Users Guide

Use case scenarios

This section describes typical use cases and tasks that you can perform with DLCI for Microsoft System

Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager).

Common prerequisites

Before working on the user scenarios, it is recommended that you complete the following prerequisites.

• In Configuration Manager 2012, make sure that the system is discovered and present under Assets

and Compliance → Device Collections → All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers. For more information,

see Auto-Discovery and Handshake.

• Install the latest BIOS version on the system.

• Install the latest version of Lifecycle Controller on the system.

• Install the latest version of iDRAC firmware on the system.

NOTE: Always launch the Configuration Manager console with administrator privileges.

Editing and exporting the BIOS configuration profile of a

system

You can edit and export the BIOS configuration of a system as a profile and apply it when you are

deploying the operating system to a collection of systems on the Configuration Manager console. For

13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, you can only view the BIOS attributes and boot sequence of

currently saved boot mode.

Prerequisites

For more information, see Common Prerequisites.

Workflow

1. Launch the System Viewer utility on the Configuration Manager console for a particular system. For

more information, see System Viewer Utility.

2. Select BIOS Configuration on the System Viewer utility to load the BIOS configuration of the system.

For more information, see Viewing and Editing BIOS Configuration.

3. Create a new profile or make changes to an existing profile. For more information, see Creating a

New Profile or Editing an Existing Profile.

4. Add, edit, or update the attributes in the profile. For more information, see Adding a New Attribute

and Editing an Existing BIOS Attribute.

5. (Optional) Change the BIOS or UEFI boot sequence and hard disk drive sequence. For more

information, see Changing the BIOS or UEFI Boot Sequence and Hard Disk Drive Sequence.

6. Save the profile as a .XML file to any folder location on the local system.