Users Guide

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 SP2 Configuration Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager

• 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/home.

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

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