Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.1 For Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide
- 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
- Dell Deployment ToolKit
- Dell Driver Cab Files
- Configuring target systems
- Auto-discovery and handshake
- Applying Drivers from the task sequence
- Creating a task sequence
- Creating a Dell specific task sequence
- Creating a custom task sequence
- Editing a task sequence
- Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package
- Applying the operating system image
- Adding Dell driver packages
- Deploying a 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
- Troubleshooting the viewing and exporting of Lifecycle Controller logs
- Issues and resolutions
- ESXi or RHEL deployment on Windows systems moves to ESXi or RHEL collection, but not removed from Windows Managed Collection
- Related documentation and resources
Supported Microsoft .NET versions
For information on supported Microsoft .NET versions, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.1 for Microsoft
System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide at dell.com/support/home.
Supported target systems
For the list of supported target systems and the operating systems (Windows only) that you can deploy on the target systems,
see the Unified Server Configurator/Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled- Supported Dell Systems and
Operating Systems matrix available at dell.com/support/home. On the Manuals page, click Software and Security >
Enterprise System Management > OpenManage Software. Select the OpenManage release version relevant to you and
click the appropriate link. Click Dell System Software Support Matrix > Dell System Software Support Matrix > View
> Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems. In the Support Matrix, view the target systems and operating systems
that are supported by Unified Server Configurator – Lifecycle Controller Enabled.
Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)
compatibility matrix
The following table lists the operating systems that can be deployed by DLCI for Configuration Manager and their respective
WinPE environments.
Table 2. Compatible operating systems for WinPE
Configuration Manager WinPE Version Operating System
Configuration Manager 2012 3.0
● Windows Server 2008
● Windows Server 2008 R2
Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 4.0
● Windows Server 2008 R2*
● Windows Server 2012
Configuration Manager 2012 R2 5.0
● Windows Server 2008 R2*
● Windows Server 2012
● Windows Server 2012 R2
Legend:
* — For Windows Server 2008 R2 support, visit support.microsoft.com/kb/2853726.
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Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager