Users Guide

Contents
1 About Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System
Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager................................................................ 6
New features..........................................................................................................................................6
Existing features.....................................................................................................................................7
2 Installing and setting up DLCI console Add-in .............................................. 9
Installing DLCI Console Add-in............................................................................................................ 9
Removing or repairing DLCI Console Add-in.................................................................................... 10
Importing DLCI Console Add-in into VMM........................................................................................10
Viewing DLCI Console Add-in............................................................................................................10
Uninstalling DLCI Console Add-in......................................................................................................10
3 Getting Started.................................................................................................... 11
Logging in to the DLCI Admin Portal — SC2012 VMM ......................................................................11
DLCI admin portal — SC2012 VMM.................................................................................................... 11
Logging in to DLCI Console Add-in for SC2012 VMM.......................................................................13
DLCI console add-in for SC2012 VMM ..............................................................................................13
4 Workflows............................................................................................................ 15
About golden configurations.............................................................................................................. 15
Creating golden configurations..........................................................................................................15
Creating, managing and deleting credential profiles.........................................................................15
Creating, managing and deleting update sources.............................................................................16
Applying updates on servers or server groups...................................................................................16
Hypervisor deployment.......................................................................................................................16
Deleting servers................................................................................................................................... 17
5 Setting up environment for deploying hypervisors..................................... 18
6 Server discovery..................................................................................................19
System requirements for managed systems .....................................................................................20
Enabling CSIOR in managed systems................................................................................................ 20
Discovering servers using auto discovery..........................................................................................20
Discovering servers using manual discovery......................................................................................21
Deleting servers from DLCI console...................................................................................................21
Viewing device inventory....................................................................................................................22
Synchronization with SC2012 VMM................................................................................................... 22
Synchronizing with DLCI for SC2012 VMM........................................................................................23
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