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 both administrative rights on the client systems on the network as well as one of the

following types of rights to System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

– Full Administrator

– Application Administrator

– Application Author

– Operating System Deployment Manager

– Operations Administrator

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.