Users Guide

Overview

This guide provides information on software prerequisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell

Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012.

The Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 is an easy-to-use GUI-based tool to

configure and deploy your Dell client systems. The Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center

2012 integrates directly into the Configuration Manager console. It eliminates the need for command-line

tools and scripts normally used in the Client Configuration Toolkit. It also adds functionality for remote

management both in- and out-of-band. These features include:

Prerequisites To Install Dell Command | Integration Suite

for System Center 2012

This section lists the prerequisites to install Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012:

• Install Configuration Manager 2012, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 or Configuration Manager 2012

R2 on the system where you install Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012. For

details on how to download and install Configuration Manager, see the Microsoft TechNet site at

technet.microsoft.com.

• Make sure that the Windows PowerShell is installed and configured on the system running Dell

Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012. For more information, see the Microsoft

Knowledge Base on Windows PowerShell at support.microsoft.com/kb/968930.

• Make sure that .NET version 4.0 or higher installed on the system where you install Dell Command |

Integration Suite for System Center 2012.

NOTE: If installing only the Dell Warranty , make sure that .Net version 4.0 or higher is installed

on the system.

• To run the Configuration Manager task sequences on your client system, configure the Network

Access Account. For more information, see Configuring Your Network Access Account.

• The Configuration Manager Plugin Extensions and Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions

components of Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 are supported only on

systems running Configuration Manager console.

NOTE: Dell Warranty can be installed as a standalone application as well.

• You must have administrative access on the target systems.

Supported Operating Systems

For the list of operating systems and systems that the Dell Command | Integration Suite for System

Center 2012 supports, see the readme.txt in the installation directory.

Configuring Network Access Account

To configure the network access account:

1. Launch the Configuration Manager console.

2. In Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

3. Expand Overview → Site Configuration and click Sites.