Users Guide

Using the Import Server Utility

This section describes the various activities that you can perform using the Import Server Utility. This utility is installed

when you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. For

information on installing Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr, see the Installation Guide.

The Import Server Utility enables you to:

• Import Dell servers that are not auto-discovered by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr, but are

already part of the ConfigMgr environment. After import, these servers are displayed under All Dell Lifecycle

Controller Servers → Dell Imported Servers and you can then use the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for

ConfigMgr features to perform the various operations. For more information, see Importing Dell Servers.

• Import system variables from an external file saved in a .CSV format to systems within a collection. These variables

are used when you create a task sequence for deploying the operating system on servers. For more information, see

Importing System Variables.

Importing Dell Servers

Confirm that the license, in Connections License Manager, for DLCI has sufficient capacity to support the number of

systems set for import into DLCI, else, after import, the servers that are not assigned to a license are grouped under

Unmanaged Dell Lifecycle Controller (OS Deployed) if the operating systems are deployed on the target servers and

grouped under Unmanaged Dell Lifecycle Controller (OS Unkown) if the operating systems are not deployed.

DLCI cannot perform any task on these unmanaged servers.

To import Dell Servers that are not auto-discovered by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager:

1. From Configuration Manager, do the following:

• On the Configuration Manager 2007 console:

1. Navigate to Operating System Deployment → Computer Associates.

2. Right-click on Computer Association and select Import Dell Servers from the menu.

• On the Configuration Manager 2012 console:

1. Navigate to Assets and Compliance and right-click Devices.

2. Select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Import Dell PowerEdge Server.

2. On the Import Dell Servers screen, select the Import Dell Servers option.

3. Select Specify an iDRAC IP address range and provide an IP address range. This is the range of Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller IP addresses of the servers that you are importing.

You can also select Specify iDRAC IP addresses from a file separated by commas or new lines. Click Browse to

navigate to the location where you have saved the file in .CSV format.

In the .CSV file, list IP addresses in one of these formats:

• Separate IP addresses using comma as the delimiter. For example: 172.16.2.5,172.16.2.38,172.16.1.1.

• Include IP addresses in separate lines. For example:

– New Line: 172.16.1.1