Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Version 3.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7 What Is New.............................................................................................................................................................7 Key Features And Functionalities.........................
Exporting Service-Tags From Configuration Manager To A CSV File....................................................................23 Copying CSV Results To A Database......................................................................................................................24 Generating Reports.................................................................................................................................................24 Reporting Services Of The Configuration Manager...........
6 Related Reference....................................................................................................................39 Obtaining Technical Assistance.............................................................................................................................39 Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................
Introduction 1 This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (DCIP for Configuration Manager.) DCIP allows you to: NOTE: DCIP 3.0 is not backward compatible with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. If you need DCIP compatible with Configuration Manager 2007, then use DCIP 2.0.
core functionality to manage client systems remotely and automatically regardless of the state of the operating system. For more information on Intel AMT vPro OOB Management, see Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. Dell Warranty Information Utility This feature collects the warranty information of the Dell client computers from the Dell support website and stores them on the Configuration Manager. For more information on the Dell Warranty Information Utility, see Dell Warranty Information Utility.
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Using DCIP 2 Before you begin using DCIP for Configuration Manager, ensure that the target Dell client systems are auto-discovered and present under All Systems on the Configuration Manager console. For more information on auto-discover through Configuration Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet article at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682144.
4. Expand Overview → Operating Systems. 5. Right-click Driver Packages and click Dell Client Integration Pack → Import Client Driver Package. The Dell Client Driver Import Wizard screen is displayed. 6. Click Browse to select the Dell Driver Pack file (.CAB). 7. Then select the Architecture for creating driver packages. 8. Select the distribution point from the list available under Select the Distribution Points to Distribute Content to distribute the package automatically once it is created. 9.
If a package already exists on the Configuration Manager, a message is displayed asking if you would like to recreate or continue. If you select No, the process does not recreate the package, otherwise the package is removed from Configuration Manager and a new package is created. NOTE: If the following error message is displayed Invalid SCE file, then select a valid SCE package in step 5. 8. Click OK. After the process is complete, a new package is created.
Creating A Task Sequence Task sequences are used to capture an operating system image, configure its settings, and deploy the image on a set of Dell client systems. You can create a task sequence in two ways: • Create a Dell-specific task sequence, which has a set of pre-specified actions, using the Dell Client Deployment template. • Create a custom task sequence where you can add custom actions to the task sequence.
4. Select the Create a new custom task sequence option and click Next. 5. Enter name, version number, and comments for the task sequence. 6. Browse for the Dell boot image that you had created, and click Next. The Confirm the settings screen is displayed. 7. Review the settings and click Next. 8. After the task sequence has been created click Close. Editing A Task Sequence To edit a task sequence: 1. On the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library. 2.
A Validation Password dialog box is displayed prompting the user to provide a password. If you have configured the system or setup password in the target system, type the same system or setup password in the Validation Password dialog box. This option to set the password is optional. • Report — Click Export Report to export the configuration settings as read-only .html file. If you have configured the system or setup password in the exporting file, see Password Protection Dialog Box.
C:\Windows\CCTK\SCE>""--valsyspwd= Apply Operating System Image NOTE: Before you begin this task, ensure that you have the required operating system image file (.wim file) under the Operating System Images tree in ConfigMgr. To apply operating system image: 1. From the left-hand side of the Task Sequence Editor, under Deploy Operating System, click Apply Operating System Image. 2.
Importing System Information Use the Import Computer Information when you right-click on Computer Association option to import new client system information into the ConfigMgr database. This allows you to deploy an operating system to a new client system. Import Computers Using A File To import computers using a database file containing the details of the computers in your network: 1. On the Select Source window, select Import single computer. Click Next. 2.
All System Collection To add the computer to the all systems collection 1. On the Choose Target Collection window, select Add new computers only to the All Systems collection. 2. Click Next. The Summary window with details of the imported system setting is displayed. 3. Click Finish to apply settings. Specific Location To add the computer to a specific location: 1. On the Choose Target Collection window, select the Add computers to the following location option. 2.
Deploying A Task Sequence When the task sequence is ready, use any of the following methods to deploy the task sequence you have created: • Deploy using a CD • Deploy using a USB • Deploy using PXE For more information on how to deploy a task sequence using the above methods, see the Configuration Manager documentation at technet.microsoft.com.
Dell Warranty Utility 3 The Dell Warranty Info Tool helps to retrieve the Dell Warranty Information for a list of systems. The systems are specified with their service tags.
Saving The Configuration To The Registry To save the Warranty Utility configuration to the registry, enter the following command Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe setup_configin the Warranty Utility. Enter all the configuration information required to setup the warranty utility, for more information, see Configuring the Warranty Utility. The configuration parameters are stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Dell \ClientIntegrationPack\Warranty registry location.
