Setup Guide

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 Business Edition
Enabling or disabling WMI traffic using firewall
If firewall is enabled on Dell Lifecycle Controller Utility for Configuration Manager, ensure to enable the WMI traffic to run remote
PowerShell commands for the WMI class.
About this task
To enable WMI traffic using firewall user interface:
Steps
1. In Control Panel, click Security and then click Windows Firewall.
2. Click Change Settings, and then click Exceptions.
3. In Exceptions, select Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to enable WMI traffic.
NOTE: To disable WMI traffic, clear Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Providing read and execute permissions to users
Non-administrator users are required to complete the following prerequisites on the site server, SMS provider Server, and DPS
Server before installing DLCU and DPS components:
1. In PowerShell, run this command: Enable-PSRemoting.
2. In the confirmation message, type Y.
3. In PowerShell, run this command: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned.
4. In the confirmation message, type Y.
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