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
Configuring RAID
To configure RAID:
1. Click Browse and select the RAID profile that you created using the System Viewer utility. This profile is applied during the
operating system deployment process. For more information on creating RAID profiles, see Using the Array Builder.
2. Click Next to configure network adapters.
NOTE: When you configure RAID settings on a system, the original controller settings of the system are reset and the
virtual disks (VDs) that are configured, or any other configuration are cleared.
Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection
NOTE: In Config Utility, if you apply an attribute value, the dependent attribute value is not checked.
See Lifecycle Controller documentation for supported CNAs.
To configure Network Adapters and apply a NIC/CNA profile on a collection:
1. Click Browse and select the NIC/CNA profile that you created using the System Viewer utility. This profile is applied during
the hardware configuration process. For more information on creating NIC/CNA profiles, see Creating a NIC or CNA profile
on page 48.
2. If you select a simple NIC profile you can validate if all the settings in the profile are applied on the target system by
launching the Unified Server Configurator on the target system.
3. If you select a Broadcom CNA profile, you can validate if the settings are applied based on the Table 4:
Table 4. Broadcom profile settings
S.No Target Server Setting Profile Settings What is Applied
1. Dual Port NIC (partition
disabled)
Dual Port NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Partition is enabled when the
system reboots.
2. Dual Port NIC (partition
disabled)
Dual Port NIC Dual Port NIC
Port level settings are applied
when the system reboots.
3. Dual Port NIC (partition
disabled)
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Partition is enabled when the
system reboots.
4. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition NIC
Dual Port Quad Partition
5. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port NIC Nothing is applied as there is
no match between the target
server setting and profile
setting.
6. Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition NIC Dual Port Quad Partition
4. Click Next to apply an iDRAC profile.
NOTE:
If there is an error while applying a NIC/CNA profile, the operating system deployment process continues to the
next step. While applying an attribute using Config Utility, it does not check the dependent attributes value. After the
hardware configuration task is complete, use Network Adapter Comparison Report in Config Utility to check if the
attributes have been applied successfully.
Using the Configuration Utility 35