Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide
- Contents
- 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
- Comparing and updating the firmware inventory
- Creating, editing, and saving a RAID profile of a system
- 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
- Working with Fibre Channel profiles
- Selecting Fibre Channel storage area network in boot sequence
- 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
- Deploying operating systems
- Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow
- Updating firmware during OS deployment
- Configuring hardware during OS deployment
- Configuring RAID
- Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection
- Applying FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes on a collection
- Applying an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection
- Exporting the system profiles before and after hardware configuration
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection
- Viewing the hardware inventory
- Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection
- Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers
- 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
- Configuring FC HBA cards 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
- Comparing FC HBA profile against a target system
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring Dell provisioning web services on IIS
- Dell auto-discovery network setup specification
- Troubleshooting the viewing and exporting of Lifecycle Controller logs
- Deploying the operating system on Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers using WinPE 3.0
- 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
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System
Center Configuration Manager................................................................................................... 7
What's new in this release................................................................................................................................................. 7
Existing features and functionalities............................................................................................................................... 8
Supported operating systems......................................................................................................................................... 10
Supported Microsoft .NET versions........................................................................................................................ 10
Supported target systems............................................................................................................................................... 10
Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) compatibility matrix.....................................................................11
Chapter 2: Use case scenarios..................................................................................................... 12
Common prerequisites...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Editing and exporting the BIOS configuration profile of a system.........................................................................12
Comparing and updating the firmware inventory.......................................................................................................13
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................................................13
Workflow sequence for comparing and updating the firmware inventory..................................................... 13
Creating, editing, and saving a RAID profile of a system......................................................................................... 13
Deploying operating system on collection....................................................................................................................14
Exporting server profile to iDRAC vFlash card or network share.......................................................................... 14
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................14
Before you begin.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Workflow for exporting server profile.....................................................................................................................15
Importing server profile from iDRAC vFlash card or network share..................................................................... 15
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................15
Before you begin.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Workflow for importing server profile.....................................................................................................................16
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs........................................................................................................ 16
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................16
Before you begin.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Workflow for viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs..........................................................................17
Working With NIC or CNA Profiles................................................................................................................................ 17
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................17
Workflow for configuring and saving NIC or CNA .............................................................................................. 17
Working with Fibre Channel profiles..............................................................................................................................17
Selecting Fibre Channel storage area network in boot sequence..........................................................................18
Chapter 3: Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration..................................................................19
Licensing for DLCI..............................................................................................................................................................19
Dell Deployment ToolKit.................................................................................................................................................. 20
Dell Driver CAB files..........................................................................................................................................................20
Importing Dell driver files...........................................................................................................................................20
Upgrading Dell driver CAB files................................................................................................................................ 20
Configuring target systems............................................................................................................................................. 21
Auto-discovery and handshake......................................................................................................................................22
Applying Drivers from the task sequence....................................................................................................................22
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