Users Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4
What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................4
Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack features overview.............................................................................................. 4
Console and operating system support matrix for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack.....................................4
Distributed Configuration Manager setups on multiple primary site servers........................................................ 5
Chapter 2: Before using Configuration Manager............................................................................ 6
Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack..................................6
Chapter 3: 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.............................. 8
Dell Driver CAB files............................................................................................................................................................ 8
Importing Dell Driver CAB files for creating boot image...................................................................................... 8
Upgrading Dell Driver CAB files..................................................................................................................................8
Customizing boot image and deploying OS through Dell Driver CAB files ..................................................... 9
Creating a boot image for deploying PowerEdge servers..................................................................................10
Enabling command prompt for debugging boot images..................................................................................... 10
Distributing content and updating distribution points..........................................................................................11
Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package.....................11
Deploying a task sequence.........................................................................................................................................12
Dell Deployment ToolKit................................................................................................................................................... 12
Importing a DTK package for hardware configuration and OS deployment.................................................. 12
Upgrading a DTK package..........................................................................................................................................12
Customizing boot image, configuring hardware and deploying OS through DTK........................................ 13
System Lockdown Mode............................................................................................................................................ 13
Configuring the hardware components of your server....................................................................................... 14
Configuring task sequence actions..........................................................................................................................15
Using the Array Builder.............................................................................................................................................. 20
Creating task sequences for RAID, DRAC, and iDRAC...................................................................................... 24
Importing Dell Server Driver Packages........................................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 28
An error occurs while trying to apply RAID on a system using command line interface..................................28
Chapter 5: Command line options................................................................................................30
Chapter 6: Other Dell documents you might need........................................................................ 32
Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................ 32
Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site........................................................................................... 32
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