Users Guide

After creating the .ini file using any of the preceding options listed, click Apply in the Task Sequence Editor window.
The task sequence for Set RAID Config (ini file) is created.
Configuring system BIOS using XML input
To configure your system BIOS using XML input:
1. Right-click the task sequence and click Edit.
2. In the left side of the Task Sequence Editor, under Configure Hardware > Step 1 , click Set BIOS Config (xml file) >
Action Settings tab.
3. From the Configuration action type drop-down list, select BIOS Config (xml file).
4. From the Configuration file / Command line parameters drop-down list, select syscfg_xml.xml.
The View button is enabled.
5. Click View to open the XML file in the Configuration File Editor. Make modifications as per the required configurations
and save the file.
For information about the ini file format in:
● Dell’s 12th generation systems, see “Sample File Formats” in the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.4
Command Line Interface Reference Guide
● Dell’s 13th generation systems, see “Sample File Formats” in the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.0.1
Command Line Interface Reference Guide
available at Dell.com/support/manuals.
6. Select Save to a file in the toolkit package for this custom action when I click OK, click OK to save the changes and
return to the Task Sequence Editor, and then click OK.
7. Save the file in the default directory.
An example of default directory: \\<site server hostname>\sms_<site
code>\OSD\lib\Packages\Deployment\Dell\PowerEdge\DTK\Template\Configs\Syscfg.
8. Click Apply to save the edited file to the task sequence.
9. Select Set from the Action: drop-down menu.
The Configuration file/Command line parameters field is enabled. For more information, see Configuration file/
Command line Parameter Options.
Alternatively, you can select the <Create configuration file> option from the drop-down to create an XML file from the start.
Configuring iDRAC 7 and iDRAC 8 using XML input
To configure idrac 7 and idrac 8 using XML input:
1. Right-click the task sequence and click Edit.
2. In the left side of the Task Sequence Editor, under Configure Hardware > Step 1 , click set iDRAC7 Config (xml file)
> Action Settings tab.
For iDRAC 8, click Configure Hardware > Step 1 , click set iDRAC8 Config (xml file) > Action Settings
3. From the Configuration action type drop-down list, select iDRAC 7 Config (xml file).
For iDRAC 8, select the iDRAC 8 Config (xml file) option.
4. From the Configuration file / Command line parameters drop-down list, select idrac_xml.xml.
The View button is enabled.
5. Click View to open the XML file. Make modifications as per the configurations required and save the file.
For information about the XML file format in:
● Dell’s 12th generation systems, see “Sample File Formats” in the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.4
Command Line Interface Reference Guide
● Dell’s 13th generation systems, see “Sample File Formats” in the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.4
Command Line Interface Reference Guide
available at Dell.com/support/manuals.
6. Select Save to a file in the toolkit package for this custom action when I click OK to save the changes and return to
the Task Sequence Editor, and then click OK.
7. Save the file in the default directory.
An example of default directory: \\<site server hostname>\sms_<site
code>\OSD\lib\Packages\Deployment\Dell\PowerEdge\DTK\Template\Configs\Syscfg.
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Using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack on systems running System Center Configuration Manager, 2012 SP2,
2012 R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012