Users Guide

Introduction

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager enables

the administrators to leverage the remote enablement capabilities of Dell Lifecycle Controller, available as

part of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).

The use of Configuration Manager 2012 in this document is with reference to the following products:

• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

NOTE: This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary

for installing the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration version 3.0 For Microsoft System Center

Configuration Manager. If you are installing this version of DLCI For Microsoft System Center

Configuration Manager after a long time after its release date, check to see if there is an updated

version of this document at dell.com/support/home.

At a high level, the remote enablement capabilities consists of:

• Autodiscovery

• Hardware configuration

• Firmware comparison and updates

• Remote OS-Deployment for a collection of Dell systems

What's new in this release

This release of Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager adds support for the

following:

• Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers

• System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) distributed environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

• ESXi 5.5 U2

Existing features and functionalities

Table 1. Features and functionalities

Feature Functionality

Configure and deploy operating system on Dell’s

11th generation and 12th generation of PowerEdge

servers.

You can configure Dell’s 11th generation or 12th

generation of PowerEdge servers using Dell

Lifecycle Controller Integration through Lifecycle