Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Version 3.0 User’s Guide
- Introduction
- Using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center
- Inserting Dell Drivers Into A Windows PE Boot Image
- Creating Dell Client Driver Packages
- Dell Command | Configure Self-Contained-Executable File
- Importing Dell Command | Monitor
- Managing and updating distribution points
- Creating a task sequence
- Configuring task sequence actions
- Computer Association
- Advertising A Task Sequence
- Deploying A Task Sequence
- Dell Command | Warranty
- The Dell Command | Intel vPro Out Of Band Application
- Troubleshooting
- Authenticode signature
- Windows XP Installation Fails
- KVM over wireless
- Hardware inventory report memory speed is reported as zero
- Max password length change
- KVM power control to boot to OS in S3
- Windows XP(x86) OS Deployment Hangs During Installation
- Apply operating system task sequence action has a red bang
- Related reference
Exporting Service-Tags From Configuration Manager
To A CSV File
In order to retrieve a list of Service Tags present in the Configuration Manager inventory and export them to a .csv file, you
can use the export_svc_tags command.
To retrieve the warranty information through WMI:
● Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe
export_svc_tags tags.csv.
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Using the configuration settings saved to a file, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe
export_svc_tags tags.csv config_file=<name of the file>.
To retrieve the warranty information through Configuration Manager database:
● Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe
export_svc_tags tags.csv internal_sccm_db.
● Using the configuration settings saved to a file, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe
export_svc_tags tags.csv internal_sccm_db config_file=<name of the file>.
NOTE: The export_svc_tags command generates a .csv file in the current directory.
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 <name of the .csv file>.
● Using the configuration settings saved to a file, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe csv_to_db
<name of the .csv file> config_file=<name of the file>.
Generating Reports
There are three report templates stored in the same location where you have installed the Dell Warranty. ActiveSystem.rdl,
AllSystems.rdl, and SystemsWithWarranty.rdl. These reports have the following placeholders for the database
connection string:
<!--PROVIDER-->, <!--CONNECTION_STRING-->, and <!--INTEGRATED_SECURITY-->.
NOTE:
The templates are in .rdl (Report Definition Language) format. To view or edit the file on systems running
Windows 2008 R2 server install Microsoft Report Viewer.
NOTE: The SRS Templates generated by Dell Warranty are compatible with the Report Builder v2.0 or greater.
You can use the generate_srs_templates command to generate the report definition files using the report templates. The
placeholders are substituted with the database connection string that you specify either in the registry or the configuration file.
To run the report:
● Using the configuration settings saved to the registry, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe
generate_srs_templates.
● Using the configuration settings saved to a file, enter the following command: Dell.WarrantyInfo.exe
generate_srs_templates config_file=<name of the file>.
You can view these reports using the reporting services of the Configuration Manager or using the Report Builder services. For
more information, see Reporting Services of the Configuration Manager.
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