated scripted installation jobs. The files are copied to the deployment share if they are located elsewhere.

Drivers for Windows Scripted Installations

Drivers for supported Dell server models can be automatically located and copied from the following Dell OpenManage CDs or DVDs: Dell Server Assistant, Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, or Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation.

The Configuration Wizard prompts you for the CDs or DVDs for your selected systems (supported systems are listed on the front of each disc). If the discs are not available, ISO images may be downloaded from support.dell.com (browse to downloads for your server model and operating system, then select the "Systems Management" category).

Supported Platforms for Scripted Installations

Jobs are provided to perform scripted installations of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 (all versions, 32 and 64-bit)
• Windows 2000 Server and 2000 Advanced Server
• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux AS 3, 4, and 5 (all versions, 32 and 64-bit)
• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 3, 4, and 5 (all versions, 32 and 64-bit)
• SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 and 64-bit)

Where to Download

You can download released versions of Altiris products from http://www.altiris.com/Download.aspx.

You can download beta versions of Altiris products from http://beta.altiris.com.

WinPE and Linux Pre-boot Files

Download files for the Microsoft WinPE and Linux pre-boot or automation environments are available from the Deployment Solution for Dell Servers download page.

Go to http://www.altiris.com/Download.aspx and select the appropriate version of Deployment Solution for Dell Servers.

Installation

Complete installation instructions are contained in the Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.1 SP2 documentation, available at http://www.altiris.com/support/documentation.

Please refer also to the demo videos on the Symantec Connect site.

Upgrade

To upgrade, perform a standard installation as outlined in the Deployment Solution for Dell Servers 3.1 SP2 documentation, available at http://www.altiris.com/support/documentation.

Any existing folder named “Dell” within the Deployment Share will be renamed to “Dell_prev” during an upgrade. Any Dell jobs that exist prior to an upgrade will remain intact, but their references to the “Dell” directory in the Deployment Share may need to be redirected to the “Dell_prev” folder to operate properly.

Performing an upgrade has the following effects:

Deployment Console jobs-folder
The jobs from the previous version should still appear in the Deployment Console in the folder named according to the version(e.g. "Deployment Solution for Dell Servers v3.1 SP1 Linux, etc."). The new jobs in the Deployment Console will be in a separate folder named according to the version and pre-boot environment (e.g. "Deployment Solution for Dell Servers v3.1 SP2 Linux").

Deployment Share file-system folder
The Deployment Share is usually located in the file system in "C:\ProgramFiles\Altiris\eXpress\Deployment Server\". The old "Dell" file-system folder in the Deployment Share will have been renamed to "Dell_prev" (or to something like"Dell_prev1" if a "Dell_prev" folder already existed). A new file-system folder named "Dell" containing the version 3.1 SP2 files will have been created in the Deployment Share.

Deployment Console tools menu
The tools menu in the Deployment Console is updated to refer to the new version 3.1 SP2 items. The previous versions of each utility (Configuration Utility, Job Builder, Configuration Wizard), will reside in their respective “Dell_prev” folder, but their use is not supported, as they may not interact correctly with the updated database schema.

Known Issues (In Product)

Known Limitations (Product Dependencies)

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