Setup Guide

Installing the Dell Client Management Pack

The topics in this section describe how to install, import, upgrade, and delete the Dell Client Management Pack.

Installing Dell Client Management Pack

To install the Dell Client Management Pack, perform the following steps:

1. Download the self-extracting Dell_Client_Management_Pack_v6.1_Axx.exe (where xx is the Dell Client Management Pack

release number) file from dell.com/support to a destination directory on the management system.

2. Import the management pack in OpsMgr console. For information see, Importing the Dell Client Management Pack.

Importing the Dell Client Management Pack

NOTE: Import the base folder utility (Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp) before importing the client management

pack.

To import the client management pack:

1. To extract the Dell Client Management Pack, run the Dell_Client_Management_Pack_v6.1_Axx.exe file.

The default location is C:\Dell Management Packs\Client Management Pack\6.1.

2. Launch the OpsMgr console.

3. In the navigation pane, click Administration.

4. Expand the Administration tree, right-click Management Packs, and click Import Management Packs.

5. Click Add and select Add from disk.

6. In the Online Catalog Connection, click No.

7. Type or browse to the location where you extracted the management packs.

8. Select Dell Client Management Pack (Dell.WindowsClient.mp) and Base Folder Utility 4.0

(Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp) and click Open.

The Import Management Packs screen is displayed with the selected management packs or utilities in the Import List.

9. To import the management pack, click Install.

10. After importing the management pack, click Close.

Upgrading from previous Management Packs

Upgrading from Dell Client Management Pack version 6.0

You can upgrade from Dell Client Management Pack version 6.0 by importing version 6.1 management pack. To import the Dell

Client Management Pack version 6.1 follow the steps in Importing the Management Pack.

Upgrading from version 5.1 and prior versions

Upgrade from Dell Client Management Pack version 5.1 and earlier versions to version 6.1 are not supported.