Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.0 For Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
- Use case scenarios
- Common prerequisites
- Editing and exporting the BIOS configuration profile of a system
- Creating, editing, and saving a RAID profile of a system
- Comparing and updating the firmware inventory
- Deploying operating system on collection
- Exporting server profile to iDRAC vFlash card or network share
- Importing server profile from iDRAC vFlash card or network share
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs
- Working With NIC or CNA Profiles
- Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
- Licensing for DLCI
- Configuring Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration with Dell Connections License Manager
- Configuring target systems
- Auto-discovery and handshake
- Applying Drivers from the task sequence
- Creating a task sequence media bootable ISO
- System Viewer utility
- Configuration utility
- Launching the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console
- Task Viewer
- Additional tasks you can perform with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
- Configuring security
- Validating a Dell factory-issued Client Certificate on the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller for auto-discovery
- Pre-authorizing systems for auto-discovery
- Changing the administrative credentials used by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager
- Using the Graphical User Interface
- Using the Array Builder
- Defining rules with the Array Builder
- Creating a RAID Profile using Array Builder
- About creating Array Builder
- Controllers
- Adding a Controller
- Editing a Controller
- Deleting a Controller
- Variable conditions
- Adding a new variable condition
- Editing a variable condition
- Deleting a variable condition
- Arrays
- Adding a new array
- Editing an array
- Deleting an array
- Logical drives also known as virtual disks
- Adding a new logical drive
- Editing a logical drive
- Deleting a logical drive
- Disks (array disks)
- Adding a new disk
- Changing a disk
- Deleting a disk
- Importing a profile
- Using the Configuration Utility
- Creating a Lifecycle Controller boot media
- Configuring hardware and deploying the operating system
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection
- Viewing the hardware inventory
- Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller
- Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection
- Platform restore for a collection
- Comparing NIC or CNA profiles against systems in a collection
- Using the Import Server Utility
- Using the System Viewer Utility
- Viewing and editing BIOS configuration
- Viewing and configuring RAID
- Configuring iDRAC profiles for a system
- Configuring NICs and CNAs for a system
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory
- Comparing hardware configuration profile
- Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs
- Viewing the hardware inventory for the system
- Platform restore for a system
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring Dell provisioning web services on IIS
- Dell auto-discovery network setup specification
- Upgrade or repair issues
- Troubleshooting the viewing and exporting of Lifecycle Controller logs
- Issues and resolutions
- Dell Connections License Manager status messages
- ESXi or RHEL deployment on Windows systems moves to ESXi or RHEL collection, but not removed from Windows Managed Collection
- Related documentation and resources
3. For a single system, see Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs on page 52.
4. For a collection, see Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection on page 39.
Working With NIC or CNA Profiles
You can configure the different attributes of specific network interface cards (NICs) or converged network adapters (CNAs)
embedded in the system and save them to a profile. You can create and edit NIC or CNA profiles using the System Viewer
utility.
Prerequisites
For more information, see Common prerequisites on page 12.
Workflow for configuring and saving NIC or CNA
The following steps outline the workflow sequence:
1. Launch the System Viewer utility on the Configuration Manager console for a particular system. For more information, see
System Viewer utility on page 21.
2. Select Network Adapter Configuration.
3. Select one of the following options:
● Create a profile — to create a new NIC or CNA profile. For more information, see Creating a NIC or CNA profile on page
48.
● Edit an existing profile — to edit an existing NIC/CNA profile. For more information, see Editing a NIC or CNA profile on
page 50.
● Scan collection to identify adapters — to scan the collection and list the configured adapters in the collection. For more
information, see Comparing and updating firmware inventory on page 51.
4. Add an adapter to the profile or remove an adapter from the profile. For more information, see steps 3–4 in Creating a NIC
or CNA profile on page 48.
5. Select the adapter on the grid and configure it. For more information, see Configuring adapters on page 49.
6. Set the NIC and iSCSI parameters for the personalities you have chosen for each partition. For more information, see
Configuring NIC and iSCSI parameters on page 50.
7. Save the NIC or CNA profile.
Use case scenarios
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