Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.
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Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 4 2 Prerequisites...................................................................................................................5 Configuring an account for use with discovery and handshake.......................................................................................... 5 Configuring user access to WMI.......................................................
1 Introduction Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Installation Guide provides information on software pre-requisites and requirements to install, upgrade, and uninstall Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
2 Prerequisites About this task Before you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration, complete the following: Steps 1. Configure an account for use with discovery and handshake. For more information, see Configuring an account for use with discovery and handshake. 2. Ensure that the software prerequisites and requirements are available. For more information, see Software pre-requisites and requirements. 3.
Configuring user access to WMI About this task To configure user access to WMI remotely: NOTE: Make sure that firewall of the system does not block the WMI connection. Steps 1. To access the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) remotely using dcomcnfg.exe, provide user permissions to the Dell Provisioning Server. For more information, see Providing user permissions for DCOM. 2. To access the DCOM Config Windows Management and Instrumentation (WMI) components using dcomcnfg.
Alternatively, the Configuration Manager user becomes a member of the SMS_Admin group, and you can grant Remote Enable to the existing permissions of the group. Validating user permissions from the Dell Provisioning Server About this task To validate user permissions: Steps 1. Use WBEMTest to verify that you can connect to the site server using WMI. Ensure that you select Packet privacy in the Authentication level group box when connecting to Site_ Namespace. 2.
NOTE: The DLCI installer only checks for the installation of Configuration Manager admin console. It does not check whether the same version of Configuration Manager is installed on the site server where DPS drops the discovery records. Ensure that you have installed the correct version of the admin console. 6.
• Microsoft .NET version 4.0 For DLCU • Installation on primary site server or Configuration Manager Admin console. • DLCI version 3.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Version 1610, 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, and Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager consoles.
Operating systems Windows Server 2012 R2 — Standard and Datacenter x64 Editions Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows 8.
Operating systems Dell Provisioning Service Windows 8 x64 Edition Windows 7 x64 Edition Windows Vista SP1 x64 Business Edition Windows Vista x64 Business Edition Configuration Manager 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 SP2 — Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter x64 Editions Windows Server 2008 — Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter x64 Editions Windows Server 2008 R2 — Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions Windows Vista SP1 x64 Business Edition Windows Vista x64 Bu
3 Installing DLCI for Configuration Manager The Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Configuration Manager installer contains two components — Dell Lifecycle Controller Utility (DLCU) and Dell Provisioning Service (DPS). DLCU is a plug-in for Configuration Manager. Select this option when you have Configuration Manager installed on a site server. DPS is a component for provisioning Dell servers into Configuration Manager. For DPS, Configuration Manager installation is not required.
9. To install the package, if UAC is enabled, see Working with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration on a User Account Control enabled system, else double-click Dell_Lifecycle_Controller_Integration_3.3.0_for_Configuration_Manager.exe. The Welcome screen is displayed. 10. Click Next. The license agreement is displayed. 11. Accept the license agreement and click Next. The Custom Setup screen is displayed. 12.
Installing DLCU only About this task For information on component-specific requirements, see Component-specific pre-requisites. NOTE: Ensure that you install the DLCU on the site server before using it on the Admin Console. To only install DLCU: Steps 1. In Custom Setup, select Dell Lifecycle Controller Utility, clear Dell Provisioning Service, and click Next. In the Custom Setup Confirmation screen, the selected component is displayed. 2. Click Next. 3.
8. Click Next, and then click Finish. Working with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration on a User Account Control enabled system The permissions required to install or uninstall the DLCU feature on a site server are as follows: • You have a local administrator or a domain administrator access to the server. • On an operating system, such as Microsoft Windows Server 2008, with User Account Control (UAC) enabled, launch the EXE file from a command prompt using Run As Administrator.
Upgrading Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager from a previous version NOTE: • • Before upgrading to the latest version of Configuration Manager from an earlier version of Configuration Manager, ensure to uninstall DLCI, and boot images initially. After upgrading the Configuration Manager to the latest version, install DLCI. For information about upgrading Configuration Manager from earlier versions, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ jj822981.aspx.
Steps 1. Run the Dell_Lifecycle_Controller_Integration_3.3.0_for_Configuration_Manager.exe file from the folder where you have extracted it. 2. A message is displayed stating that another version of DLCI for Configuration Manager is found; and prompts you to upgrade. Click Yes to continue. The Welcome screen is displayed. 3. Click Next. The license agreement is displayed. 4. Accept the license agreement and click Next. The Custom Setup screen is displayed. 5. Select one or both the components.
Steps 1. Run Dell_Lifecycle_Controller_Integration_3.3.0_for_Configuration_Manager.exe from the folder where you have extracted it. 2. Click Next. The installer displays three options. 3. Select the Modify option. The Custom Setup screen is displayed. 4. In Custom Setup, select the feature that you want to remove. 5. Click the feature and select the This feature will not be available option and click Next. 6. Click Install. The installer removes the feature.
4 Troubleshooting Errors during Dell Provisioning Service (DPS) installation on system If you specify incorrect system name or user credentials for accessing the site server while installing DPS on a system other than the site server, the information is not authenticated by the installer, and the installation is completed. However, when DPS is trying to access the site server, failure to access the site server occurs.
