Users Guide

Introduction
This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center on
systems running Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
Topics:
• What’s new in this release
• Key features and functionalities
• Supported System Center Configuration Manager versions
• Supported operating systems
What’s new in this release
● In the Password feature, replaced the Length option with Configure option. The Configure option allows you to enable or
disable a strong password feature, or customize individual password rules.
Key features and functionalities
Feature
Description
Remote
Provisioning
Remotely perform AMT provisioning of Intel vPro-enabled clients.
Configuring
Windows Pre-
Installation
(WinPE)
environment
Configure and push the customized operating system image on the client system. For more information
about configuring the WinPE environment, see Creating A Dell WinPE Boot Image.
Creating and
Importing Dell
Client Driver
Packages
Using streamlined access to Dell’s catalog of system and WinPE driver cab files, configure and push
customized driver packages onto client system. For more information about creating Dell client driver
packages, see Creating Dell A Client Driver Package.
Integration of
Dell Command |
Monitor
Use Dell Command | Monitor features such as remote management applications, accessing managed node
information, managing client state, and receiving alerts for client events. For more information about Dell
Command | Monitor integration, see Importing Dell Command | Monitor.
Dell Command |
Configure
Configure the BIOS of Dell client systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell Precision in an operating
system-present environment using the Dell Command | Configure Self Contained Executable (SCE)
package.
Dell Command |
Intel vPro Out Of
Band Application
An out-of-band management feature using Intel Active Management Technology (AMT). It is supported
through a stand-alone 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. For more information on Intel vPro Out Of Band Management, see Dell Intel vPro Out
of Band Plugin.
Dell Command |
Warranty
Collects the warranty information of Dell client systems from the Dell support website. For more
information on the Dell Warranty Information Utility, see Dell Command | Warranty User’s Guide at
dell.com/support/manuals.
Distribution
points
Simplified steps to manage and update the distribution points to push drivers and other application on to
the client systems in your network.
Dell Command |
Software Gallery
Select from list of currently available Dell system management applications and create them in
Configuration Manager.
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