Setup Guide

Overview

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

Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012.

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

and deploy your Dell client systems. Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 directly

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

and scripts normally used in Dell Command | Configure. It also adds functionality for remote

management both in- and out-of-band.

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.

• Ensure 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.

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

Integration Suite for System Center 2012 even if you are only installing the Dell Warranty portion of

the software.

• 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.

• You must have administrative rights on the client systems on the network as well as full administrator

account setup rights to System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

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 A Network Access Account

The network access account is required when SCCM clients from workgroups or non-trusted domains

require access to resources in the site server's domain.

To configure the network access account:

1. Launch the Configuration Manager console.

2. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.