Owner's Manual

50 Using The Configuration Utility

– Importing the system profiles of all the systems in the collection.

– Configuring Part Replacement properties for a collection.

For more information, see Platform Restore For A Collection.

• Compare a NIC configuration profile against systems in a collection. For

more information, see Comparing NIC Or CNA Profiles Against Systems

In A Collection.

NOTE: DLCI performs all of the above actions for 20 systems at a time. If you have

100 systems in a collection, the first 20 systems are updated first, then the next 20

and so on.

Creating A Lifecycle Controller Boot Media

Create a Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems

remotely.

To create a Lifecycle Controller boot media:

From the Configuration Manager console:

• In Configuration Manager 2007, under

Computer Management



Collections

• In Configuration Manager 2012, under

Devices

Right-click on

All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers

and select

Dell

Lifecycle Controller



Launch Config Utility

NOTE: You can launch Config Utility for any collection.

In the

Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility

window, select

Create

new Lifecycle Controller Boot Medi

Click

Browse

and select the bootable ISO that you created. For more

information, see Creating A Task Sequence Media (Bootable ISO).

Specify the folder or path to save the boot media.

NOTE: It is recommended to save the boot media to the local drive, and if

required copy it to a network location.

Click

Create

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