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
3. Provide the credentials to login to the iDRAC console and view or edit the details of the iDRAC configuration of the system.
You can provide credentials authenticated on the active directory.
Launching the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Console
from the Task Viewer
To launch the iDRAC console from the Task Viewer:
1. Launch the Task Viewer by clicking the Dell icon on the task bar. This icon is displayed when you are deploying the
operating system on the Dell systems, or you are applying firmware updates on the systems, or performing both the actions.
For more information on deploying the operating system, see Configuring Hardware and Deploying the Operating System.
For more information on applying firmware updates, see Comparing and Updating Firmware Inventory for Systems in a
Collection or Comparing and Updating the Firmware Inventory.
2. Select any system on the Task Viewer, right-click and select the Launch iDRAC Console option.
3. Provide the credentials to login to the iDRAC console and view or edit the details of the iDRAC configuration of the system.
Task Viewer
The Task Viewer is an asynchronous component that hides in the task bar and displays the status of tasks handled by the DLCI
for Configuration Manager. All the tasks are displayed in the Task Viewer. For example, long-running tasks such as operating
system deployment, or applying firmware updates to systems. The Task Viewer maintains a queue of tasks and displays up to
twenty tasks at one time.
The task viewer displays the following details:
● Name: Displays the name or the service tag of the system on which the task is running.
● Task: Displays which task is running on the system.
● Status: Displays the status of the task running on the system.
● Start Date/Time: Displays the date and time when the task started.
● Time Elapsed: Displays the time taken by the task after it started.
The Task Viewer also displays a status summary of the total number of tasks that are running at the bottom right hand corner.
When you start running a set of tasks on a single system or a collection of systems, the Dell icon appears on the task bar at the
bottom right hand corner of your screen. Click the Dell icon to launch the Task Viewer and perform the various actions.
The following table lists the actions that you can perform in the Task Viewer.
Button
Action
Close Click to close the Task Viewer. When you close the Task
Viewer, it cancels all the tasks that are running. Therefore, it
is recommended not to close the Task Viewer when you have
tasks that are still running.
Clear Completed Click to clear all the completed or failed tasks from the grid.
Export Queue Click to export the current state of the tasks in the Task
Viewer to a .CSV file. You can use the .CSV to view the
summary of the total number of DLCI tasks that are running.
View Log Click to view the log file that contains the details of the tasks
that are running.
Send to Taskbar Click to minimize the Task Viewer and send it to the task bar.
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