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
Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller
Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System
Center Configuration Manager
Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (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 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 DLCI
version 3.1 For Configuration Manager. If you are installing this version of DLCI For Microsoft 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.
At a high level, the remote enablement capabilities consists of:
● Autodiscovery
● Hardware configuration
● Firmware comparison and updates
● Remote operating system-Deployment for a collection of Dell systems
Topics:
• What's new in this release
• Existing features and functionalities
• Supported operating systems
• Supported target systems
• Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) compatibility matrix
What's new in this release
This release of DLCI for Configuration Manager provides support for the following:
● Support for Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers
● Filter logs based on the description you have provided in the Search field when working with viewing and exporting Lifecycle
Controller logs
● Support for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface boot mode
● Viewing information on criticality of firmware
● Scheduling export of system configuration
● Support to create Custom Collection while importing servers
● Selective firmware update
● Inventory Export for CMC is supported in this release, which is used by Dell Repository Manager for creation of repository
● Support for Dell driver cab files
● Removal of "Dell Server Deployment Pack" dependency
● Removal of "Dell Connections License Manager" dependency
● Support for ESXI 6.0
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