Users Guide

Before using Configuration Manager

Before you begin using the Configuration manager, ensure the following:

• Import the DTK packages if you are upgrading DSDP using the option Remove Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) utilities and

Windows PE drivers or installing DSDP for the first time. For more information about importing a DTK package for the Update 2002

for Configuration Manager, Update 1910 for Configuration Manager, or Update 1906 for Configuration Manager, or Update 1810 for

Configuration Manager, or System Center Configuration Manager 2016, or System Center Configuration Manager 2012, see Importing

a DTK Package for hardware configuration and OS deployment.

• Distribute and update the appropriate packages to Configuration Manager distribution points. The Update Distribution Points

operation ensures that all packages of the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack that you installed are updated on the distribution points.

The Distribution operation ensures that the packages are available on the distribution points for the client systems to access them. To

add a distribution point, see Online Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager.

NOTE: The DTK version 6.4 is supported only for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack(DSDP) not otherwise.

NOTE: You can download the package from dell support site, extract, and then import the DTK .exe file, and CAB file.

Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack provides consolidated start hovers over various wizards to perform a typical server deployment. To

access the wizards sequentially, right-click the Operating System Deployment node and select Dell PowerEdge Server Deployment.

You can use DSDP for Configuration Manager to perform the following tasks:

• Import a Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK).

• Create Dell boot images for server deployment.

• Import Dell EMC OpenManage Server Driver Pack.

• Create an operating system deployment task sequence.

NOTE: Always start the Configuration Manager console with administrator privileges.

Topics:

• Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack

Recommended Dell Deployment Toolkit version for

Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack

DSDP with DTK versions supports the following Configuration Manager versions:

• Update 2002 for Configuration Manager

• Update 1910 for Configuration Manager

• Update 1906 for Configuration Manager

• Update 1810 for Configuration Manager

• System Center Configuration Manager 2016

• System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP2

• System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1

• System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2

• System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1

• System Center Configuration Manager 2012

For more compatibility level of information, see Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack Version 4.1 for Microsoft

System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide.

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