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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4
What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................4
Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack features overview.............................................................................................. 5
Configuration manager and operating system support matrix for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack......... 6
Distributed Configuration Manager setups on multiple primary site servers........................................................ 7
Chapter 2: Before using Configuration Manager............................................................................ 8
Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack..................................8
Chapter 3: Using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack on systems running System Center
Configuration Manager............................................................................................................. 10
Dell Driver CAB files.......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Importing Dell Driver CAB files for creating boot image.....................................................................................10
Upgrading Dell Driver CAB files................................................................................................................................ 10
Customizing boot image and deploying OS through Dell Driver CAB files .................................................... 11
Creating a boot image for deploying PowerEdge servers.................................................................................. 12
Enabling command prompt for debugging boot images..................................................................................... 12
Distributing content and updating distribution points......................................................................................... 13
Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package....................13
Deploying a task sequence.........................................................................................................................................14
Dell Deployment ToolKit................................................................................................................................................... 14
Importing a DTK package for hardware configuration and OS deployment.................................................. 14
Upgrading a DTK package..........................................................................................................................................15
Customizing boot image, configuring hardware and deploying OS through DTK........................................ 15
System Lockdown Mode............................................................................................................................................ 15
Configuring the hardware components of your server.......................................................................................16
Configuring task sequence actions.......................................................................................................................... 17
Creating task sequences for RAID, and iDRAC.................................................................................................... 23
Importing Dell Server Driver Packages........................................................................................................................ 24
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 25
An error occurs while trying to apply RAID on a system using command line interface..................................25
Chapter 5: Command line options................................................................................................ 27
Chapter 6: Other Dell documents you might need........................................................................29
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site..................................................................................29
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