Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 Version 4.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5 What Is New...........................................................................................................................................5 Key Features And Functionalities.......................................................................................................... 5 Supported Client Operating Systems and Dell Devices...................................
Wipe Client Data............................................................................................................................22 Generating Reports ............................................................................................................................ 24 Scheduling Reports....................................................................................................................... 24 Retrieving Reports...............................................................
Introduction 1 This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 on systems running Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. NOTE: Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 version 4.0 is not backward compatible with older versions of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
configuring the BIOS for Dell client systems using the Dell Command | Configure Self Contained Executable (SCE) package. Intel vPro Out Of Band Plugin This is an Out-of-band (OOB) management feature using Intel Active Management Technology (AMT). It is supported through a standalone application running on the Configuration Manager server. This feature provides the core functionality to manage client systems remotely and automatically regardless of the state of the operating system.
Using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 2 Before you begin using Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 , make sure 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.
7. Select the distribution point from the list available under Select the distribution points to distribute content to distribute the Boot image automatically once it is created. For more information, see Managing And Updating Distribution Points 8. Under Specify the source driver library file:, click Browse and select the Dell Windows PE driver CAB file. Click Open. 9. Under Specify the WinPE tools file (optional), click Browse and select the ZIP file containing the Dell Windows PE tools. Click Open.
13. Click Close to exit the wizard. Dell Command | Configure Self-Contained-Executable (SCE) File Dell Command | Configure SCE file allows you to: • customize configurations • export a customized configuration to apply the same settings on a target client system • export both supported and unsupported options • customize your BIOS configuration Importing Dell Command | Configure SCE Packages To import Dell Command | Configure SCE packages: 1. Launch the Configuration Manager console. 2.
Importing Dell Command | Monitor To import Dell Command | Monitor: 1. Download the Dell Command | Monitor application from dell.com/download. 2. Launch the Configuration Manager console. 3. Click Software Library. 4. Expand Overview → Application Management. 5. Right click Packages, then click Dell Command | Integration Suite → Import Dell Command | Monitor Package. The Dell Command | Monitor Package Import Wizard screen is displayed. 6.
NOTE: If you select the Configure BIOS check box and a Dell Command | Configure package has been previously created, then a task sequence template is created while configuring the system BIOS. The Dell Command | Configure package is selected by default and the command line to run the SCE on the target system is populated automatically. However, if a Dell Command | Configure package has not been created then a message that no Dell Command | Configure package has been detected is displayed.
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. 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.
SCE silently installs the settings on the target system. When the installation completes, SCE generates a text file with the same name at the same location. The text file contains all the applied options and the status of execution for the SCE file.
Dell Intel vPro Out of Band Plugin 3 Dell Intel vPro Out of Band Plugin provides an out-of-band management solution through a stand-alone application on the system running on Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012. The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the state, the system power or operating system is in.
clients. If the Configuration Manger agent has been installed on client systems and the agent is detected by Configuration Manger, then you can use Configuration Manger in-band provisioning with those client systems. NOTE: You can perform the check by using the Configuration Manger console to view the client column of Configuration Manger collections. Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions Launch the Start screen, browse to the list of Apps and click Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.
Account Setup You can set up and configure the account through which you want to manage your AMT enabled client systems. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click the settings icon. 3. On the Settings screen, The Account Setup tab is displayed. 4. You can configure the following settings: • 5. Configure the Operating System account information.
Logging Set the preferences for the level of logging, and location of the logs you want to capture by Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. On the Home screen, click the settings icon. 3. On the Settings screen, click Logging. 4. Select one of the following options from the Log Level drop-down menu: The Logging tab is displayed. • None — no logs are captured.
10. Enter a name for the certificate file. 11. Click Create Key. The USB provision key is created. 12. Click Export.... The USB provisioning key is exported to the USB storage device. Client Configuration Allows you to configure the Power Profile, Boot Order, BIOS Settings, and BIOS Passwords on the target client systems. Configuring Power Profile Define the various power profiles on the client systems managed by Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band.
NOTE: This Boot Order feature is not supported in UEFI boot mode. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click Client Configuration → Boot Order. 3. The table lists all the possible Boot devices. Change the boot order by: • 4. Moving the boot devices up or down the order by clicking the Up or Down arrows at the bottom of the table.
NOTE: The supported BIOS configuration options vary for each client system. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click Client Configuration → BIOS Settings. 3. Make the changes you want to the BIOS settings for your client-systems and select the check box under Apply. 4. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on error option.
NOTE: Clear the System password before clearing the Admin password • Set — enter and confirm the Admin or System password. NOTE: Client systems have to reboot after setting the Admin or System passwords. • 4. Length — you can specify the minimum and maximum length for the Admin and System password. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on error option.
To establish KVM sessions with remote client systems with Intel graphics card: 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click Operations → KVM Connect. The KVM Connect tab is displayed. 3. Search for the list of client systems on which you want to establish KVM sessions. 4. Select a client system on which you want to start the KVM session and click Connect.
The Wipe Client Disk feature remotely erases data on supported client system's hard drives. 1. Launch the Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions. For more information, see Launching The Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions.. 2. Click Operations → Wipe Client Data. 3. After selecting Wipe Client Data, you can perform one of the following actions: • Schedule — to schedule a time for client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Scheduling Wipe Client Data.
The Select Clients tab is displayed. 2. Search for client systems to which you want to retrieve the status of Wipe Client Data. 3. From the Available clients list select the client systems you want to manage and click the button to move your selected systems or press the button to move all the discovered Dell clients into the Selected clients list. 4. Click Next. 5. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 6. You can either choose to apply the task immediately or schedule it to run later.
4. Click Next. The Schedule Task tab is displayed. 5. You can either choose to apply the Task immediately or schedule it to run later. Depending on your schedule, select one of the following options: • Run now — the Schedule report task is immediately applied and displays the Running status in the Task Queue. NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, run the task again. • Run At — Schedule report task is queued in the Task Queue.
Task Queue The Task Queue window allows you to review scheduled and completed tasks. You can also click: • Refresh — to refresh the task queue. • View — to get detailed information on an individual task in the task queue. Click Export to export the information to an excel file. • Re-Run — to re-run an existing task which has failed on client systems while skipping those client systems on which the task has run successfully.
Troubleshooting 4 This section contains troubleshooting information for the Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 . 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/. Windows XP Installation Fails Installation of Windows XP operating system fails if the mass storage driver to be installed is not selected in the task Sequence.
For more information, see http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/ AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide/DOCS/Implementation%20and%20Reference %20Guide/default.htm. Hardware Inventory Report Memory Speed is reported as Zero This is a DMTF issue where memory speed is defined in seconds. Configuration Manager Resource Explorer today reports this as 0. Max Password Length Change Some system BIOS does not support reducing the Maximum password length down from 32.
10. Deselect the Disable this step option. 11. Click Apply.
Related Reference 5 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 Command | Configure User’s Guide describes the installation and use of the Dell Command | Configure to configure various BIOS features for Dell business client platforms. • The Dell Command | Monitor User’s Guide describes the installation and the use of the Dell Command | Monitor software.
