Users Guide
Introduction
This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) Version 4.0 for Microsoft
System Center Conguration Manager (Conguration Manager).
NOTE: This document contains information about requirements and the supported software necessary for working with DSDP. If
you are installing this version of DSDP after a long time after its release date, check to see if there is an updated version of this
document on the support site. For accessing documents on support site, visit Accessing Documents From The Dell Support Site
or see Dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/04/Product/server-deployment-pack-v4.0-sccm.
Topics:
• What's new in this release
• Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack features overview
• Console and operating system support matrix for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack
• Distributed Conguration Manager setups on multiple primary site servers
What's new in this release
• Support for 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers.
• Support for Microsoft System Center Conguration Manager.
• Support for the System Lockdown mode feature. For more information, see System Lockdown Mode.
Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack features overview
You can perform the following tasks using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack:
• Congure the server's Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC), integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), RAID, and BIOS
using INI les and Command Line Interface (CLI) options. You can also congure RAID using the Array Builder Wizard.
• Create a Dell-specic boot image that is used in the operating system deployment.
• Import and apply driver installation packages for specic Dell servers.
• Consolidate launch points to various wizards to perform a typical server deployment on-site server installation.
• Support up to sixteen global and dedicated RAID hot spares.
• Support for Microsoft System Center Conguration Manager, 2012 SP2, 2012 R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012 releases.
• Import Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) using the PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit Conguration Wizard. Make sure that you import
DTK package only from the site server and not from the admin console.
• Import Dell driver packages from the Conguration Manager Admin Console.
• Deploy the operating system by using x64 and x86 boot images (DTK with 64-bit support is required).
NOTE
: For all supported operating systems, see the Supporting operating systems section in
Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack
Version 4.0 for Microsoft System Center Conguration Manager Installation Guide
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