Users Guide

Using the Configuration Utility

This section describes the various operations that you can perform with the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration

Utility.

You can use the Config Utility from the ConfigMgr console to:

• Create a new Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems remotely. For more information, see

Creating a Lifecycle Controller Boot Media.

• Configure hardware and deploy the operating system on the target systems in the collection. For more information,

see Configuring Hardware and Deploying the Operating System.

• View the firmware inventory, compare it against a baseline, and update the firmware using a repository for all the

systems in the collection. For more information, see Comparing and Updating Firmware Inventory for Systems in a

Collection.

NOTE: You can create a repository using the Dell Repository Manager. For more information on Dell

Repository Manager, see the

Dell Repository Manager User’s Guide

available at support.dell.com/manuals.

• View the current hardware inventory for all the systems in the collection. For more information, see Viewing the

Hardware Inventory.

• Set Lifecycle Controller credentials for the current session and verify communication and user accounts with Dell

LCs. For more information see, Verifying Communication With Lifecycle Controller.

• Modify and set the Lifecycle Controller credentials on the targeted collection of Dell systems, For more information

see, Modifying Credentials on Lifecycle Controllers.

• View and export the Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection. For more information, see Viewing and Exporting

Lifecycle Controller Logs for a Collection.

• Perform tasks to restore the platform information for systems in a collection that includes:

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

– 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/CNA

Profiles Against Systems in a Collection.

NOTE: Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration 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 and so forth.

Creating A Lifecycle Controller Boot Media

Create a Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems remotely.

To create a Lifecycle Controller boot media:

1. From the Configuration Manager console, do the following:

• In Configuration Manager 2007, under Computer Management → Collections.