Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack Version 4.1 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Before using Configuration Manager
- Using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack on systems running System Center Configuration Manager
- Dell Driver CAB files
- Importing Dell Driver CAB files for creating boot image
- Upgrading Dell Driver CAB files
- Customizing boot image and deploying OS through Dell Driver CAB files
- Creating a boot image for deploying PowerEdge servers
- Enabling command prompt for debugging boot images
- Distributing content and updating distribution points
- Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package
- Deploying a task sequence
- Dell Deployment ToolKit
- Importing a DTK package for hardware configuration and OS deployment
- Upgrading a DTK package
- Customizing boot image, configuring hardware and deploying OS through DTK
- System Lockdown Mode
- Configuring the hardware components of your server
- Configuring task sequence actions
- Creating task sequences for RAID, and iDRAC
- Importing Dell Server Driver Packages
- Dell Driver CAB files
- Troubleshooting
- Command line options
- Other Dell documents you might need
<sample.xml>
1. From the Configuration file / Command line parameters drop-down list, select <sample.xml>.
2. Click View.
3. To edit the sample.xml, see <Create configuration file>.
Creating task sequences for RAID, and iDRAC
From the Configuration action type menu, you can select the options that are listed in the following table to create task
sequences for RAID, and iDRAC:
Table 2. Creating Task Sequences for RAID, and iDRAC
Option Suboptions Description
RAID Configuration (.ini file) 5i-raid0.ini Sample file for RAID 0.
5i-raid1.ini Sample file for RAID 1.
5i-raid5.ini Sample file for RAID 5.
raidcfg.ini Use the existing raidcfg.ini file to
configure RAID. For a similar example, see
<Edit syscfg.ini>.
iscsicfg.ini Use the existing iscsicfg.ini file to
configure RAID. For a similar example, see
<Edit syscfg.ini>.
RAID Configuration (command
line)
None Use this option if you want to manually
configure the RAID tokens using the CLI.
iDRAC Configurations <Create configuration file> For more information about the BIOS
option, see <Create configuration file>.
<Import configuration file> For more information about the BIOS
option, see <Import configuration file>.
idrac()cfg.ini Use the existing idrac6cfg.ini,
idrac7cfg.ini, idrac8cfg.ini, or
idrac9cfg.ini file respectively to
configure the iDRAC. For a similar
example, see <Edit syscfg.ini>.
NOTE: The set and get iDRAC configuration using .INI file (dependent on RACADM deprecated feature) is not supported
with iDRAC version 4.40.40.00 or later. Use XML input file to configure iDRAC.
The hardware component sequences are displayed in the Task Sequence Editor after configuring the system BIOS, RAID, and
iDRAC.
Variable Replacement
The Variable Replacement tab allows you to use and configure task variables like:
● System Variables
● Task Sequence Variables
● Machine Variables
● Collection Variables
Configuring Variable Replacement tab options
1. Select one of the following options under the Action to take when a variable is unintialized or the value is null or blank
section:
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