Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager And System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Version 3.1 User’s Guide March 2013 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5 What Is New......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Key Features And Functionalities....................................................................................................................................
Wipe Client Disk........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Performing Power Management..............................................................................................................................24 Establishing KVM Sessions.......................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager (DCIP for Configuration Manager.) NOTE: DCIP 3.1 is not backward compatible with older versions of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. It is recommended to use DCIP 2.0 with Configuration Manager 2007.
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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2 Using DCIP With Configuration Manager 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.
A Dell Client Win7PE Boot Image() x86 boot image is created under Boot Images. Creating Dell Client Driver Packages To create Dell client driver packages: 1. Download the operating system CAB file from support.dell.com. 2. Launch Configuration Manager console. 3. Click Software Library. 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.
7. Click OK. 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 Using The Dell Client Deployment Template To create a task sequence using the Dell Client Deployment template: 1. Launch the Configuration Manager console. 2. Click Software Library. 3. Expand Overview > Operating Systems. 4. Right-click Task Sequences, then click Dell Client Integration Pack > Create Bare Metal Client Deployment Template. The Create Dell Client Deployment Task Sequence window is displayed. 5. Enter the name of the task sequence in Task Sequence Name field. 6.
● The BIOS options is configured. ● The Apply Settings check box of the option is selected. Export the configuration in the following formats: ● Self-Contained Executable — Click Export Configuration.exe on the Create Configuration screen to export the configuration settings as a SCE (.exe file). A Validation Password dialog box is displayed prompting the user to provide a password.
Example of providing system password: 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.
3 Dell Warranty Utility 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.
NOTE: Enter the proxy server as http://proxyserver<:portnumber>/ where the port number is optional. e. f. g. h. Desired output format - .csv, .xml, or database (.db). Connection string for the Configuration Manager database. WMI Namespace for Configuration Manager. Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address of the system hosting Configuration Manager. Saving The Configuration To The Registry To save the Warranty Utility configuration to the registry, enter the following command Dell.WarrantyInfo.
a. Launch the Warranty Utility. For more information, see Launching The Warranty Utility. b. Configure the Warranty Utility. For more information, see Configuring The Warranty Utility. c. Export the Dell client system's service-tags from Configuration Manager to a CSV file. For more information, see Exporting Service-Tags From Configuration Manager To A CSV File. d. Copy the generated CSV file to a system with an active internet connection and the DCIP Warranty Utility installed. e.
Generating Reports There are three report templates stored in the same location where you have installed the Dell Warranty utility. ActiveSystem.rdl, AllSystems.rdl, and SystemsWithWarranty.rdl. These reports have the following placeholders for the database connection string: , , and . NOTE: The templates are in rdl (Report Definition Language) format.
4 Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin 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.
Launching The Dell AMT vPRO Plugin To launch the Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin: On systems running Windows Server 2008 or older: Click Start > All Programs > Dell > Client Integration Pack for Microsoft ConfigMgr 2012 > Dell AMT Plugin. On systems running Windows Server 2012: Launch the Start screen and click Dell AMT Plugin. Database and Password Configuration The window is displayed the first time you launch the .
9. Select the OOB Provisioning (enabling will start hello packets immediately) option if you want to send hello packets immediately. 10. Select the Consumable Records option to record the systems that are provisioned. 11. Browse and select the Certificate File you want to apply on your client systems for iAMT provisioning. 12. Enter a name for the certificate file. 13. Click Export.... The USB provisioning file is exported to the USB storage device.
● Permanent configuration — the boot-order is permanently changed. 6. 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.
Setting BIOS Passwords The feature allows you to set passwords, clear passwords, or change the length requirements for a client system's Administrator and/or System passwords. 1. Launch the Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin. For more information, see Launching The Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin. 2. On the Home screen click Client Configuration. 3. On the Client Configuration window, click BIOS Passwords. The BIOS Passwords tab is displayed. 4.
● Schedule — to schedule a time for client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Scheduling Wipe Client Disk. NOTE: To schedule a Remote Wipe Client Disk operation, the client must be accessible through a network. ● Retrieve — to retrieve status of client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Retrieving Wipe Client Disk Status. Scheduling Wipe Client Disk Wipe Client Disk feature will format the hard disks of the Dell client systems. To schedule a Wipe Client Disk: 1.
Performing Power Management To Reboot and Shutdown your remote client-systems: 1. Launch the Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin. For more information, see Launching The Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin. 2. On the Home screen click Operations. 3. On the Operation window, click Power Management. The Power Management tab is displayed. 4. Select the power control operation you want to execute on the client-systems from the drop-down list. 5. Click Next. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 6.
● Retrieve — for more information, see Retrieving Reports. Scheduling Reports Generate reports from all the active client systems on the network. To schedule a report: 1. Click Schedule. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 2. Search for the list of client systems you want to view the reports on. 3. Select the client systems you want to view the reports and click Add. 4. Click Next. 5. The Schedule Report tab is displayed. 6.
● Select the type of SQL Server Security (Integrated or Username / Password) you want to set. ● Configure your Windows Account settings. ● Configure your AMT ME Account settings. 5. Click Save and Finish. KVM Setup This feature allows you to configure and setup your Keyboard, Video, and Monitor (KVM) sessions. NOTE: Before a remote KVM session is established, enable KVM through the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) interface.
5. To have your Task Queue automatically refresh every 15 seconds, select the Refresh the task list automatically check box. NOTE: To reduce database activity, deselect the Refresh the task list automatically box and click Refresh on the Task Queue to update the Task list. Task Queue The Task Queue window allows you to review scheduled and completed tasks. You can also click: ● View — to get detailed information on an individual task in the task queue.
5 Troubleshooting This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (DCIP for Configuration Manager.
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.
6 Related Reference 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.
