Setup Guide

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About Dell Lifecycle Controller
Integration for Microsoft System Center
2012 Virtual Machine Manager
Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
(SC2012 VMM) enables hardware configuration, provides a solution to simplify and improve the process
of firmware updates, and hyper-v deployment on Dell servers. This plugin uses the remote deployment
feature of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller providing a
seamless user experience and you can leverage Dell value additions through Microsoft System Center
consoles to manage virtualized environments.
For information on Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, see Microsoft documentation.
This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary for installing
the DLCI appliance. If you are installing this version of DLCI appliance after a long time after its release
date, check to see if there is an updated version of this document at
dell.com/support/home.
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