Owner's Manual

Setup and Use 11

Setup and Use

This chapter contains information on software prerequisites and

requirements to use the Dell™ Lifecycle Controller Integration for

Microsoft

System Center Configuration Manager (DLCI for ConfigMgr). It

also lists the steps to install and uninstall the plug-in, and some typical

console user scenarios.

Before You Begin

To use DLCI for ConfigMgr, you should be familiar with deploying operating

systems using Dell Server Deployment Pack for Microsoft System Center

Configuration Manager (DSDP for ConfigMgr) version 1.2 or later.

NOTE: It is recommended that you read the Dell™ Server Deployment Pack for

Microsoft

System Center Configuration Manager User’s Guide on the Dell Support

website at support.dell.com/manuals.

Configure an Account for Use With Discovery and Handshake

Use the following steps to configure minimal user permissions if you choose

not to use an administrator account for the Provisioning Server to access the

ConfigMgr server:

Create a user account on the domain. It must be a domain account as the

Dell Provisioning Server server impersonates this account while writing the

Data Discovery Record (DDR) to the Site Server’s inbox.

Grant the following user permissions for ConfigMgr:

• Collection — Read, Modify, Create

• Site — Read, Import computer entry

Use the following steps to configure user to access to Windows

Management Instrumentation (WMI) remotely:

NOTE: Ensure that your system’s firewall does not block the WMI connection.

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