The warranty information of the Dell client systems are retrieved and saved in the desired output format. If the desired output format is .csv, or .xml, the files are saved in the current directory. 2. If the system on which Warranty Utility is installed has access to Configuration Manager and is unable to connect to the internet (including through proxy): a) Launch the Warranty Utility. For more information, see Launching The Warranty Utility. b) Configure the Warranty Utility.
Copying CSV Results To A Database To copy the warranty information from a .CSV file to the Configuration Manager database use the csv_to_db command. NOTE: The connection strings specified in the configuration file or registry is used. To copy the warranty information to the Configuration Manager: • Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe csv_to_db .
Viewing Reports Using Report Builder To view reports using report builder: 1. Download SQL Server Report Builder version 2.0 or higher. 2. Open the report using this installed Report Builder and Run the report to view the data. Installing SQL Server Reporting Services 1. On the Configuration Manager console, click Administration. 2. Expand Overview → Site Configuration and click Sites. 3. Right-click on the target Site and click Add Site System Roles. 4.
Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions 4 Intel vPro OOB management extensions provides an out-of-band management solution through a stand-alone application on the system running on Dell Client Integration Pack (DCIP) for Configuration Manager. The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the state, the system power or operating system is in.
Database and Password Configuration The window is displayed the first time you launch the . You can configure the following settings:Dell Intel AMT Plug-in Database and Password Configuration Dell AMT Plugin 1. Retrieve and select the available SCCM SQL Server option from drop-down list. 2. Select the type of SQL Server Security (Integrated or Username / Password) you want to set. 3. Retrieve and select the available SCCM Database from the drop-down list. 4. Configure the Windows Account settings.
12. Enter a suitable friendly name for the certificate file. 13. Click Export.... Client Configuration Allows you to control various AMT settings on the target client systems. Configuring Power Profile You can control various functions like Wake-up On Lan (WOL), ON, OFF after power loss, and so on, in the different power states (S0 to S5) of the Dell client system. 1. Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2. On the DCIP’s Home screen, click Client Configuration.
6. – Permanent configuration — the boot-order is permanently changed. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on error check box. Otherwise, Task execution will stop on the first client system where an error is encountered. NOTE: The Re-Run task feature will allow you to pick up processing a Task that is partially complete. 7.
The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 12. You can either choose to apply the changes immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. 13. Provide a brief description of the BIOS attribute changes you are applying and click Finish. 14. Depending on the schedule, select one of the following options: – Run now — the BIOS setting configuration is immediately applied and displays the Running status in the Task Queue.
NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks. Operations This features allows you to cold and warm reboot the client-systems and setup KVM sessions Performing Power Management To Reboot and Shutdown your remote client-systems: 1. Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2. On the DCIP’s Home screen click Operations. 3. On the Operation window, click Power Management. The Power Management tab is displayed. 4.
1. On the Dell Client Integration Pack’s Home screen click Reports. 2. On the Welcome screen you can generate the following reports: 3. – OOB Manageability — you can see the AMT Management Engine configuration for client systems. – Provisioning — view the provisioning status of all the client systems in the network. – Battery Health — view the battery health of all the AMT enabled client systems on the network.
• KVM Setup • Logging • Task Queue DB and Passwords You can configure where the task requests, and configuration data are stored. 1. Launch the AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the AMT Plug-in. 2. On the DCIP’s Home screen, click Preferences. 3. On the Welcome screen, click DB & Passwords. The DB & Passwords tab is displayed. 4. 5. You can configure the following settings: – Retrieve and select the available SCCM SQL Server option from drop-down list.
4. Select one of the following type of Logs from the Log Level drop-down menu: – None — no logs are captured. – Normal — typical logging for client systems operating normally. This is the recommended setting. 5. – Debug — detailed logging for troubleshooting unexpected issues. Click Browse to choose the location where your log files are created. 6. To view existing logs, click Open Containing Folder. 7.
3. winrm set winrm/config/client @{AllowUnencrypted="true"} 4. winrm set winrm/config/client/auth @{Digest="true"} 5.
Troubleshooting 5 This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (DCIP for Configuration Manager.) Authenticode Signature If authenticode signature takes longer than usual to start because .Net is searching for the signature, follow the steps mentioned in support.microsoft.com/kb/936707/.
Hardware Inventory Report Memory Speed is reported as Zero This is a DMTF issue where memory speed is defined in seconds. SCCM Resource Explorer today reports this as 0. Max Password Length Change Some systems BIOS do not support reducing the Maximum password length down from 32. This is known issue being worked on at the time of release of the product.
Related Reference 6 In addition to this guide, there are other product guides you should have for reference. You can find the following guides on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. • The Dell Client Configuration Toolkit User's Guide describes the installation and use of the client configuration toolkit (CCTK) to configure various BIOS features for Dell business client platforms.
