Users Guide

○ R750xs
● Support for PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERC), series 9 and 10 for Dell EMC systems are:
○ PERC H745
○ PERC H345
○ PERC H840
○ HBA345
○ HBA330 MMZ
○ PERC H745P MX
● 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.
NOTE: No additional upgrade to the DSDP is required to support the latest iDRAC 9-based PowerEdge servers. Use the
provided DTK v6.4 with your installed DSDP 4.1.
Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack features overview
You can perform the following tasks using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack:
● Configure the server's integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), RAID, BIOS, and .XML files using .INI files and
Command Line Interface (CLI) options.
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.
NOTE: The Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) does not support deployment on Dell PowerEdge Boot
Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) controllers, PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERC), series 11 and Non-volatile memory
express(NVMe). Recommends to use OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center(OMIMSSC) for SCCM/
MECM for these new technologies.
● Create a Dell-specific boot image that is used in the operating system deployment.
● Import and apply driver installation packages for specific Dell servers.
● Consolidate start hovers over various wizards to perform a typical server deployment on-site server installation.
● Support for Update 2103 for Configuration Manager, or Update 2010 for Configuration Manager, or Update 2006 for
Configuration Manager, or Update 2002 for Configuration Manager, or Update 1910 for Configuration Manager, or Update
1906 for Configuration Manager, or Support for Update 1810 for Configuration Manager, or System Center Configuration
Manager 2016, or System Center Configuration Manager 2012 releases.
● Import Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) using the PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit Configuration Wizard.
NOTE:
The DTK version 6.4 contained in the package is supported only for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack (DSDP)
not otherwise. Using this version of DTK outside of DSDP is unsupported.
NOTE: For all supported operating systems, see the Supporting operating systems section in Dell EMC
Server Deployment Pack Version 4.1 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
Installation Guide.
This release, of DSDP v4.1(revision A02), is the final release for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
(Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager) product with the associated functionalities. This release and the
releases prior to this will continue to be available for web download on the supported PowerEdge servers but no
additional features, new platform and associated components will be added as the Product is fully deprecated.
No support for upcoming generations and models of PowerEdge servers, outside of the supported systems list. This also implies
that no future release of the software for any new hardware and operating systems will be made available beyond
this DSDP v4.1 (A02) and available only for the currently listed PowerEdge servers. For more information about features
supported, see dell.com/support/documents.
NOTE:
Dell EMC recommends customers to immediately transition to OpenManage Integration for Microsoft
System Center(OMIMSSC) for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager(MECM) and System Center Virtual Machine
Manager(SCVMM).
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